Light Heavyweight Bout

Junior Tafa

“The Juggernaut”

Record: 3-6-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 3"
Reach: 75"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: Sep 21, 1996

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 9
Minutes: 56.6
Knockdowns: 2
Sig. accuracy: 52.1%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: —
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 0
Control / 15: 13:00

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted200/384

Accuracy52.1%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head80.0%
Body17.5%
Leg2.5%

Position

Distance77.0%
Clinch13.0%
Ground10.0%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head64.1%
Body10.5%
Leg25.5%

Position absorbed

Distance75.8%
Clinch3.3%
Ground20.9%

Grappling

For

Takedowns0/0

TD accuracy—

TD per 150

Sub attempts0

Subs per 150

Reversals1

Control0:49

Control per 1513:00

Against

Takedowns absorbed12/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced3

Control conceded30:14

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Iwo Baraniewski
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:25
UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. BonfimJun 6, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 0/8 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Kevin Christian
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:42
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. PratesMay 2, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 21/31 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:09
Loss vs Billy Elekana
Submission · Round 2 · 3:18
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2Jan 31, 2026
KD 1 · Sig 38/70 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:07
Loss vs Tuco Tokkos
Submission · Round 2 · 4:25
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. TeixeiraJul 12, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 24/38 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:27
Win vs Sean Sharaf
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:15
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. TairaOct 12, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 71/128 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:02
Loss vs Valter Walker
Submission · Round 1 · 4:56
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. AdesanyaAug 17, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 5/8 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:14
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. TopuriaFeb 17, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 11/27 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Parker Porter
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:24
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean ZombieAug 26, 2023
KD 1 · Sig 8/13 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:04
Loss vs Mohammed Usman
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. BlaydesApr 22, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 22/61 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00

Full notes on Patreon Weekly matchups

Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—