Tatsuro Taira (平良達郎) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist born and raised in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
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TATSURO TAIRA’S PROFILE
Taira is a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Here are 13 more things about him:
- Before joining the UFC, he competed in Shooto and Vale Tudo Japan.
- He is 5’7″ tall.
- He holds a professional MMA record of 16 wins and 1 loss.
- In 2017, he won the 11th Kyushu Amateur Shuto Championship Tournament and the 24th All Japan Amateur Shuto Championship Tournament.
- On August 3, 2018, he made his flyweight debut in professional MMA.
- On June 8, 2019, he made his strawweight debut in professional MMA.
- On September 22, 2019, he returned to flyweight in professional MMA.
- On November 23, 2020, he made his bantamweight debut in professional MMA.
- On July 4, 2021, he returned to flyweight in professional MMA and won the Shooto Flyweight Championship title.
- On February 4, 2022, he signed a multi-fight contract with the UFC.
- On May 14, 2022, he made his UFC debut.
- On May 21, 2023, he vacated his Shooto Flyweight Championship title.
- On January 27, 2024, he turned 24.
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TATSURO TAIRA’S PROFESSIONAL MMA CAREER TIMELINE
2018
- On August 3, 2018, he submitted Yo Otake at “Shooto: This is Shooto 2” in Tokyo, Japan.
- On November 25, 2018, he submitted Ryo Oyakawa at “The Shooto Okinawa Vol.1” in Okinawa.
2019
- On June 8, 2019, he defeated Yuto Sekiguchi via unanimous decision at “Shooto: Gig Tokyo 27” in Tokyo.
- On September 22, 2019, he defeated Takahiro Kohori via technical knockout at “Shooto Border: Season 11 The 3rd” in Osaka, Japan.
- On November 3, 2019, he defeated Yamato Takagi via technical knockout at “The Shooto Okinawa Vol.2” in Okinawa.
2020
- On January 26, 2020, he defeated Jared Almazan via technical knockout at “Shooto 2020 in Korakuen Hall” in Tokyo.
- On November 23, 2020, he defeated Kiyotaka Shimizu via unanimous decision at “Shooto 2020 Vol.7” in Tokyo.
2021
- On March 20, 2021, he defeated Yoshiro Maeda via technical knockout at “Shooto 2021 Vol.2” in Tokyo.
- On July 4, 2021, he became the Shooto Flyweight Champion by submitting Ryuya Fukuda at “Shooto 2021 Vol.4” in Osaka.
- On November 6, 2021, he submitted Alfredo Muaiad at “VTJ 2021” in Tokyo.
2022
- On May 14, 2022, he made his UFC debut at “UFC Vegas 54” in Enterprise, Nevada where he defeated Carlos Candelario via unanimous decision.
- On October 15, 2022, he submitted C.J. Vergara at “UFC Vegas 62” in Enterprise.
2023
- On February 4, 2023, he submitted Jesús Santos Aguilar at “UFC Vegas 68” in Enterprise.
- On July 8, 2023, he defeated Edgar Cháirez via unanimous decision at “UFC 290” in Paradise, Nevada.
- On December 9, 2023, he defeated Carlos Hernandez via technical knockout at “UFC Fight Night 233” in Enterprise.
2024
- On June 15, 2024, he defeated Alex Perez via technical knockout at “UFC Vegas 93” in Enterprise.
- On October 12, 2024, he lost to Brandon Royval via split decision at “UFC Fight Night 244” in Enterprise.
