Who will Tatsuro Taira 🇯🇵 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 1 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Brandon Royval (18%), no event announced yet. Next: Alexandre Pantoja (11%).
Latest status: Last fight: Lost to Joshua Van (KO/TKO, UFC 328, 9 May 2026). No fight announced.
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 18%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #4 and #3, neither has a fight booked. Brandon Royval won last time out, against Lone'er Kavanagh (11 Jul 2026).
- 11%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #4 and #1, neither has a fight booked. Alexandre Pantoja lost last time out, against Joshua Van (19 Sep 2026).
Field / other: 71%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced.
- Last fight
- Loss vs Joshua Van · KO/TKO R5 1:32 · UFC 328 · 9 May 2026
- Career stage
- Coming off a loss.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Fight history Pro record 18-2-0
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Joshua Van 🇲🇲 | TKO (front kick to the body and punches) · R5, 1:32 | 5 | 1:32 | UFC 328 | |
| W | Brandon Moreno 🇲🇽 | TKO (punches) · R2, 2:24 | 2 | 2:24 | UFC 323 | |
| W | Park Hyun-sung | Submission (neck crank) · R2, 1:06 | 2 | 1:06 | UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park | |
| L | Brandon Royval 🇺🇸 | Decision (split) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira | |
| W | Alex Perez 🇺🇸 | TKO (knee injury) · R2, 2:59 | 2 | 2:59 | UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira | |
| W | Carlos Hernandez | TKO (punches) · R2, 0:55 | 2 | 0:55 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez | |
| W | Édgar Cháirez | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 290 | |
| W | Jesús Santos Aguilar | Submission (triangle armbar) · R1, 4:20 | 1 | 4:20 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac | |
| W | C.J. Vergara | Submission (armbar) · R2, 4:19 | 2 | 4:19 | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo | |
| W | Carlos Candelario | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić | |
| W | Alfredo Muaiad | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R1, 4:12 | 1 | 4:12 | Vale Tudo Japan 2021 | |
| W | Ryuya Fukuda | Submission (triangle choke) · R1, 4:31 | 1 | 4:31 | Shooto: 2021 Vol. 4 | |
| W | Yoshiro Maeda | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) · R1, 1:01 | 1 | 1:01 | Shooto: 2021 Vol. 2 | |
| W | Kiyotaka Shimizu | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto: 2020 Vol. 7 | |
| W | Jared Almazan | TKO (punches) · R2, 0:19 | 2 | 0:19 | Shooto: 2020 Vol. 1 | |
| W | Yamato Takagi | TKO (punches) · R2, 4:40 | 2 | 4:40 | Shooto: The Shooto Okinawa Vol. 2 | |
| W | Takahiro Kohori | TKO (punches) · R1, 1:00 | 1 | 1:00 | Shooto: Border Season 11 the 3rd | |
| W | Yuto Sekiguchi | Decision (unanimous) · R2, 5:00 | 2 | 5:00 | Shooto: Gig Tokyo 27 | |
| W | Ryo Oyakawa | Submission (guillotine choke) · R1, 3:24 | 1 | 3:24 | Shooto: The Shooto Okinawa Vol. 1 | |
| W | Yo Otake | Submission (triangle choke) · R1, 2:46 | 1 | 2:46 | Shooto: This Is Shooto Vol. 2 |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: Wikipedia (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Tatsuro Taira: frequently asked questions
When is Tatsuro Taira's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 1 Oct 2026.
Who did Tatsuro Taira fight last?
Tatsuro Taira lost to Joshua Van at UFC 328 on 9 May 2026 (KO/TKO R5 1:32).
Who is Tatsuro Taira likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Brandon Royval (18%), Alexandre Pantoja (11%). Updated 1 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Tatsuro Taira's record?
18-2-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 1 Oct 2026).
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- Brandon Royval #3 · next: Tatsuro Taira 18%
- Kyoji Horiguchi #5 · next: Asu Almabayev 92%
- Manel Kape #2 · next: Joshua Van 55%
- Lone’er Kavanagh #6 · next: Ramazan Temirov 92%
- Alexandre Pantoja #1 · next: Almabayev–Horiguchi winner 20%
More: Flyweight rankings and next fights · Japan UFC fighters
Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, rank, last fight) · 1 Oct 2026
- UFC.com rankings (Media + Meta), checked 1 Oct 2026 · 1 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 1 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.