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Junior Tafa

Junior Tafa

977 ELO #1972

"The Juggernaut"

MMA 7-6-0 · UFC 3-6-0 · Light Heavyweight · Last fought 2 days ago

Junior Tafa "The Juggernaut" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Junior Tafa has 3 wins in the UFC. Junior Tafa lands an average of 3.53 significant strikes per minute .

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Light Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 977), and have not fought Junior Tafa before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Diyar Nurgozhay 1-2-0 29 985 0.0 8
Brendson Ribeiro 2-5-0 29 964 0.0 13
Luke Fernandez 0-1-0 30 984 1.0 7
Ibo Aslan 2-3-0 30 987 1.0 10
Oumar Sy 3-2-0 30 1026 1.0 49
Rodolfo Bellato 2-1-0 30 1026 1.0 49

Fight Results Breakdown

9
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Parker Porter in 2023
Opponent ELO: 1020

Biggest Upset Loss

Tuco Tokkos in 2025
Your ELO: 1000 · Opponent ELO: 969 · Favored by 31

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 3'
Weight
Light Heavyweight
Reach
75'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Sep 21 1996
Age
29
Peak ELO
1008
ELO Rank
1972 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
106-38-1
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1022.7
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
979.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.53
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
52%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.7
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
52%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
–
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
–
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
–
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Junior Tafa Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-06-06 UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim Iwo Baraniewski KO/TKO Kick 1 1:25 Loss +325
2026-05-02 UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates Kevin Christian KO/TKO Elbows 1 2:42 Win -187
2026-01-31 UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 Billy Elekana SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 3:18 Loss +187
2025-07-12 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira Tuco Tokkos SUB Arm Triangle 2 4:25 Loss -
2024-10-12 UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Sean Sharaf KO/TKO Punches 2 2:15 Win -
2024-08-17 UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Valter Walker SUB Heel Hook 1 4:56 Loss -
2024-02-17 UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria Marcos Rogerio de Lima KO/TKO Kick 2 1:14 Loss -
2023-08-26 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie Parker Porter KO/TKO Punch 1 1:24 Win -
2023-04-22 UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes Mohammed Usman U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Junior Tafa ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
9 2026-06-06 Iwo Baraniewski 1039 Loss -14 977
8 2026-05-02 Kevin Christian 984 Win +22 991
7 2026-01-31 Billy Elekana 1024 Loss -14 969
6 2025-07-12 Tuco Tokkos 969 Loss -17 983
5 2024-10-12 Sean Sharaf 1000 Win +22 1000
4 2024-08-17 Valter Walker 983 Loss -17 978
3 2024-02-17 Marcos Rogerio de Lima 1076 Loss -13 995
2 2023-08-26 Parker Porter 1020 Win +23 1008
1 2023-04-22 Mohammed Usman 1021 Loss -15 985

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