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, on Saturday 14th May 2022 at UFC APEX 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).

Candelario vs Taira stats

Carlos Candelario stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses 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 cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Tatsuro Taira marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Carlos Candelario's UFC record stood at 0-2-0, while Tatsuro Taira's came in at 6-0-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Candelario had a massive advantage over Taira, boasting a 43% submission rate over Taira's 0%.

Carlos Candelario was the older man by 9 years, at 33 years old.

Candelario was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 8 months later than Taira, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 23 to Taira's 27.

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