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Junior Tafa
“The Juggernaut”
New Zealand
7-6-0W-L-D
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 6'3"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 75"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Light HeavyweightLight Heavyweight: 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- NTG Fight & Fitness
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1621
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- L
- L
- W
Won 2 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Tafa puts people to sleep. His wins come 7 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission and 0 by decision, a 100% finish rate. When he wins, it ends early with his hands.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Tafa lost to Iwo Baraniewski (9-1-0) by first-round KO/TKO. Before that, he beat Kevin Christian (9-4-0) by first-round KO/TKO. Before that, he lost to Billy Elekana (10-2-0) by second-round submission.
- Style
- Orthodox at 6'3" with a 75" reach. Lands 3.8 significant strikes a minute at 52% accuracy, absorbs 2.67, and defends 52% of strikes. Attempts no takedowns, defends 73% of them, and offers no submission attempts.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 7 KO/TKO (100%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 100%
- Last fought
- 5 months ago
7 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 33-9 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1680
- Lossvs Iwo Baraniewski9-1-0 · Power Index 1808KO/TKO · R1 · 1:25Jun 6, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs Bonfim
Fight stats
Stat Junior Tafa Iwo Baraniewski Sig. strikes 0/8 6/22 Takedowns 0/0 0/1 Control time 0:00 0:17 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 0 6 - Winvs Kevin Christian9-4-0 · Power Index 1561KO/TKO · R1 · 2:42May 2, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates
Fight stats
Stat Junior Tafa Kevin Christian Sig. strikes 21/31 13/21 Takedowns 0/0 0/2 Control time 0:09 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 21 13 - Lossvs Billy Elekana10-2-0 · Power Index 1761Submission · R2 · 3:18Jan 31, 2026 · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2
Fight stats
Stat Junior Tafa Billy Elekana Sig. strikes 38/70 24/51 Takedowns 0/0 1/5 Control time 0:07 1:40 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 26 9 Round 2 sig. strikes 12 15 - Lossvs Tuco TokkosSubmission · R2 · 4:25Jul 13, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira
Fight stats
Stat Junior Tafa Tuco Tokkos Sig. strikes 24/38 11/22 Takedowns 0/0 5/9 Control time 0:27 7:51 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 16 6 Round 2 sig. strikes 8 5 - Winvs Sean Sharaf5-2-0 · Power Index 1588KO/TKO · R2 · 2:15Oct 12, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira
Career Stats
Based on 10 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.80
- Striking accuracy
- 52%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.67
- Striking defense
- 52%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.00
- Takedown defense
- 73%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00