Chairez vs Taira

Who won Chairez vs Taira?

Tatsuro Taira beat Edgar Chairez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 290, on Saturday 8th July 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tatsuro Taira.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Chairez vs Taira stats

Edgar Chairez stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Tatsuro Taira made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 13 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Edgar Chairez's UFC record stood at 1-1-0, while Tatsuro Taira's came in at 5-0-0.

The stats suggested Chairez had an advantage in power over Taira, with a 40% knock out percentage over Taira's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chairez had a slight advantage over Taira, with a 60% submission rate over Taira's 54%.

Edgar Chairez was the older man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Chairez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 5 months later than Taira, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 33 to Taira's 25.

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Taira's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Chairez vs Taira?

Edgar Chairez was a 6/1 (+600) underdog going into the contest, while Tatsuro Taira made his way into the ring at 1/10 (-1000) with oddsmakers.