Junior Tafa

Light Heavyweight · 7-6 · orthodox

Last 5
LWLLW
Height
6'3"
190.5 cm
Reach
6'3"
190.5 cm
Age
30
Elo Rating
1475.2

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 106 Light Heavyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

Nothing stands out as elite for the division — no stat ranks in the top quarter.

Weaknesses

  • Averages just 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes — worse than 95% of Light Heavyweight fighters
  • Completes only 0% of their takedown attempts — worse than 95% of Light Heavyweight fighters
  • Attempts just 0.00 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 87% of Light Heavyweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.53
    Top 45%
  • Striking accuracy
    52%
    Top 30%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.70
    Top 30%
  • Striking defense
    52%
    Bottom 45%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.00
    Bottom 5%
  • Takedown accuracy
    0%
    Bottom 5%
  • Takedown defense
    72%
    Top 31%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.00
    Bottom 13%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1501, higher than 33% of Light Heavyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1475).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520257:15Sharaf9:25Tokkos8:18Elekana2:42Christian1:25Baraniewski
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
2026-06-06 · KO/TKO, R1 1:25
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
2026-05-02 · KO/TKO, R1 2:42
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
2026-01-31 · Submission, R2 3:18
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
2025-07-12 · Submission, R2 4:25
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-10-12 · KO/TKO, R2 2:15
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
2024-08-17 · Submission, R1 4:56
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
2024-02-17 · KO/TKO, R2 1:14
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
2023-08-26 · KO/TKO, R1 1:24
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
2023-04-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00