FlyweightContender
Tatsuro Taira
#108
P4P rank
78
Overall
18-2
Record
26
Age
5'7"
Height
125 lbs
Weight
70"
Reach
Striking74
Wrestling82
Grappling94
Cardio + IQ78
#9 of 16 in Flyweight by overall.
Striking breakdown117 sig. strikes · 10 fights
Head70%
Body10%
Leg20%≈ kicks
Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.
Lvs Joshua VanKO/TKO · Rd 5Sig 16–7 · TD 4–0 · 3:40 ctrlMay 9, 2026Sig 16–7 · TD 4–0 · 3:40 ctrl
Wvs HyunSung ParkSubmission · Rd 2Sig 6–2 · TD 2–0 · 3:56 ctrl · 1 KDAug 2, 2025Sig 6–2 · TD 2–0 · 3:56 ctrl · 1 KD
Lvs Brandon RoyvalDecision - Split · Rd 5Sig 10–17 · TD 1–0 · 0:44 ctrlOct 12, 2024Sig 10–17 · TD 1–0 · 0:44 ctrl
Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.
Opponent-adjusted10 UFC fights · Soft competition
Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.
Adj. striking5
Adj. wrestling85
Adj. takedown defense70
Strength of schedule14
UFCStats career averages
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 2.9 |
| Striking accuracy | 54% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 3.1 |
| Striking defense | 44% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 3.6 |
| Takedown accuracy | 43% |
| Takedown defense | 46% |
| Submissions / 15 min | 1.3 |
How the wins come
KO / TKO3
Submission3
Decision2
Finish rate 33% of wins.
Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.