Joshua Van vs Tatsuro Taira

Tatsuro Taira

Pro 18-2-0 | UFC 8-2-0

Age

24|26

Height

5'5"|5'7"

Reach

65"|70"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Joshua Van	Tatsuro Taira	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.6%	54.4%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	8.3	2.9	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.8	3.1	►
Strike Differential	2.4/min	-0.2/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	61.5%	43.8%	◄
Takedown Defense	75.0%	46.2%	◄
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.7	3.6	►
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3	1.3	►
Control Time/15min	1:07	8:04	►
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	36.4%	37.5%	—
Submission % of Wins	0.0%	37.5%	—
Decision % of Wins	63.6%	25.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	14:14	11:45	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7	0.4	—
Reversals/15min	0.1	0.5	—
Edges	4	4	1 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Joshua Van Tatsuro Taira League median

Statistic	Joshua Van	Tatsuro Taira	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	81.3%	61.9%	—
Avg Fight Time	14:14	11:45	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	41.7%	70.0%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	68.2%	72.2%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	60-28 (68.2%)	39-15 (72.2%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	56-24 (70.0%)	24-11 (68.6%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	74.0%	37.6%	—
% Time in Control	7.5%	53.9%	▶
% Time Controlled	18.5%	8.5%	▶
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	29.0%	86.4%	▶
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	9.73	4.13	◀
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	7.41	6.57	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.33	-2.44	◀
Distance Strike Accuracy	55.7%	44.7%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	58.0%	48.3%	◀
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.65	2.01	▶
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.12	0.99	◀
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.51	7.23	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.64	1.47	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	2.27	1.37	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Joshua Van	Tatsuro Taira	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	61.8%	43.5%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	8.5	2.4	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.6	4.5	►
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%	44.7%	—
Takedown Defense	68.9%	16.7%	◄
Control Time/Fight	0:56	6:33	►
Edges	3	2	1 even

Last 3 Fights

Joshua Van

WIN

vs. Alexandre Pantoja

UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 • Sep 2026FlyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Joshua Van181/30559%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:13KD 1

Alexandre Pantoja147/28452%TD 5/18Ctrl 9:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	13/27	48%	0/0	0:45	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	27/45	60%	2/3	2:25	—

R2	Joshua Van	37/64	58%	0/0	0:20	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	32/76	42%	1/5	1:31	—

R3	Joshua Van	65/98	66%	0/0	0:14	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	36/71	51%	1/6	1:17	—

R4	Joshua Van	14/28	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	14/22	64%	1/2	3:58	—

R5	Joshua Van	52/88	59%	0/0	0:54	1
	Alexandre Pantoja	38/70	54%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tatsuro Taira

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland • May 2026FlyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 5, 1:32

Joshua Van131/20963%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:21KD 2

Tatsuro Taira55/15136%TD 8/21Ctrl 10:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	7/13	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tatsuro Taira	16/26	62%	4/5	3:40	—

R2	Joshua Van	21/32	66%	0/1	0:27	1
	Tatsuro Taira	5/19	26%	1/3	2:53	—

R3	Joshua Van	57/89	64%	1/1	0:50	1
	Tatsuro Taira	14/49	29%	2/7	0:42	—

R4	Joshua Van	19/37	51%	0/0	0:04	—
	Tatsuro Taira	13/34	38%	1/3	3:15	—

R5	Joshua Van	27/38	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tatsuro Taira	7/23	30%	0/3	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Alexandre Pantoja

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025FlyweightTITLE

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 0:26

Joshua Van2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alexandre Pantoja6/1155%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	6/11	55%	0/0	0:00	—

Tatsuro Taira

LOSS

vs. Joshua Van

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland • May 2026FlyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 5, 1:32

Tatsuro Taira55/15136%TD 8/21Ctrl 10:38

Joshua Van131/20963%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:21KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuro Taira	16/26	62%	4/5	3:40	—
	Joshua Van	7/13	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuro Taira	5/19	26%	1/3	2:53	—
	Joshua Van	21/32	66%	0/1	0:27	1

R3	Tatsuro Taira	14/49	29%	2/7	0:42	—
	Joshua Van	57/89	64%	1/1	0:50	1

R4	Tatsuro Taira	13/34	38%	1/3	3:15	—
	Joshua Van	19/37	51%	0/0	0:04	—

R5	Tatsuro Taira	7/23	30%	0/3	0:08	—
	Joshua Van	27/38	71%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Moreno

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:24

Tatsuro Taira28/4858%TD 1/4Ctrl 4:27

Brandon Moreno9/1753%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuro Taira	2/9	22%	0/1	3:33	—
	Brandon Moreno	2/4	50%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Tatsuro Taira	26/39	67%	1/3	0:54	—
	Brandon Moreno	7/13	54%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. HyunSung Park

UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park • Aug 2025Flyweight

Submission (Neck Crank) • Rd 2, 1:06

Tatsuro Taira7/1164%TD 4/5Ctrl 4:41KD 1

HyunSung Park3/933%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuro Taira	6/9	67%	2/2	3:56	1
	HyunSung Park	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuro Taira	1/2	50%	2/3	0:45	—
	HyunSung Park	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

Common Opponents

vs. Brandon Royval

Joshua Van

WIN

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joshua Van204/30567%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

Brandon Royval215/46746%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	52/79	66%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Royval	42/116	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joshua Van	74/106	70%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Royval	87/174	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Joshua Van	78/120	65%	0/0	0:09	1
	Brandon Royval	86/177	49%	0/0	0:00	—

Tatsuro Taira

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira • Oct 2024Flyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Tatsuro Taira42/9942%TD 6/15Ctrl 12:13

Brandon Royval124/23253%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuro Taira	10/22	45%	1/3	0:44	—
	Brandon Royval	17/55	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuro Taira	5/7	71%	2/2	4:10	—
	Brandon Royval	3/14	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tatsuro Taira	5/21	24%	0/4	1:45	—
	Brandon Royval	56/78	72%	2/2	0:57	—

R4	Tatsuro Taira	8/13	62%	1/3	4:29	—
	Brandon Royval	5/11	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Tatsuro Taira	14/36	39%	2/3	1:05	—
	Brandon Royval	43/74	58%	1/1	1:26	—

vs. Edgar Chairez

Joshua Van

WIN

UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC • Sep 2024Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joshua Van118/20059%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:26

Edgar Chairez79/18942%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	23/48	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Edgar Chairez	40/81	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joshua Van	71/108	66%	2/2	2:14	—
	Edgar Chairez	28/73	38%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Joshua Van	24/44	55%	1/1	2:12	—
	Edgar Chairez	11/35	31%	0/1	0:27	—

Tatsuro Taira

WIN

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2023Catch Weight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tatsuro Taira61/7878%TD 2/3Ctrl 9:53

Edgar Chairez25/3866%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuro Taira	27/30	90%	0/0	2:43	—
	Edgar Chairez	6/10	60%	0/0	0:11	1

R2	Tatsuro Taira	17/26	65%	1/1	4:10	—
	Edgar Chairez	4/7	57%	0/0	0:14	—

R3	Tatsuro Taira	17/22	77%	1/2	3:00	—
	Edgar Chairez	15/21	71%	0/0	0:00	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Joshua Van is the busier striker, landing 8.3 significant strikes per minute vs 2.9. Their opponent absorbs 3.1 strikes per minute on average — Joshua Van's output should find a target.

Grappling: Joshua Van shoots 0.7 TD/15min at 62% accuracy against Tatsuro Taira's 46% defense — takedowns are a viable path. Tatsuro Taira shoots at 44% accuracy against Joshua Van's 75% defense — Joshua Van should keep it standing.

Control: Tatsuro Taira controls 6:20 per fight on average vs 1:04 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Tatsuro Taira finishes 75% of wins (38% KO/TKO, 38% sub).

Fight Length: Joshua Van's fights average 14:14 vs 11:45 for Tatsuro Taira. If this reaches the championship rounds, Joshua Van's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-09-21 | Data source: UFCStats.com