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Tatsuro Taira
Tatsuro Taira
13-0 · JPN
VS
Edgar Chairez
Edgar Chairez
10-4 · MEX
July 8, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Catch Weight · 130 lb · 3 rounds
130.0lb
Weigh-in
129.0lb
Tatsuro Taira def. Edgar Chairez by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Taira27/300/002:43
Chairez6/100/010:11
R2
Taira17/261/104:10
Chairez4/70/000:14
R3
Taira17/221/203:00
Chairez15/210/000:00
Total
Taira61/782/309:53
Chairez25/380/010:25

Scorecards

Taira vs Chairez

RdAdalaide ByrdBen CartlidgeDerek ClearyCommunity
R110-910-910-99.7-9.3
R210-810-810-810-8.3
R39-109-109-109.5-9.5
Total29-2729-2729-2729.2-27.1

Media (16 cards) · avg 29.627.1 · 16 Taira · 0 Chairez

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Taira-Chairez.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
TairaWin probabilityChairez
77.5%22.5%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
25%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Taira, blue toward Chairez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Taira78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%28%
Submission20%25%
Decision36%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1445)act 61
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.9)act 2
Chairez22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%39%
Submission5%24%
Decision8%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 25
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R216%
R313%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Taira
54.9%-126
Chairez
+12643.5%
Most takedownstie 22.2%
Taira
59.4%-323
Chairez
+32318.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Taira
Expected: 33.3
33.5
Over 33.5
39.4%
+154
Under 33.5
60.6%
-154
04284
Chairez
Expected: 27.8
28
Over 28
38.6%
+155
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.7%
-155
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Taira
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
36.4%
+129
Exactly 2
16.9%
push
Under 2
46.7%
-129
036
Chairez
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.8%
+157
Under 0.5
61.2%
-157
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Taira77.5%86.3%−8.8-900
Chairez22.5%13.7%+8.8+600

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TairaChairez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1583
Pound-for-pound
1509
1539
Divisional
1509
1502
Striking offense
1500
1504
Striking defense
1500
1518
Grappling offense
1500
1504
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
23 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'7"
70"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.79
Strikes landed / min
65%
Strike accuracy
1.05
Strikes absorbed / min
55%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.62
Takedowns / 15 min
36%
Takedown accuracy
60%
Takedown defense
3.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+3
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tatsuro Taira
  • WJesus AguilarSUB R1
    Close -14315mo before
  • WCJ VergaraSUB R2
    opp missedClose -2709mo before
  • WCarlos CandelarioU-DEC R3
    Close -3241y 2mo before
Edgar Chairez
No prior UFC fights.
Taira — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
54% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (20%)Decision() 0
Chairez — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
60% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(50%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Taira
Chairez
3
UFC fights
0
28.6 min · 9.5 avg
Octagon time
8y 0m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Taira
Chairez
26W–5L · 83.9%
Overall
26W–5L · 83.9%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Taira
Chairez
110W–61L · 64.3%
Overall
57W–30L · 65.5%
110W–61L · 64.3%
Wins
45W–28L · 61.6%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–2L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Taira
Chairez
4.46
Landed / min
53.6%
Accuracy
61.0%
Defense
0.52
Knockdowns / 15 min
23.5%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Taira
Chairez
2.62
Takedowns / 15 min
35.7%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
Takedown defense
3.66
Sub attempts / 15 min
79.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Taira
  • Head75%(60)div 64%
  • Body13%(10)div 20%
  • Legs13%(10)div 16%
Chairez
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Tatsuro Taira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Edgar Chairez

No UFC fights on record.

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.