Taira vs Aguilar

Who won Taira vs Aguilar?

Tatsuro Taira beat Jesus Santos Aguilar by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 4th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Taira vs Aguilar stats

Tatsuro Taira stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jesus Santos Aguilar made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 6 by submission.

Tatsuro Taira's UFC record stood at 5-0-0, while Jesus Santos Aguilar's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Taira had a large advantage in power over Aguilar, boasting a 25% knock out percentage over Aguilar's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aguilar had a large advantage over Taira, boasting a 75% submission rate over Taira's 50%.

Tatsuro Taira was the younger man by 4 years, at 24 years old.

Taira had a height advantage of 3 inches over Aguilar.

Taira was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 8 months earlier than Aguilar, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 25 to Aguilar's 27.

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Taira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Taira vs Aguilar?

Tatsuro Taira was a 7/100 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Jesus Santos Aguilar made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.