Junior Tafa

🇦🇺 ︎ 🇼🇸 ︎

(1996-09-21)

Statistics

UFC Record: 2-5

By Method:

KO/TKO: 2-1
Submission: 0-3
Decision: 0-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 1-1
As Underdog: 1-4

By Weight Class:

Light Heavyweight: 0-2
Heavyweight: 2-3

By Round:

Round 1: 1-1
Round 2: 1-3
Round 3: 0-1

By Type:

Ranked Opponent: 0-1

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: L L W L L

Elo: 2392

Peak Elo: 2564 (2023-08-26)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2595 (#1654)

Bonuses: 1 (0 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 7m 30s

Total Fight Time: 52m 32s

Avg Time Between Fights: 178 days

Avg Card Placement: 7

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-02-01
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2

Billy Elekana (30) 🇺🇸 ︎ 🇼🇸 ︎
L W W • 2-1
Elo: 2748 (87%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R2
3:18

🇦🇺 ︎ 🇼🇸 ︎ Junior Tafa (29)
2-4 • L W L L W
Elo: 2418 (13%)

Qudos Bank Arena
Sydney
Australia 🇦🇺 ︎

2025-07-12
UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira

Tuco Tokkos (35) 🇧🇷 ︎ 🇨🇾 ︎ 🇬🇧 ︎ 🇬🇷 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎
L L • 0-2
Elo: 2482 (43%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:25

🇦🇺 ︎ 🇼🇸 ︎ Junior Tafa (28)
2-3 • W L L W L
Elo: 2533 (57%)

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2024-10-12
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

Junior Tafa (28) 🇦🇺 ︎ 🇼🇸 ︎
L L W L • 1-3
Elo: 2438 (52%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:15

🇺🇸 ︎ Sean Sharaf (31)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2422 (48%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2024-08-17
UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya

Valter Walker (26) 🇧🇷 ︎ 🇷🇺 ︎
L • 0-1
Elo: 2553 (53%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:56

🇦🇺 ︎ 🇼🇸 ︎ Junior Tafa (27)
1-2 • L W L
Elo: 2531 (47%)

RAC Arena
Perth
Australia 🇦🇺 ︎

2024-02-17
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria

Marcos Rogerio de Lima (38) 🇧🇷 ︎
W L W W L • 10-7
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2848 (84%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
1:14

🇦🇺 ︎ 🇼🇸 ︎ Junior Tafa (27)
1-1 • W L
Elo: 2564 (16%)

Honda Center
Anaheim, California
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2023-08-26
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie

⭐ Junior Tafa (26) 🇦🇺 ︎ 🇼🇸 ︎
L • 0-1
Elo: 2436 (36%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:24

🇺🇸 ︎ Parker Porter (38)
4-3 • W W L L W
Elo: 2535 (64%)

Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore
Singapore 🇸🇬 ︎

2023-04-22
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes

Mohammed Usman (34) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W • 1-0
Elo: 2580 (59%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇦🇺 ︎ 🇼🇸 ︎ Junior Tafa (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2519 (41%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎