Junior Tafa
"The Juggernaut"
| Age | None |
| Nationality | None |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| Height | 190 cm |
| Reach | 190 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
0
fights
0
✅ wins
0
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ 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
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
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
October 12, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (2:15).
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August 17, 2024 - UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
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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August 26, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:24).
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April 22, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
Heavyweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights