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Justin Tafa
“Bad Man”
New Zealand
7-5-0W-L-D
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 6'0"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 74"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- HeavyweightHeavyweight: 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 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.
- 1659
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Tafa is a pure finisher: 7 KO/TKO wins, 0 submissions, 0 decisions, for a 100% finish rate. When he wins, he puts people to sleep, and the record reads 7-5-0.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he lost to Tallison Teixeira (9-2-0) by first-round KO/TKO. Before that, he dropped a unanimous decision to Karl Williams (10-6-0). Before that, he beat Austen Lane (13-8-0) by first-round KO/TKO.
- Style
- Southpaw with a 74" reach. He lands 4.05 significant strikes a minute at 54% accuracy but absorbs 5.11 a minute, with 47% striking defense. No takedown attempts, and 53% takedown defense.
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%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 21 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.: 53-31
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1625
- Lossvs Tallison Teixeira9-2-0 · Power Index 1723KO/TKO · R1 · 0:35Feb 9, 2025 · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2
Fight stats
Stat Justin Tafa Tallison Teixeira Sig. strikes 0/1 8/9 Takedowns 0/0 0/1 Control time 0:00 0:11 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 0 8 - Lossvs Karl Williams10-6-0 · Power Index 1620Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Mar 24, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs Namajunas
- Winvs Austen Lane13-8-0 · Power Index 1633KO/TKO · R1 · 1:22Sep 10, 2023 · UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland
- Winvs Parker Porter14-9-0 · Power Index 1617KO/TKO · R1 · 1:06Feb 12, 2023 · UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski
- Winvs Harry Hunsucker7-6-0 · Power Index 1530KO/TKO · R1 · 1:53Dec 19, 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus
Career Stats
Based on 10 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.05
- Striking accuracy
- 54%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 5.11
- Striking defense
- 47%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.00
- Takedown accuracy
- 0%
- Takedown defense
- 53%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00