Vergara vs Taira

Who won Vergara vs Taira?

Tatsuro Taira beat C.J. Vergara by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th October 2022 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).

Vergara vs Taira stats

C.J. Vergara stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Tatsuro Taira made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 11 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

C.J. Vergara's UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Tatsuro Taira's came in at 5-0-0.

The stats suggested Vergara had a massive power advantage over Taira, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Taira's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Taira had a massive advantage over Vergara, boasting a 45% submission rate over Vergara's 0%.

C.J. Vergara was the older man by 8 years, at 32 years old.

Taira had a height advantage of 1 inch over Vergara.

Vergara was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 11 years and 5 months later than Taira, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 44 to Taira's 25.

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Vergara's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Vergara vs Taira?

C.J. Vergara was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Tatsuro Taira made his way into the ring at 19/50 (-260) with oddsmakers.