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Tatsuro Taira

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Flyweight · UFC record 8-2 · 10 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 9 May 2026

Control GrapplerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)73
Power82
Striking defense66
Takedown defense64
WrestlingProvisional measure86

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (10 detailed fights; as of Sat 9 May 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING78.7
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING83.0

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
170 cm (5'7")
Reach
178 cm (5'10")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
26

Last 3: L W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

10 detailed UFC fights · 27 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 9 May 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed12.5significant, per round
Strikes absorbed13.5per round
Striking differential-1.0per round
Takedown attempts2.37per round
Takedown defense46.2%of attempts stopped
Finish rate75.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
12.5
Significant strikes absorbed per round
13.5
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
-1.0
Striking accuracy
54.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
44.0%
Knockdowns per round
0.11
Target: head / body / leg
78.0% / 7.7% / 14.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
54.3% / 4.2% / 41.5%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
2.37
Takedowns landed per round
1.04
Takedown accuracy
43.8%
Takedown defense
46.2%
Control time per round
2:21
Submission attempts per round
0.37
Reversals per round
0.15

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
8-2-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
75.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
3 · 3 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 0 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered
3 / 3
Average fight time
11:54 (over 7 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Tatsuro Taira — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 9 May 2026Joshua VanLKO/TKO PunchesR5 1:32UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Sat 6 Dec 2025Brandon MorenoWKO/TKO PunchesR2 2:24UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Sat 2 Aug 2025HyunSung ParkWSUB Neck CrankR2 1:06UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park
Sat 12 Oct 2024Brandon RoyvalLS-DECR5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Sat 15 Jun 2024Alex PerezWKO/TKOR2 2:59UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira
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Tatsuro Taira — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 9 Dec 2023Carlos HernandezWKO/TKO PunchesR2 0:55UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
Sat 8 Jul 2023Edgar ChairezWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Sat 4 Feb 2023Jesus AguilarWSUB Triangle ArmbarR1 4:20UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
Sat 15 Oct 2022CJ VergaraWSUB ArmbarR2 4:19UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
Sat 14 May 2022Carlos CandelarioWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic

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