Tatsuro Taira
Tatsuro Taira | |
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Born | 平良達郎 January 27, 2000 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] |
Fighting out of | Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
Team | The Paraestra Okinawa |
Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] |
Years active | 2018–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 15 |
Wins | 15 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 7 |
By decision | 4 |
Losses | 0 |
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).
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Background
He 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.[3][4] 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.[5][6]
He lists Marlon Vera as his favorite fighter, and Vera himself sent a message to Taira in Japanese, saying "Thank you."[7]
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.[8]
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.[9] However, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] The bout was then rebooked to take place at Shooto 1123 on November 23, 2020 and he won the fight via unanimous decision.[11][12]
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.[13]
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.[14]
On November 6, 2021, he fought LFN flyweight champion Alfredo Muaiad at VTJ 2021 and won by first-round rear-naked choke.[15]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
On February 4, 2022, he signed a multi-fight contract with the UFC.[16]
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.[17]
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.[18]
On October 15, 2022, he faced C.J. Vergara at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo, winning by armbar submission in the second round.[19] Taira won the Performance of the Night bonus.[20] 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.[21]
On February 4, 2023, Taira faced Jesús Santos Aguilar at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak, winning by first-round triangle armbar.[22] In the process, he also won his second consecutive Performance of the Night bonus.[23]
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.[24]
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.[25]
Taira was rebooked for a week later at UFC 290 against UFC newcomer Edgar Cháirez in a 130-pound catchweight bout.[26] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[27]
Taira was scheduled to face David Dvořák on October 14, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 230.[28] However, the bout was cancelled for unknown reasons.[29]
Taira faced Carlos Hernandez on December 9, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 233[30] He won the fight via knockout in round two.[31]
Championships and accomplishments
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. C.J. Vergara and Jesús Santos Aguilar
- Shooto
- Shooto Flyweight Championship (One time)
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 |
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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. |
See also
- List of undefeated mixed martial artists
- List of current UFC fighters
- List of male mixed martial artists
References
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External links
- Tatsuro Taira on UFC.com
- Professional MMA record for Tatsuro Taira from SherdogLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Articles with short description
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Japanese male mixed martial artists
- Flyweight mixed martial artists
- Bantamweight mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists utilizing kickboxing
- Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
- Japanese practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- People from Naha
- Sportspeople from Okinawa Prefecture