Justin TafaStriker

Heavyweight · 7-5 (1 NC) · southpaw

Last 5
LLWNCW
Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
6'2"
187.96 cm
Age
32
Elo Rating
1501.1

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 111 Heavyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 54% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 78% of Heavyweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Averages just 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes — worse than 93% of Heavyweight fighters
  • Completes only 0% of their takedown attempts — worse than 93% of Heavyweight fighters
  • Absorbs 5.11 significant strikes per minute — worse than 92% of Heavyweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    4.05
    Top 27%
  • Striking accuracy
    54%
    Top 22%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    5.11
    Bottom 8%
  • Striking defense
    47%
    Bottom 33%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.00
    Bottom 7%
  • Takedown accuracy
    0%
    Bottom 7%
  • Takedown defense
    53%
    Bottom 32%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.00
    Bottom 17%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1487, higher than 16% of Heavyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1501).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520251:06Porter0:29Lane1:22Lane15:00Williams0:35Teixeira
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
2025-02-08 · KO/TKO, R1 0:35
UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas
2024-03-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
2023-09-09 · KO/TKO, R1 1:22
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria
2023-06-24
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
2023-02-11 · KO/TKO, R1 1:06
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
2021-12-18 · KO/TKO, R1 1:53
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
2021-05-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
2021-01-16 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes
2020-02-08 · KO/TKO, R1 1:59
UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
2019-10-05 · KO/TKO, R1 2:10