Cage Brothers
UpcomingEvents
IN 2DAUG 18
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 2Card to be announced
IN 6DAUG 22
Gregory RodriguesRodrigues
VS
Anthony HernandezHernandez
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
IN 6DAUG 22
Ketlen VieiraVieira
VS
Cris CyborgCyborg
PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira
AUG25
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 3Card to be announced
AUG28UFC
Darrius FlowersFlowers
VS
Taiyilake NuerajiNueraji
Road to UFC Season 5: Semifinals
AUG29
Song YadongYadong
VS
Umar NurmagomedovNurmagomedov
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
SEP1
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 4Card to be announced
SEP5
Salahdine ParnasseParnasse
VS
Dan HookerHooker
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
SEP8
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 5Card to be announced
SEP10Rizin Fighting Federation
Super RIZIN 5Rizin Fighting Federation
SEP12UFC
Jean SilvaSilva
VS
Yair RodriguezRodriguez
Noche UFC: Rodriguez vs. Silva
SEP15
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 6Card to be announced
SEP19
Alexandre PantojaPantoja
VS
Joshua VanVan
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
SEP22
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 7Card to be announced
FlyweightActive

Tatsuro Taira

“The Best”
Country
Japan
Record
18-2
Weight class
Flyweight
Height
5'7"
Reach
70"
Age
26
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
Finish rate78%
14 of 18 wins inside the distance · 77th percentile
Durability95%
Stopped in 5% of bouts — 1 of 20 · 79th percentile
Activity4
Bouts in the last 24 months · 88th percentile
7:05
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
2
Title fights
4
Main events
Percentiles vs 248 flyweights
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min2.87
337 landed from 620 attempts — 54% accuracy · 6th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min3.57
28 landed from 64 attempts — 44% accuracy · 81st percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.38
3 in 10 statted bouts · 56th percentile
Control time54%
1h 3m of 1h 58m fought · 94th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 78%
Body 8%
Leg 14%
Of 337 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 16 flyweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 10 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 58m of fight time, of the 20 bouts on record
DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
May 9, 2026Joshua VanTitleLOSSKOPunchesR5 · 1:32UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Dec 6, 2025Brandon MorenoWINKOPunchesR2 · 2:24UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Aug 2, 2025HyunSung ParkWINSUBNeck CrankR2 · 1:06UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park
Oct 12, 2024Brandon RoyvalLOSSDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Jun 15, 2024Alex PerezWINKOKO/TKOR2 · 2:59UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira
Dec 10, 2023Carlos HernandezWINKOPunchesR2 · 0:55UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
Jul 8, 2023Édgar CháirezWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Feb 5, 2023Jesus AguilarWINSUBTriangle Choke With ArmbarR1 · 4:20UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
Oct 15, 2022CJ VergaraWINSUBArmbarR2 · 4:19UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
May 14, 2022Carlos CandelarioWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
Nov 6, 2021Alfredo MuaiadWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 4:12Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 2021
Jul 4, 2021Ryuya FukudaTitleWINSUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1Shooto: Professional Shooto 2021 Vol. 4
Mar 20, 2021Yoshiro MaedaWINSUBTechnical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)R1Shooto: Professional Shooto 2021 Vol. 2
Nov 23, 2020Kiyotaka ShimizuWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3Shooto: Professional Shooto 2020 Vol. 7
Jan 26, 2020Jared AlmazanWINKOKO/TKOR2Shooto: Shooto 2020 in Korakuen Hall
Nov 3, 2019Yamato TakagiWINKOKO/TKOR1Shooto: The Shooto Okinawa Vol. 2
Sep 22, 2019Takahiro KohoriWINKOKO/TKOR1Shooto Border: Season 11, The 3rd
Jun 8, 2019Yuto SekiguchiWINDECDecision - UnanimousR2Shooto: Gig Tokyo 27
Nov 25, 2018Ryutaro OkawaWINSUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1Shooto: The Shooto Okinawa Vol. 1
Aug 3, 2018Yo OtakeWINSUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1Shooto: This Is Shooto, Vol. 2
Joshua Van
May 9, 2026 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
LOSS
KOPunchesR5 · 1:32Title
Brandon Moreno
Dec 6, 2025 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
WIN
KOPunchesR2 · 2:24
HyunSung Park
Aug 2, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park
WIN
SUBNeck CrankR2 · 1:06
Brandon Royval
Oct 12, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
LOSS
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Alex Perez
Jun 15, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2 · 2:59
Carlos Hernandez
Dec 10, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
WIN
KOPunchesR2 · 0:55
Édgar Cháirez
Jul 8, 2023 · UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jesus Aguilar
Feb 5, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
WIN
SUBTriangle Choke With ArmbarR1 · 4:20
CJ Vergara
Oct 15, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
WIN
SUBArmbarR2 · 4:19
Carlos Candelario
May 14, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Alfredo Muaiad
Nov 6, 2021 · Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 2021
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 4:12
Ryuya Fukuda
Jul 4, 2021 · Shooto: Professional Shooto 2021 Vol. 4
WIN
SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1Title
Yoshiro Maeda
Mar 20, 2021 · Shooto: Professional Shooto 2021 Vol. 2
WIN
SUBTechnical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)R1
Kiyotaka Shimizu
Nov 23, 2020 · Shooto: Professional Shooto 2020 Vol. 7
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Jared Almazan
Jan 26, 2020 · Shooto: Shooto 2020 in Korakuen Hall
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2
Yamato Takagi
Nov 3, 2019 · Shooto: The Shooto Okinawa Vol. 2
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Takahiro Kohori
Sep 22, 2019 · Shooto Border: Season 11, The 3rd
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Yuto Sekiguchi
Jun 8, 2019 · Shooto: Gig Tokyo 27
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR2
Ryutaro Okawa
Nov 25, 2018 · Shooto: The Shooto Okinawa Vol. 1
WIN
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1
Yo Otake
Aug 3, 2018 · Shooto: This Is Shooto, Vol. 2
WIN
SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1