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Justin Tafa

Justin Tafa

1015 ELO #886

"Bad Man"

MMA 7-5-0 (1 NC) · UFC 4-5-0 · Heavyweight · Last fought 1 year and 121 days ago

Justin Tafa "Bad Man" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Justin Tafa has 4 wins in the UFC. Justin Tafa lands an average of 4.05 significant strikes per minute .

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1015), and have not fought Justin Tafa before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Guilherme Pat 1-1-0 32 1016 0.0 1
Louie Sutherland 1-2-0 32 991 0.0 24
Sean Sharaf 0-2-0 32 968 0.0 47
Tai Tuivasa 8-10-0 33 1018 1.0 3
Hamdy Abdelwahab 2-1-0 33 1002 1.0 13
Rodrigo Nascimento 4-3-0 33 995 1.0 20

Fight Results Breakdown

9
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Parker Porter in 2023
Opponent ELO: 1015

Biggest Upset Loss

Tallison Teixeira in 2025
Your ELO: 1033 · Opponent ELO: 1000 · Favored by 33

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 0'
Weight
Heavyweight
Reach
74'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Dec 13 1993
Age
32
Peak ELO
1050
ELO Rank
886 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
87-45-0
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
982.7
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
969.8

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.05
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
54%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
5.11
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
47%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
–
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
–
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
–
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Justin Tafa Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2025-02-08 UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Tallison Teixeira KO/TKO Elbow 1 0:35 Loss -
2024-03-23 UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas Karl Williams U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2023-09-09 UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Austen Lane KO/TKO Punch 1 1:22 Win -
2023-02-11 UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Parker Porter KO/TKO Punch 1 1:06 Win -
2021-12-18 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus Harry Hunsucker KO/TKO Kick 1 1:53 Win -
2021-05-22 UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt Jared Vanderaa U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2021-01-16 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar Carlos Felipe S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-02-08 UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes Juan Adams KO/TKO Punch 1 1:59 Win -
2019-10-05 UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya Yorgan De Castro KO/TKO Punch 1 2:10 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Justin Tafa ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
9 2025-02-08 Tallison Teixeira 1000 Loss -18 1015
8 2024-03-23 Karl Williams 1029 Loss -17 1033
7 2023-09-09 Austen Lane 1000 Win +20 1050
6 2023-02-11 Parker Porter 1015 Win +21 1030
5 2021-12-18 Harry Hunsucker 986 Win +21 1009
4 2021-05-22 Jared Vanderaa 984 Loss -17 988
3 2021-01-16 Carlos Felipe 1016 Loss 0 1005
2 2020-02-08 Juan Adams 989 Win +21 1005
1 2019-10-05 Yorgan De Castro 1000 Loss -16 984

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