Justin Tafa

Statistic	Justin Tafa
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.1
Strike Differential	-1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	53.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	1:12
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	100.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	0.0%
Avg Fight Time	5:27
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.1
Reversals/15min	0.0

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	46.2%
Control Time/Fight	0:01

LOSS

vs. Tallison Teixeira

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 1, 0:35 • UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 • Feb 2025

Justin Tafa0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Tallison Teixeira8/989%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:11KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Justin Tafa	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tallison Teixeira	8/9	89%	0/1	0:11	1

LOSS

vs. Karl Williams

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas • Mar 2024

Justin Tafa21/4349%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Karl Williams40/6166%TD 7/12Ctrl 10:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Justin Tafa	6/12	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Karl Williams	12/16	75%	4/4	3:58	—

R2	Justin Tafa	9/15	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Karl Williams	20/34	59%	1/2	2:45	—

R3	Justin Tafa	6/16	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Karl Williams	8/11	73%	2/6	3:48	—

WIN

vs. Austen Lane

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:22 • UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland • Sep 2023

Justin Tafa11/1479%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Austen Lane7/1450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Justin Tafa	11/14	79%	0/0	0:05	1
	Austen Lane	7/14	50%	0/0	0:00	—

NC

vs. Austen Lane

CNC • Rd 1, 0:29 • UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria • Jun 2023

Justin Tafa0/30%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Austen Lane3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Justin Tafa	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Austen Lane	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Parker Porter

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:06 • UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski • Feb 2023

Justin Tafa8/1650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Parker Porter7/1644%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Justin Tafa	8/16	50%	0/0	0:03	1
	Parker Porter	7/16	44%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Harry Hunsucker

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:53 • UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus • Dec 2021

Justin Tafa5/1050%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:02KD 1

Harry Hunsucker5/956%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Justin Tafa	5/10	50%	0/0	1:02	1
	Harry Hunsucker	5/9	56%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jared Vanderaa

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt • May 2021

Justin Tafa74/14750%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

Jared Vanderaa121/24849%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Justin Tafa	15/38	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Vanderaa	31/64	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Justin Tafa	26/47	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Vanderaa	47/90	52%	0/0	0:17	—

R3	Justin Tafa	33/62	53%	0/0	0:11	—
	Jared Vanderaa	43/94	46%	0/0	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Carlos Felipe

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar • Jan 2021

Justin Tafa86/14858%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:53

Carlos Felipe77/14254%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Justin Tafa	26/47	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carlos Felipe	9/29	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Justin Tafa	34/53	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carlos Felipe	35/61	57%	0/1	0:41	—

R3	Justin Tafa	26/48	54%	0/2	1:53	—
	Carlos Felipe	33/52	63%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Juan Adams

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:59 • UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes • Feb 2020

Justin Tafa10/1567%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Juan Adams7/1164%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Justin Tafa	10/15	67%	0/0	0:02	1
	Juan Adams	7/11	64%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Yorgan De Castro

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:10 • UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya • Oct 2019

Justin Tafa6/967%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:09

Yorgan De Castro4/1233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12KD 1

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Justin Tafa	6/9	67%	0/0	1:09	—
	Yorgan De Castro	4/12	33%	0/0	0:12	1