HeavyweightActive
Junior Tafa
“The Juggernaut”
Country
AustraliaRecord
7-6
Weight class
Heavyweight
Height
6'3"
Reach
75"
Age
29
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
7 of 7 wins inside the distance · 82nd percentile
Stopped in 38% of bouts — 5 of 13 · 12th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 97th percentile
5:20
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
0
Title fights
1
Main events
Percentiles vs 489 heavyweights
Strikes & grappling
200 landed from 384 attempts — 52% accuracy · 21st percentile
No takedown attempted in 9 statted bouts · 0th percentile
2 in 9 statted bouts · 36th percentile
1m of 57m fought · 0th percentile
Head 80%
Body 18%
Leg 2%
Of 200 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 28 heavyweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 9 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 57m of fight time, of the 13 bouts on record
Next fightTafa vs Ce LiuUFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song · Aug 29, 2026
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Ce Liu | Upcoming | — | — | UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song |
| Jun 6, 2026 | Iwo Baraniewski | LOSS | KOKick | R1 · 1:25 | UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim |
| May 2, 2026 | Kevin Christian | WIN | KOElbows | R1 · 2:42 | UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates |
| Jan 31, 2026 | Billy Elekana | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 3:18 | UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Tuco Tokkos | LOSS | SUBArm Triangle | R2 · 4:25 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Sean Sharaf | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 2:15 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Valter Walker | LOSS | SUBHeel Hook | R1 · 4:56 | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | LOSS | KOKick | R2 · 1:14 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Parker Porter | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 1:24 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Mohammed Usman | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Tsuyoshi Sudario | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Nicolas Djurdjevic | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 2:02 | Brave CF 66 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Kelvin Fitial | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 4:36 | Hex Fight Series 23 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | Taisei Sekino | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 1:06 | BP 1: Beatdown Promotions 1 |
Upcoming
LOSS
KOKickR1 · 1:25
Kevin Christian
KOElbowsR1 · 2:42
Billy Elekana
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 3:18
Tuco Tokkos
SUBArm TriangleR2 · 4:25
WIN
KOPunchesR2 · 2:15
LOSS
SUBHeel HookR1 · 4:56
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
KOKickR2 · 1:14
Parker Porter
KOPunchR1 · 1:24
Mohammed Usman
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Tsuyoshi Sudario
KOKO/TKOR1
Nicolas Djurdjevic
KOKO/TKOR1 · 2:02
Kelvin Fitial
KOKO/TKOR2 · 4:36
Taisei Sekino
KOKO/TKOR1 · 1:06
How the wins came
Record
7
Wins
6
Losses
0
Draws
5:20
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
0
Title fights
1
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Junior Tafa’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 13 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.