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Tatsuro TairaThe Best

18-2-0 · MatchWiz rating 1665

Age26Height5'7"Reach70"StanceOrthodoxDivisionFlyweightCampThe Blackbelt JapanCountryJapan

Rating trend

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current 1665 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight

Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Where he stands

Tatsuro Taira is 8-2 across 10 fights on our tape. Our rating has him at 1665 — it moves with every result and weights who he beat, so a win over a ranked opponent counts for far more than one over a debutant. A record on its own says very little in this sport — two fighters at 12-3 can have faced completely different opposition, which is exactly the gap the rating is built to close.

He wants the fight on the mat

Tatsuro lands 3.6 takedowns per 15 minutes and threatens 1.3 submissions in the same span. That's the profile the model reads first, because grappling decides where a fight happens and where it happens decides most of the rest. His matchups turn on one number more than any other — the opponent's takedown defense. Against 85%-plus defense the same fighter looks ordinary; against a striker who can't stop it he looks unbeatable.

How the model reads him

The number attached to Tatsuro is a matchup output, not a ranking. Rating versus rating, then style versus style, then the things that bite in this sport specifically — age and time off. It gets graded on the fight board like every other call.

What we'd flag

Two limits worth carrying. We only hold UFC and Contender Series fights from 2015, so anything before that is invisible to these numbers. And a single punch can settle a fight the better fighter was winning — this sport punishes confident predictions more than most.

Tatsuro Taira — FAQ

What is Tatsuro Taira's record?

8-2 across 10 fights on our tape, which covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 to the present. Our rating has him at 1665 — it weights who he beat, not just how often he won.

What kind of fighter is Tatsuro Taira?

He lands 2.9 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 3.1, with 3.6 takedowns per 15 minutes and 46% takedown defense. Those rates decide where his fights happen, which decides most of the rest.

Are Tatsuro Taira's ratings betting advice?

No. Every number here is a research signal from a statistical model, published with its graded record. The UFC model is calibrated but has not proven it can out-price the books, so we post no picks. Not betting advice, no guaranteed outcome. 21+, please play responsibly (1-800-GAMBLER).

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
May 10, 2026Joshua VanL · KO/TKO R5UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland-21
Dec 7, 2025Brandon MorenoW · KO/TKO R2UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2+18
Aug 3, 2025HyunSung ParkW · Submission R2UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park+16
Oct 12, 2024Brandon RoyvalL · Decision - Split R5UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira-18
Jun 16, 2024Alex PerezW · KO/TKO R2UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira+16
Dec 10, 2023Carlos HernandezW · KO/TKO R2UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez+29
Jul 9, 2023Édgar CháirezW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez+20
Feb 5, 2023Jesus AguilarW · Submission R1UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac+35
Oct 15, 2022CJ VergaraW · Submission R2UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo+38
May 14, 2022Carlos CandelarioW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic+32

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →