Junior Tafa
| Age | 29 |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 6' 3" |
| Weight Class | Light-heavyweight |
Junior Tafa is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 8 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws
Professional Career Statistics
| Pro Record | 8-8-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) |
|---|---|
| Career Length | 7 years, 4 months, 26 days |
| Rounds Fought | 9.8 |
| Avg. Fights/Year | 2.2 |
| Longest Layoff | 3 years, 1 month, 21 days |
| Quickest Turnaround | 3 weeks, 6 days |
Record BreakDown
| - | KO/TKO | SUB | DEC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Losses | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Finish Rate | 100.0% |
|---|---|
| Finished Rate | 62.5% |
| Win by Decision Rate | 0.0% |
| Loss by Decision Rate | 37.5% |
| Win by KO Rate | 100.0% |
| Loss by KO Rate | 37.5% |
| Win by SUB Rate | 0.0% |
| Loss by SUB Rate | 25.0% |
Win Method
Loss Method
Current Streak
1 Loss
Quick Hits
| Fastest Win | 01:06 |
|---|---|
| Fastest KO | 01:06 |
| Fastest SUB | - |
| Ave. Rounds (Ws) | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) | 01:40 |
| Ave. Rounds (Ls) | 0.9 |
| Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) | 04:26 |
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds
Official Professional Fight Record
| Date | Opponent | Weightclass | Method | Round | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSF | 01/31/2026 | (6-4-0) | Billy Elekana (9-2-0) | LHW | UFC 325: VOLKANOVSKI vs LOPES 2 | 3 | 05:00 | |
 | 07/12/2025 | L (6-3-0) | Tuco Tokkos (9-5-0) | LHW (206.0 vs. 206.0) | Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) UFC FN ON ESPN 192: LEWIS vs TEIXEIRA | 2 | 04:25 | |
| | 10/12/2024 | W (5-3-0) | Sean Sharaf (4-0-0) | HW (241.0 vs. 252.0) | TKO/RSC UFC FN ON ESPN 171: ROYVAL vs TAIRA | 2 | 02:15 | |
| | 08/17/2024 | L (5-2-0) | Valter Walker (9-1-0) | HW (244.0 vs. 252.0) | Submission (Verbal Submission) UFC 305: DU PLESSIS VS ADESANYA | 1 | 04:56 | |
| | 02/17/2024 | L (5-1-0) | Marcos Rogerio de Lima (21-9-1) | HW (249.0 vs. 261.5) | TKO/RSC UFC 298: VOLKANOVSKI vs TOPURIA | 2 | 01:14 | |
| | 08/26/2023 | W (4-1-0) | Parker Porter (13-8-0) | HW (255.0 vs. 256.0) | KO UFC FN 139 ON ESPN: HOLLOWAY vs THE KOREAN ZOMBIE | 1 | 01:24 | |
| | 04/22/2023 | L (4-0-0) | Mohammed Usman (7-2-0) | HW (252.0 vs. 239.5) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC FN 127 ON ESPN: PAVLOVICH vs BLADES | 3 | 05:00 | |
| NSF | 12/31/2022 | W (3-0-0) | Tsuyoshi Sudario (6-1-0) | HW | TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches) Rizin Fighting Federation 40 - Rizin vs. Bellator | 1 | 01:38 | |
| NSF | 11/26/2022 | W (2-0-0) | Nicolas Djurdievic (3-3-0) | HW | TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches) Brave Combat Federation 66 | 1 | 02:02 | |
| NSF | 08/05/2022 | W (1-0-0) | Kelvin Fitial (13-10-2) | HW | KO Hex Fight Series 23 | 3 | 05:00 | |
| NSF | 07/09/2022 | W (0-0-0) | Taisei Sekino (3-4-0) | LHW | KO (Punches) Beatdown Promotions 1 | 1 | 01:06 | |
| NSF | 05/17/2019 | L (2-3-0) | Chihad Kepenek (0-0-0) | HW | Decision (Unanimous) Glory 65 | 3 | 03:00 | |
| NSF | 12/08/2018 | L (2-2-0) | Jamal Ben Saddik (1-2-0) | HW | TKO/RSC (Knockdowns) Glory 62 | 1 | 02:55 | |
| NSF | 09/14/2018 | W (1-2-0) | Haze Wilson (0-0-0) | HW | KO Glory 58 | 1 | 01:35 | |
| NSF | 07/20/2018 | W (0-2-0) | Anthony McDonald (1-0-0) | HW | TKO/RSC (Knockdowns) Glory 55 | 1 | 02:20 | |
| NSF | 02/16/2018 | L (0-0-0) | Benjamin Adegbuyi (0-0-0) | HW | TKO/RSC (Strikes) Glory 50 | 2 | 00:34 | |
| NSF | 02/16/2018 | L (0-0-0) | Guto Inocente Filho (0-0-0) | HW | Decision (Unanimous) Glory 50 | 3 | 03:00 |
| * Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission * Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record * Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class |