Tatsuro Taira
JapanTatsuro Taira, “The Best”, is a Flyweight from Japan with an official record of 18-2. The 18 wins came 6 by knockout, 8 by submission and 4 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a fifth-round knockout loss to Joshua Van at UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland on 9 May 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | Joshua VanTitle | LOSS | KOPunches | R5 · 1:32 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Brandon Moreno | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 2:24 | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | HyunSung Park | WIN | SUBNeck Crank | R2 · 1:06 | UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Brandon Royval | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Alex Perez | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 2:59 | UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira |
| Dec 10, 2023 | Carlos Hernandez | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 0:55 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Édgar Cháirez | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez |
| Feb 5, 2023 | Jesus Aguilar | WIN | SUBTriangle Choke With Armbar | R1 · 4:20 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac |
| Oct 15, 2022 | CJ Vergara | WIN | SUBArmbar | R2 · 4:19 | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo |
| May 14, 2022 | Carlos Candelario | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic |
| Nov 6, 2021 | Alfredo Muaiad | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 4:12 | Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 2021 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | Ryuya FukudaTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke) | R1 | Shooto: Professional Shooto 2021 Vol. 4 |
| Mar 20, 2021 | Yoshiro Maeda | WIN | SUBTechnical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | R1 | Shooto: Professional Shooto 2021 Vol. 2 |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Kiyotaka Shimizu | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Shooto: Professional Shooto 2020 Vol. 7 |
| Jan 26, 2020 | Jared Almazan | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | Shooto: Shooto 2020 in Korakuen Hall |
| Nov 3, 2019 | Yamato Takagi | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Shooto: The Shooto Okinawa Vol. 2 |
| Sep 22, 2019 | Takahiro Kohori | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Shooto Border: Season 11, The 3rd |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Yuto Sekiguchi | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R2 | Shooto: Gig Tokyo 27 |
| Nov 25, 2018 | Ryutaro Okawa | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 | Shooto: The Shooto Okinawa Vol. 1 |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Yo Otake | WIN | SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke) | R1 | Shooto: This Is Shooto, Vol. 2 |
Wins, losses and draws are Tatsuro Taira’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 20 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Tatsuro Taira’s record, in numbers
Tatsuro Taira’s record is 18-2, and MMA Hub holds a full result for all 20 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 18 wins break down as 6 by knockout, 8 by submission and 4 by decision — 14 of 18 inside the distance, a finish rate of 78%. Across all 20 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 7 minutes 5 seconds.
Tatsuro Taira has been stopped once in the 20 bouts on file, by knockout — 5% of them.
Of the 20 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 2 were for a title and 4 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 248 Flyweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Tatsuro Taira has a finish rate above 77% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 79% of them and a two-year bout count above 88% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Tatsuro Taira is listed at 5ft 7in with a reach of 70in, fights orthodox and is 26, born 26 January 2000.
These figures are recomputed from Tatsuro Taira’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.