Candelario vs Taira

Who won Candelario vs Taira?

Tatsuro Taira beat Carlos Candelario by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest, during the prelims of UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić, on Saturday 14th May 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of 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).

Candelario vs Taira stats

Carlos Candelario stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Tatsuro Taira made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 0 wins and 0 draws.

The stats suggested Candelario had a large advantage in power over Taira, boasting at 29% knock out percentage over Taira's 0%.

Carlos Candelario was the older man by 9 years, at 31 years old.

Candelario was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 year and 7 months later than Taira, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 21 to Taira's 17.

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