Shinichi Taira
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Karumai, Iwate
- Born
- Japan
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Shinichi Taira makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
341-252-76
.575 win rate
Winning-record opponents
15 of 22
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
61
22 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 61 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 14 KO · 4 sub · 9 decZst · Pancrase · Rings · WLF · Zst 58 +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Chikaya Suzuki | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | May 31, 2026 |
| W | Wataru Miki23-15-6 | KO/TKO | Elbow and Punches | R2 | 2:30 | Pancrase | Feb 11, 2026 |
| W | Taisei Hata | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Sep 23, 2025 |
| W | Yuta Zhang | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:22 | Pancrase | Dec 15, 2024 |
| L | Yuto Suzuki | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:28 | Pancrase | Jul 21, 2024 |
| L | Daichi Kamiya | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:08 | Pancrase | Mar 31, 2024 |
| L | Kazuma Maruyama14-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Nov 12, 2023 |
| W | Yuri Amari | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Mar 26, 2023 |
| W | Shinsuke Nishio | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:47 | Pancrase | Oct 10, 2022 |
| L | Yusuke Kasuya16-10-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:40 | Pancrase | Apr 29, 2022 |
| W | Yoshiaki Takahashi12-8-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 4:14 | Pancrase | Oct 17, 2021 |
| L | Kazuma Maruyama14-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jun 27, 2021 |
| W | Takashi Morishima | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:23 | Zst | Apr 18, 2021 |
| L | Kazuki Kasai10-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:14 | Pancrase | Jul 24, 2020 |
| W | Tetsuya Sano | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Jan 26, 2020 |
| W | Ukyo Abe | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Oct 20, 2019 |
| L | Takashi Matsuoka17-12-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Jul 21, 2019 |
| L | Jiacai Zhang | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WLF | Mar 15, 2019 |
| W | Ben Buchan7-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Jan 27, 2019 |
| L | Sho Kogane | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Zst | Oct 28, 2018 |
| W | Dongxing Wu4-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:34 | Zst 58 | Nov 25, 2017 |
| W | Shewan Abuzabadi | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:38 | Zst | Sep 10, 2017 |
| W | Mark Moleke | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | May 6, 2017 |
| W | Ryosuke Takahashi | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:48 | Zst | Feb 24, 2017 |
| W | Yu Fujimaki | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:58 | Zst | Nov 27, 2016 |
| W | Hisato Izawa | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:20 | Zst | Aug 7, 2016 |
| W | Shuoyu Tao | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFFC | May 21, 2016 |
| L | Hiroshi Takahashi | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Apr 17, 2016 |
| W | Hikaru Saito | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:30 | Zst 49 | Nov 22, 2015 |
| D | Hiroyuki Ota16-11-9 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Aug 31, 2014 |
| W | Christopher Ike3-8-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:23 | Zst | Jun 29, 2014 |
| D | Yuki Ito9-13-6 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | May 25, 2014 |
| D | Atsushi Ueda17-23-7 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Apr 12, 2014 |
| L | Yu Fujimaki | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 4:40 | Zst | Feb 9, 2014 |
| L | Tetsuya Yamada29-10-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:55 | Zst | Nov 23, 2013 |
| D | Teppei Hori | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Sep 23, 2013 |
| W | Satoru Takahashi | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:22 | Zst | Jul 14, 2013 |
| W | Hisato Izawa | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:58 | Rings | Jun 9, 2013 |
| D | Masayuki Okude14-10-6 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Apr 7, 2013 |
| W | Toshiyuki Saito7-7-4 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:18 | Zst | Feb 11, 2013 |
| L | Naoyuki Kotani37-20-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zst 33 | Nov 23, 2012 |
| W | Kuat Khamitov25-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Sep 17, 2012 |
| D | Makoto Sasaki | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Jul 16, 2012 |
| W | Hiroki Takayama | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:08 | Rings | May 27, 2012 |
| L | Sotaro Yamada14-7-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:05 | Zst | Mar 17, 2012 |
| L | Atsushi Ueda17-23-7 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:16 | Rings | Jan 22, 2012 |
| D | Yuki Kawana18-12-5 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Nov 23, 2011 |
| L | Shingo Matsuda | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Sep 11, 2011 |
| W | Yasunori Izumida | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:51 | Zst | Aug 7, 2011 |
| W | Shinsaku Ide | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Jul 17, 2011 |
| W | Yasunori Izumida | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:14 | Zst | Jun 12, 2011 |
| L | Yusuke Kanaeda | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:27 | Zst | Apr 3, 2011 |
| D | Yo Sato | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Feb 6, 2011 |
| L | Ryo Sakuma | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:33 | Zst | Aug 15, 2010 |
| D | Shingo Matsuda | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Jul 3, 2010 |
| D | Yujiro Yamamoto | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Apr 18, 2010 |
| D | Shoma Ono | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Feb 20, 2010 |
| D | Takashi Yasui | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Dec 20, 2009 |
| L | Yuki Kawana18-12-5 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 4:09 | Zst | Oct 11, 2009 |
| L | Yosuke Akou | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:38 | Zst | Jun 7, 2009 |
| L | Makoto Sasaki | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:38 | Zst | Mar 1, 2009 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.