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.

This was Edgar Chairez's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Tatsuro Taira marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Edgar Chairez's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Tatsuro Taira's came in at 6-1-0.

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, 8 years and 1 month later than Taira, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 36 to Taira's 32.

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Taira's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 19 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.