Tatsuro Taira

“The Best”

Tatsuro Taira (18-2) is a flyweight fighting out of Naha, Okinawa, Japan. Tatsuro Taira's last fight was a loss to Joshua Van by TKO at UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland in May 2026.

Record18-2-0

DivisionFlyweight

Height5'7"

Reach70"

Age26

Last FightDec 6, 2025

BornJan 27, 2000

BirthplaceNaha, Okinawa, Japan

Fighting out ofNaha, Okinawa, Japan

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min2.87

Striking accuracy54%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.10

Striking defense44%

Takedowns / 15 min3.57

Takedown accuracy44%

Takedown defense46%

Sub attempts / 15 min1.28

10 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Joshua Van	Flyweight	TKO (Front kick to the body and punches)	R5 · 1:32	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland	May 9, 2026	View
W	Brandon Moreno	Flyweight	TKO (Punches)	R2 · 2:24	UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2	Dec 6, 2025	View
W	Hyun Sung Park	Flyweight	Submission (Face Crank)	R2 · 1:06	UFC Fight Night	Aug 2, 2025
L	Brandon Royval	Flyweight	Decision (Split)	R5	UFC Fight Night	Oct 12, 2024
W	Alex Perez	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Knee Injury From Takedown)	R2 · 2:59	UFC Fight Night	Jun 15, 2024
W	Carlos Hernandez	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground Strikes)	R2 · 0:55	UFC Fight Night	Dec 9, 2023
W	Édgar Cháirez	Bantamweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez	Jul 8, 2023
W	Jesus Aguilar	Flyweight	Submission (Triangle Armbar)	R1 · 4:20	UFC Fight Night	Feb 4, 2023
W	CJ Vergara	Flyweight	Submission (Armbar)	R2 · 4:19	UFC Fight Night	Oct 15, 2022
W	Carlos Candelario	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	May 14, 2022
W	Alfredo Muaiad	Flyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 4:12	VTJ 2021	Nov 6, 2021
W	Ryuya Fukuda	Flyweight	Submission (Triangle Choke)	R1 · 4:31	Shooto 2021 Vol.4	Jul 3, 2021
W	Yoshiro Maeda	Bantamweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 1:01	Shooto 2021 Vol.2	Mar 20, 2021
W	Kiyotaka Shimizu	Bantamweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Shooto 2020 Vol. 7	Nov 23, 2020
W	Jared Almazan	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Ground Punches)	R2 · 0:19	Shooto 2020 1/26	Jan 26, 2020
W	Yamato Takagi	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Ground Punch)	R1 · 2:18	The Shooto Okinawa vol. 2	Nov 3, 2019
W	Takahiro Kohori	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Ground Punch)	R1 · 1:00	Shooto BORDER Season 11 The 3rd	Sep 22, 2019
W	Yuto Sekiguchi	Strawweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R2	Shooto: Gig Tokyo 27	Jun 8, 2019
W	Ryo Oyakawa	Flyweight	Submission (Front Choke)	R1 · 3:24	THE SHOOTO OKINAWA vol.1	Nov 25, 2018
W	Yo Otake	Flyweight	Submission (Triangle Choke)	R1 · 2:46	Shooto: This Is Shooto 2	Aug 3, 2018

LJoshua Van
May 9, 2026
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland·Flyweight
TKO (Front kick to the body and punches)·R5 · 1:32View
WBrandon Moreno
Dec 6, 2025
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2·Flyweight
TKO (Punches)·R2 · 2:24View
WHyun Sung Park
Aug 2, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Flyweight
Submission (Face Crank)·R2 · 1:06
LBrandon Royval
Oct 12, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Flyweight
Decision (Split)·R5
WAlex Perez
Jun 15, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Knee Injury From Takedown)·R2 · 2:59
WCarlos Hernandez
Dec 9, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground Strikes)·R2 · 0:55
WÉdgar Cháirez
Jul 8, 2023
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez·Bantamweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WJesus Aguilar
Feb 4, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Flyweight
Submission (Triangle Armbar)·R1 · 4:20
WCJ Vergara
Oct 15, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Flyweight
Submission (Armbar)·R2 · 4:19
WCarlos Candelario
May 14, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WAlfredo Muaiad
Nov 6, 2021
VTJ 2021·Flyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 4:12
WRyuya Fukuda
Jul 3, 2021
Shooto 2021 Vol.4·Flyweight
Submission (Triangle Choke)·R1 · 4:31
WYoshiro Maeda
Mar 20, 2021
Shooto 2021 Vol.2·Bantamweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 1:01
WKiyotaka Shimizu
Nov 23, 2020
Shooto 2020 Vol. 7·Bantamweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WJared Almazan
Jan 26, 2020
Shooto 2020 1/26·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Ground Punches)·R2 · 0:19
WYamato Takagi
Nov 3, 2019
The Shooto Okinawa vol. 2·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Ground Punch)·R1 · 2:18
WTakahiro Kohori
Sep 22, 2019
Shooto BORDER Season 11 The 3rd·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Ground Punch)·R1 · 1:00
WYuto Sekiguchi
Jun 8, 2019
Shooto: Gig Tokyo 27·Strawweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R2
WRyo Oyakawa
Nov 25, 2018
THE SHOOTO OKINAWA vol.1·Flyweight
Submission (Front Choke)·R1 · 3:24
WYo Otake
Aug 3, 2018
Shooto: This Is Shooto 2·Flyweight
Submission (Triangle Choke)·R1 · 2:46