Tatsuro Taira
Born平良達郎
(2000-01-27) January 27, 2000
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
DivisionFlyweight
Bantamweight
Reach70 in (178 cm)[1]
Fighting out ofNaha, Okinawa, Japan
TeamThe Paraestra Okinawa
RankPurple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years active2018–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total15
Wins15
By knockout4
By submission7
By decision4
Losses0
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Tatsuro Taira (born January 27, 2000) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of December 19, 2023, he is #15 in the UFC flyweight rankings.[3]

Background

Taira started playing baseball in the third grade of elementary school but could not be passionate about it and made a break in junior high school 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.[4][5] In 2017, he won the 11th Kyushu Amateur Shuto Championship Tournament and the 24th All Japan Amateur Shuto Championship Tournament, and was promoted to the professional ranks with a record of 10 wins in 10 amateur Shuto fights.[6][7]

He lists Marlon Vera as his favorite fighter, and Vera himself sent a message to Taira in Japanese, saying "Thank you."[8]

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 Shuto 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.[9]

On September 22, 2019, he fought Takahiro Kobori, ranked #8 in the Shuto 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.[10] However, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] The bout was then rebooked to take place at Shooto 1123 on November 23, 2020 and he won the fight via unanimous decision.[12][13]

Won by rear-naked choke 61 seconds into the match against Yoshiro Maeda, ranked #5 in the world flyweight division by Shuto, on March 20, 2021.[14]

On July 4, 2021, he faced champion Tatsuya Fukuda at the Shuto World Flyweight Championship and won by first-round triangle choke to win the title.[15]

On November 6, 2021, he fought LFN flyweight champion Alfredo Muaiad at VTJ 2021 and won by first-round rear-naked choke.[16]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On February 4, 2022, he signed a multi-fight contract with the UFC.[17]

On April 30, 2022, he was scheduled to fight Carlos Candelario at UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera, but the fight was postponed to UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on May 14 after Candelario pulled out due to food poisoning just before the event.[18]

On May 14, 2022, in his first UFC appearance, he fought Carlos Candelario at UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić and won a 3-0 unanimous decision.[19]

On October 15, 2022, he faced C.J. Vergara at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo, winning by armbar submission in the second round.[20] Taira won the Performance of the Night bonus.[21] 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.[22]

On February 4, 2023, Taira faced Jesús Santos Aguilar at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak, winning by first-round triangle armbar.[23] In the process, he also won his second consecutive Performance of the Night bonus.[24]

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.[25]

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 Rodriguez weighed 3 pounds (1.3 kg) over the flyweight limit the day before the weigh-in.[26]

Taira was rebooked for a week later at UFC 290 against UFC newcomer Edgar Cháirez in a 130-pound catchweight bout.[27] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[28]

Taira was scheduled to face David Dvořák on October 14, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 230.[29] However, the bout was cancelled for unknown reasons.[30]

Taira faced Carlos Hernandez on December 9, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 233[31] He won the fight via knockout in round two.[32]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
15 matches 15 wins 0 losses
By knockout 4 0
By submission 7 0
By decision 4 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
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 Cháirez 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. Spivak 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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  2. ↑ 青→紫 帯昇格しました✌︎ 平良達郎 (t.tatsurooo6) Instagram 2021年1月15日
  3. ↑ "UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  4. ↑ "【Shooto】2019年中に伝えたかった声──沖縄編─01─平良達郎「修斗で王者になってから、ONE」". MMAPLANET. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
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  11. ↑ "Shooto 0329 cancelled due to coronavirus". asianmma.com. March 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ Mark Pickering (November 16, 2020). "Kiyotaka Shimizu ready to 'educate' undefeated Shooto prodigy". asianmma.com.
  13. ↑ Mark Pickering (November 24, 2020). "Takafumi Otsuka gets lucky, Tatsuro Taira impresses again at Shooto 1123". asianmma.com.
  14. ↑ "新星・平良達郎が日本軽量級の実力者・前田吉朗を61秒でスリーパー葬【修斗】 | TOKYO HEADLINE" (in Japanese). 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
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  22. ↑ "【UFC】平良達郎が体重超過のベルガラに一本勝ち！ オクタゴン連勝で「僕が日本人初のUFCチャンピオンになります。チャンピオンになるまで負けません」". ゴング格闘技 - GONKAKU. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
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  24. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 218 bonuses: Serghei Spivac's domination worthy of an extra $50,000". MMA Junkie. 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
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