Taira vs Hernandez

Who won Taira vs Hernandez?

Tatsuro Taira beat Carlos Hernandez by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th December 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 Hernandez stats

Tatsuro Taira stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Carlos Hernandez made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

This was Tatsuro Taira's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Carlos Hernandez marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Tatsuro Taira's UFC record stood at 6-1-0, while Carlos Hernandez's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Taira had a large advantage in power over Hernandez, boasting a 21% knock out percentage over Hernandez's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Taira had a slight advantage over Hernandez, with a 50% submission rate over Hernandez's 44%.

Tatsuro Taira was the younger man by 6 years, at 25 years old.

Taira was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 3 months earlier than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 32 to Hernandez's 32.

Taira vs Hernandez form

Taira had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Alex Perez at UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira on 15th June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Carlos Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Edgar Chairez at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Jesus Santos Aguilar at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had won against C.J. Vergara at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Taira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Hernandez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Taira vs Hernandez?

Tatsuro Taira was a 4/25 (-630) favourite going into the contest, while Carlos Hernandez made his way into the ring at 87/20 (+430) with oddsmakers.