Tatsuro Taira (17-1, 12) was born in Naha, Okinawa, Japan on January 27, 2000. At the age of 18 years on August 3, 2018, he made his professional MMA debut against Yo Otake, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On May 14, 2022, 22-year old Tatsuro Taira made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić against Carlos Candelario, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Taira's last fight was a 2nd-round submission win against Park Hyun-sung at UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park at age 25 on August 2, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Tatsuro Taira's best fights have been against Alex Perez, Park Hyun-sung, Carlos Candelario, C.J. Vergara, Jesús Santos Aguilar, Edgar Chairez and Carlos Hernandez.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18  | Aug 2, 2025 25 years, 6 months 17-1 (12) | 29 years, 8 months 10-0 (9) | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Face crank |
17  | Oct 12, 2024 24 years, 8 months 16-1 (11) | 32 years, 1 months 16-7 (13) | UFC | FL | 5 | SD | LOSS |
16  | Jun 15, 2024 24 years, 4 months 16-0 (11) | 32 years, 2 months 25-8 (11) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee injury |
15 | Dec 9, 2023 23 years, 10 months 15-0 (10) | Carlos Hernandez | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
14 | Jul 8, 2023 23 years, 5 months 14-0 (9) | Edgar Chairez | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
13 | Feb 4, 2023 23 years 13-0 (9) | Jesús Santos Aguilar | UFC | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar |
12 | Oct 15, 2022 22 years, 8 months 12-0 (8) | C.J. Vergara | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
11 | May 14, 2022 22 years, 3 months 11-0 (7) | Carlos Candelario | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
10 | Nov 6, 2021 21 years, 9 months 10-0 (7) | Alfredo Muaiad | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
9 | Jul 4, 2021 21 years, 5 months 9-0 (6) | Ryuya Fukuda | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke Won Shooto flyweight title | |
8  | Mar 20, 2021 21 years, 1 months 8-0 (5) | 39 years, 4 months 38-18-3 (22) | BT | 1 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Nov 23, 2020 20 years, 9 months 7-0 (5) | Kiyotaka Shimizu | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Jan 26, 2020 19 years, 11 months 6-0 (5) | Jared Almazan | FL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Nov 3, 2019 19 years, 9 months 5-0 (4) | Yamato Takagi | FL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Sep 22, 2019 19 years, 7 months 4-0 (3) | Takahiro Kohori | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Jun 8, 2019 19 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | Yuto Sekiguchi | ST | 2 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Nov 25, 2018 18 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Ryo Oyakawa | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
1 | Aug 3, 2018 18 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Yo Otake | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
