Tatsuro Taira wrote history in the UFC in 2024 and wants to make an even greater name for himself in the United States.
When he defeated Alex Perez in Las Vegas last year, Tatsuro Taira was born the first man in the 2000s who won a UFC head event.
At his young age, his star can almost certainly rise even more. The Japanese hunter could be a fixture in the promotion for decades, after his success in Japan and the US.
Here is everything you need to know about Tatsuro Taira.
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How old is Tatsuro Taira?
Taira was born on January 27, 2000, making him 25 years old from July 2025. He was born in Okinawa, Japan, where he learned kickboxing for the first time before he passed into MMA.
Tatsuro Taira's height, weight and range
Taira is seven centimeters on five feet, equal to 170 cm. He competes in the flight weight division, which has a weight limit of 125 pounds, and weighed in 125.5 pounds for his fight with Brandon Royval at UFC Vegas 98.
It also has a range of 70 inches (178 cm).
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Tatsuro Taira's MMA record
Record (Wld) (T) Kosub16-1-05-07-0
Tatsuro Taira's UFC statistics
Significant strikes landed per minute. 2.99 Significant striking accuracy60%important strikes that are absorbed per minute. Minutes 1.64
Tatsuro Taira's Net Worth
There is no current accurate information about Taira's assets, with the only sources that claim that it is somewhere between $ 500,000 and $ 1 million.
Tatsuro Taira's next fight
The next fight by Taira is against Amir Albazi in the main event of UFC Vegas 108. The game takes place on 2 August and will be held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Taira wants to jump back from his recent defeat against Brandon Royval, who defeated him through a split decision in his last fight in October 2024.
Tatsuro Taira vs. Brandon Royval
The fight between Royval and Taira was the first time that the Japanese star tasted the defeat in his career, after 16 consecutive career victories that include his time in the UFC and Japan.
The competition went all five rounds and earned Royval the $ 50,000 bonus for his impressive victory, with which he marked the fifth time that he won a bonus in his last 10 fights.
The competition was called “one of the best fights of the year” and proved that Taira even has a great future for him in the UFC in the defeat.