Tatsuro Taira

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The native form of this personal name is Taira Tatsuro. This article uses the Western name order.
Tatsuro Taira
Born (2000-01-27) January 27, 2000 (age 24)
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
Division Flyweight
Bantamweight
Reach 70 in[1]
Style Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Jujutsu, Kickboxing, Wrestling
Fighting out of Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Team THE BLACKBELT JAPAN [2]
Rank Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
Years active 2018–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 16
Wins 16
By knockout 5
By submission 7
By decision 4
Losses 0
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Tatsuro Taira (平良 達郎 Taira Tatsuro?, born January 27, 2000)[4] is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of March 5, 2024, he is #13 in the UFC flyweight rankings.[5] Taira is the first fighter born in the 2000s to headline and win a UFC event.

Background

Taira started playing baseball in the third grade of elementary school but was not passionate about it and took a break in junior high school from club activities. Influenced by his older brother who was learning kickboxing at The Palaestra Okinawa, he started attending the gym in his first year of high school and trained in mixed martial arts under Ryota Matsune's guidance.[6][7] In 2017, he won the 11th Kyushu Amateur Shooto Championship tournament and the 24th All-Japan Amateur Shooto Championship tournament, and was promoted to the professional ranks with a record of ten wins in ten amateur Shooto fights.[8][9]

He lists Marlon Vera as his favorite fighter, and Vera himself sent a message to Taira in Japanese, saying "Thank you."[10]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

On August 3, 2018, he made his professional debut against Yo Otake in the first round of the flyweight division of the Shooto Rookie of the Year Tournament, winning by first-round triangle choke. On November 25, 2018, he rematched Ryu Oyakawa, whom he fought twice as an amateur, in the flyweight final of the Shooto Newcomer's Championship Tournament, winning by first-round guillotine choke. He won the flyweight rookie champion and MVP of the same year.[11]

On September 22, 2019, he fought Takahiro Kobori, ranked #8 in the Shooto World Flyweight Rankings, and won by TKO via ground & pound 60 seconds into the fight.

Taira was next scheduled to face Kiyotaka Shimizu at Shooto 0329 on March 29, 2020.[12] However, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] The bout was then rebooked to take place at Shooto 1123 on November 23, 2020 and he won the fight via unanimous decision.[14][15]

Won by rear-naked choke 61 seconds into the match against Yoshiro Maeda, ranked #5 in the world flyweight division by Shooto, on March 20, 2021.[16]

On July 4, 2021, he faced champion Tatsuya Fukuda at the Shooto World Flyweight Championship and won by first-round triangle choke to win the title.[17]

On November 6, 2021, he fought LFN flyweight champion Alfredo Muaiad at VTJ 2021 and won by first-round rear-naked choke.[18]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On February 4, 2022, he signed a multi-fight contract with the UFC.[19]

On April 30, 2022, he was scheduled to fight Carlos Candelario at UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera, but the fight was cancelled after Candelario pulled out due to food poisoning just before the event.[20]

The fight against Candelario was rescheduled for two weeks later on May 14, 2022, at UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[21]

On October 15, 2022, he faced C.J. Vergara at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo, winning by armbar submission in the second round.[22] Taira won the Performance of the Night bonus.[23] The fight took place under the condition that Vergara pay 30% of the fight money to Taira because Vergara weighed 3 pounds over the flyweight limit at the previous day's weigh-in.[24]

On February 4, 2023, Taira faced Jesús Santos Aguilar at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac, winning by first-round triangle armbar.[25] In the process, he also won his second consecutive Performance of the Night bonus.[26]

On May 21, 2023, at Professional Shooto 2023 Vol. 3, he vacated his Shooto Flyweight Championship, stating that he could not defend his Shooto title as he would be fighting in the UFC.[27]

On June 24, 2023, he was scheduled to face off against Kleydson Rodrigues at UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria, but the bout was canceled after Rodrigues weighed 3 pounds (1.3 kg) over the flyweight limit the day before the weigh-in.[28]

Taira was rebooked for a week later at UFC 290 against UFC newcomer Edgar Chairez in a 130-pound catchweight bout.[29] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[30]

Taira was scheduled to face David Dvořák on October 14, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 230.[31] However, the bout was cancelled for unknown reasons.[32]

Taira faced Carlos Hernandez on December 9, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 233[33] He won the fight via knockout in round two.[34]

Taira was scheduled to face Tim Elliott on May 18, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 241.[35] However, due to Elliott's undisclosed injury, the bout was canceled.[36] Taira was then scheduled to face Joshua Van on June 1, 2024 at UFC 302.[36] The fight was then switched and Taira ended up headlining UFC on ESPN 58 against Alex Perez in the main event on June 15, 2024.[37] Taira won the fight by technical knockout as a result of Perez's knee injury in the second round.[38] This fight earned him another Performance of the Night award.[39]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 16–0 Alex Perez TKO (knee injury) UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira June 15, 2024 2 2:59 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 15–0 Carlos Hernandez TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez December 9, 2023 2 0:55 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 14–0 Edgar Chairez Decision (unanimous) UFC 290 July 8, 2023 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Catchweight (130 lb) bout.
Win 13–0 Jesús Santos Aguilar Submission (triangle armbar) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac February 4, 2023 1 4:20 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 12–0 C.J. Vergara Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo October 15, 2022 2 4:19 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Catchweight (129 lb) bout; Vergara missed weight. Performance of the Night.
Win 11–0 Carlos Candelario Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić May 14, 2022 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 10–0 Alfredo Muaiad Submission (rear-naked choke) VTJ 2021 November 6, 2021 1 4:12 Tokyo, Japan Catchweight (130 lb) bout.
Win 9–0 Ryuya Fukuda Submission (triangle choke) Shooto 2021 Vol.4 July 4, 2021 1 4:31 Osaka, Japan Return to Flyweight. Won the Shooto Flyweight Championship.
Win 8–0 Yoshiro Maeda Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto 2021 Vol.2 March 20, 2021 1 1:01 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7–0 Kiyotaka Shimizu Decision (unanimous) Shooto 2020 Vol.7 November 23, 2020 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Bantamweight debut.
Win 6–0 Jared Almazan TKO (punches) Shooto 2020 in Korakuen Hall January 26, 2020 2 0:19 Tokyo, Japan Catchweight (130 lb) bout.
Win 5–0 Yamato Takagi TKO (punches) The Shooto Okinawa Vol.2 November 3, 2019 2 4:40 Okinawa, Japan
Win 4–0 Takahiro Kohori TKO (punches) Shooto Border: Season 11 the 3rd September 22, 2019 1 1:00 Osaka, Japan Return to Flyweight.
Win 3–0 Yuto Sekiguchi Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Gig Tokyo 27 June 8, 2019 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Strawweight debut.
Win 2–0 Ryo Oyakawa Submission (guillotine choke) The Shooto Okinawa Vol.1 November 25, 2018 1 3:24 Okinawa, Japan
Win 1–0 Yo Otake Submission (triangle choke) Shooto: This Is Shooto 2 August 3, 2018 1 2:46 Tokyo, Japan Flyweight debut.

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See also

References

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