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Junior Tafa

"The Juggernaut"

AgeNone
Nationality None
Weight classHeavyweight
Height190 cm
Reach190 cm
StanceOrthodox

MMA Record

0
fights
0
✅ wins
0
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests

UFC Record

5
UFC fights
1 win
current streak
2
✅ UFC wins
3
❌ UFC losses
0
⬜ UFC draws
0
⬜ UFC no contests

Bonuses

1
bonus
0
Fights of the night
1
Performance of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night

Metrics

April 22, 2023
UFC debuts
October 12, 2024
UFC last fight
34:49
time in the cage
6:58
avg time by combat
40.0%
win rate
100.0%
finish rate

UFC Career Recap

⌚ Current Elo

1493
as of October 12, 2024

🥇 Peak Elo

1504
on August 26, 2023

📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights

⭐ Global Score

45
📊 Global scores

📈 Top 5 Strengths

Top Ability Score Value
1. Ground strikes accuracy 99 100%
2. Takedowns defense 84 78%
3. Head strikes landed 79 14.07 / round
4. Significant strikes per ko tko 73 59
5. Knockdowns 70 0.14 / round

📉 Top 5 Weaknesses

Flop Ability Score Value
1. Takedowns landed 1 0.00 / round
2. Submissions attempted 1 0.00 / round
3. Submission 1 0
4. Leg strikes landed 3 0.14 / round
5. Control time 4 1s / round
60

Boxing Score

13

Kickboxing Score

📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+2.58 / round
💫 Strike differential
14.5 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
10.5 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
47.4%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
54.1%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
Distance Clinch Ground 86% 13% 1% 47% 65% 100% accuracy accuracy accuracy
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
Strikes /round Score Target Accuracy Head Body Legs 14.07 69 84% 46% 2.58 33 15% 86% 0.14 2 1% 100%
4

Wrestling Score

1

Jiu Jitsu Score

📊 Grappling Scores
🤼‍♀️ Wrestling
0.0 / round
🤾‍♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.0 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
77.8%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1s / round
⏱ Control Time
2:56 / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
0.1 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
100.0%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0%
🎯 Submission accuracy

Junior Tafa's UFC Fight History

Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (2:15).
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Heavyweight bout
Loss by submission (Heel Hook) at round 1 (4:56).
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February 17, 2024 - UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Heavyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Kick) at round 2 (1:14).
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Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:24).
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Heavyweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights