Heavyweight Bout

Justin Tafa

“Bad Man”

Record: 4-5-0 (1 NC)
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 6' 0"
Reach: 74"
Weight: 264 lbs.
Born: Dec 13, 1993

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 10
Minutes: 54.6
Knockdowns: 4
Sig. accuracy: 54.4%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 0.0%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 0
Control / 15: 1:13

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted221/406

Accuracy54.4%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head58.4%
Body28.1%
Leg13.6%

Position

Distance84.6%
Clinch11.8%
Ground3.6%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head56.3%
Body28.7%
Leg15.1%

Position absorbed

Distance79.2%
Clinch12.9%
Ground7.9%

Grappling

For

Takedowns0/2

TD accuracy0.0%

TD per 150

Sub attempts0

Subs per 150

Reversals0

Control4:25

Control per 151:13

Against

Takedowns absorbed7/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced2

Control conceded11:59

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	—	—	—	—	—	0/0.7	0.0%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Tallison Teixeira
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:35
UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2Feb 8, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 0/1 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Karl Williams
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. NamajunasMar 23, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 21/43 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Austen Lane
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:22
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. StricklandSep 9, 2023
KD 1 · Sig 11/14 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:05
NC vs Austen Lane
Could Not Continue · Round 1 · 0:29
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. TopuriaJun 24, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 0/3 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Parker Porter
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:06
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. VolkanovskiFeb 11, 2023
KD 1 · Sig 8/16 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:03
Win vs Harry Hunsucker
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:53
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. DaukausDec 18, 2021
KD 1 · Sig 5/10 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 1:02
Loss vs Jared Vanderaa
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. GarbrandtMay 22, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 74/147 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:11
Loss vs Carlos Felipe
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. KattarJan 16, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 86/148 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 1:53
Win vs Juan Adams
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:59
UFC 247: Jones vs. ReyesFeb 8, 2020
KD 1 · Sig 10/15 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:02
Loss vs Yorgan De Castro
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:10
UFC 243: Whittaker vs. AdesanyaOct 5, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 6/9 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 1:09

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