An optical fiber termination apparatus for taut sheath splicing includes a housing configured to be positioned around a section of an optical fiber cable with an uncut strength member of the optical fiber cable or a plurality of uncut and un-looped optical fibers extending therethrough. The housing has a first opening at a first end thereof for receiving the optical fiber cable and a second opening at a longitudinally displaced second end thereof for receiving the optical fiber cable. An optical fiber connector positioned in a wall of the housing optically couples an optical fiber from the optical fiber cable to a front fiber connection member of the optical fiber connector accessible from outside the housing. Methods of terminating optical fiber using optical fiber termination apparatus are also provided.