Justin Tafa
"Bad Man"
| Age | 31 |
| Nationality | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| Height | 183 cm |
| Reach | 188 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
13
fights
7
✅ wins
5
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
1
⬜ no contest
Bonuses
2
bonuses
1
Fight of the night
1
Performance of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
October 05, 2019
UFC debuts
February 08, 2025
UFC last fight
54:34
time in the cage
5:27
avg time by combat
40.0%
win rate
100.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1488
as of February 08, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1520
on September 09, 2023
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
55
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Knockdowns | 93 | 0.37 / round |
| 2. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 90 | 55 |
| 3. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 86 | 55 |
| 4. | Ko tko | 86 | 4 |
| 5. | Body strikes landed | 86 | 5.68 / 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. | Ground strikes landed | 21 | 0.73 / round |
| 5. | Control time | 22 | 24s / round |
58
Boxing Score
52
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-5.31
/ round
💫 Strike differential
17.1 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
20.3 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
51.7%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
50.6%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
15
Wrestling Score
1
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.2 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.0 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
0.0%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
53.3%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
24s / round
⏱ Control Time
1:06 / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
0.7 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
72.7%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Justin Tafa's UFC Fight History
February 08, 2025 - UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Heavyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Elbow) at round 1 (35s).
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March 23, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas
Heavyweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 09, 2023 - UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:22).
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June 24, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria
Heavyweight bout
No contest at round 1 (29s).
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February 11, 2023 - UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:06).
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December 18, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 1 (1:53).
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May 22, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
Heavyweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 16, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
Heavyweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 08, 2020 - UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:59).
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October 05, 2019 - UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
Heavyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (2:10).
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Fighter's fights