Junior Tafa

Statistic	Junior Tafa
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Strike Differential	0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	70.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	0:11
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	100.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	0.0%
Avg Fight Time	7:30
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.6
Reversals/15min	0.3

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	64.3%
Control Time/Fight	0:07

LOSS

vs. Billy Elekana

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:18 • UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 • Jan 2026

Junior Tafa38/7054%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

Billy Elekana24/5147%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Tafa	26/46	57%	0/0	0:07	1
	Billy Elekana	9/24	38%	0/3	0:37	—

R2	Junior Tafa	12/24	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Billy Elekana	15/27	56%	1/2	1:03	—

LOSS

vs. Tuco Tokkos

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 4:25 • UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira • Jul 2025

Junior Tafa24/3863%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27

Tuco Tokkos11/2250%TD 5/9Ctrl 7:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Tafa	16/23	70%	0/0	0:12	—
	Tuco Tokkos	6/9	67%	4/6	4:14	—

R2	Junior Tafa	8/15	53%	0/0	0:15	—
	Tuco Tokkos	5/13	38%	1/3	3:37	—

WIN

vs. Sean Sharaf

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:15 • UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira • Oct 2024

Junior Tafa71/12855%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Sean Sharaf53/11845%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Tafa	36/75	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Sharaf	46/102	45%	1/5	0:46	—

R2	Junior Tafa	35/53	66%	0/0	0:02	—
	Sean Sharaf	7/16	44%	0/3	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Valter Walker

Submission (Heel Hook) • Rd 1, 4:56 • UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya • Aug 2024

Junior Tafa5/862%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Valter Walker4/4100%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Tafa	5/8	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Valter Walker	4/4	100%	2/3	3:54	—

LOSS

vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 1:14 • UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria • Feb 2024

Junior Tafa11/2741%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Marcos Rogerio de Lima33/4672%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:26KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Tafa	6/18	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	27/36	75%	1/3	3:08	—

R2	Junior Tafa	5/9	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	6/10	60%	0/0	0:18	1

WIN

vs. Parker Porter

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:24 • UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie • Aug 2023

Junior Tafa8/1362%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Parker Porter2/922%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Tafa	8/13	62%	0/0	0:04	1
	Parker Porter	2/9	22%	0/1	0:17	—

LOSS

vs. Mohammed Usman

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes • Apr 2023

Junior Tafa22/6136%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Mohammed Usman7/2924%TD 2/12Ctrl 12:03

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Tafa	8/24	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mohammed Usman	1/12	8%	0/4	3:26	—

R2	Junior Tafa	6/18	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mohammed Usman	4/12	33%	1/5	4:09	—

R3	Junior Tafa	8/19	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mohammed Usman	2/5	40%	1/3	4:28	—