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Junior Tafa vs Quentin Pasley

Junior Tafa

Pro 7-6-0  |  UFC 3-6-0
Light Heavyweight
VS

Quentin Pasley

Pro 4-0-0  |  UFC 0-0-0
Age
30|25
Height
6'3"|6'4"
Reach
75"|78"
Stance
Orthodox|Orthodox
Quentin Pasley is making their UFC debut. Statistics shown are from DWCS data. UFC Record: 0-0-0

Career Statistics

Statistic Junior Tafa Quentin Pasley Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy52.1%62.2%►
Sig. Strikes Landed/min3.56.0►
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min2.73.0—
Strike Differential0.8/min3.0/min►
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy0.0%100.0%►
Takedown Defense72.7%100.0%►
Takedowns Landed/15min0.03.2►
Submission Attempts/15min0.00.0—
Control Time/15min0:121:45►
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins100.0%100.0%—
Submission % of Wins0.0%0.0%—
Decision % of Wins0.0%0.0%—
Avg Fight Time6:174:41—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.50.0—
Reversals/15min0.30.0—
Edges072 even

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic Junior Tafa Quentin Pasley Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy56.0%62.2%—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min5.36.0—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min3.73.0—
Takedown Accuracy0.0%100.0%►
Takedown Defense72.0%100.0%►
Control Time/Fight0:090:33—
Edges024 even

Last 3 Fights

Junior Tafa

LOSS
vs. Iwo Baraniewski
UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim • Jun 2026Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:25
Junior Tafa0/80%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Iwo Baraniewski6/2227%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:17KD 1
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Kevin Christian
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates • May 2026Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 2:42
Junior Tafa21/3168%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09
Kevin Christian13/2162%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Billy Elekana
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 • Jan 2026Light Heavyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:18
Junior Tafa38/7054%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1
Billy Elekana24/5147%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:40
▼ Rounds

Quentin Pasley

WIN
vs. Arlind Berisha
DWCS 10.5 • Sep 2026
KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 4:41
Quentin Pasley28/4562%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:33
Arlind Berisha14/2361%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:18
▼ Rounds

Common Opponents

No Common Opponents

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Quentin Pasley is the busier striker, landing 6.0 significant strikes per minute vs 3.5. Their opponent absorbs 2.7 strikes per minute on average — Quentin Pasley's output should find a target.

Striking Accuracy: Quentin Pasley connects on 62.2% of significant strikes compared to 52.1%. The 10pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Quentin Pasley is a serious grappling threat at 3.2 TD/15min (100% accuracy) against Junior Tafa's 73% defense.

Finish Threat: Junior Tafa finishes 100% of wins (100% KO/TKO, 0% sub). Quentin Pasley finishes 100% of wins (100% KO/TKO, 0% sub).

Fight Length: Junior Tafa's fights average 6:17 vs 4:41 for Quentin Pasley. If this reaches the championship rounds, Junior Tafa's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Data through UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott (Oct 17, 2026)
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