Justin Tafa

🇦🇺 🇼🇸

(1993-12-13)

Statistics

UFC Record: 4-5 (1 NC)

By Method:

KO/TKO: 4-2
Submission: 0-0
Decision: 0-3

By Elo:

As Favorite: 1-2
As Underdog: 3-3 (1 NC)

By Weight Class:

Heavyweight: 3-5 (1 NC)

By Round:

Round 1: 4-2 (1 NC)
Round 3: 0-3

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: W N W L L

Peak Elo: 2763 (2023-09-09)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2602 (#1602)

Bonuses: 2 (1 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 5m 27s

Total Fight Time: 54m 34s

Avg Time Between Fights: 196 days

Avg Card Placement: 4.2

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-02-08
UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2

⭐ Tallison Teixeira (25) 🇧🇷
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2595

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:35

🇦🇺 🇼🇸 Justin Tafa (31)
4-4 (1 NC) • L W N W W
Elo: 2660

Qudos Bank Arena
Sydney
Australia 🇦🇺

2024-03-23
UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas

Karl Williams (34) 🇺🇸 🇻🇮
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2754

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇦🇺 🇼🇸 Justin Tafa (30)
4-3 (1 NC) • W N W W L
Elo: 2763

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2023-09-09
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland

⭐ Justin Tafa (29) 🇦🇺 🇼🇸
N W W L L • 3-3 (1 NC)
Elo: 2640

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:22

🇺🇸 Austen Lane (35)
0-0 (1 NC) • N
Elo: 2720

Qudos Bank Arena
Sydney
Australia 🇦🇺

2023-06-24
UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria

Justin Tafa (29) 🇦🇺 🇼🇸
W W L L W • 3-3
Elo: 2640

HEAVYWEIGHT
NC
R1
0:29

🇺🇸 Austen Lane (35)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2720

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2023-02-11
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski

Justin Tafa (29) 🇦🇺 🇼🇸
W L L W L • 2-3
Elo: 2495

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:06

🇺🇸 Parker Porter (37)
3-2 • L W W W L
Elo: 2663

RAC Arena
Perth
Australia 🇦🇺

2021-12-18
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus

Justin Tafa (28) 🇦🇺 🇼🇸
L L W L • 1-3
Elo: 2396

CATCHWEIGHT (267 LB)
KO
R1
1:53

🇺🇸 Harry Hunsucker (32)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2394

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-05-22
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt

Jared Vanderaa (29) 🇺🇸
L • 0-1
Elo: 2526

HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇦🇺 🇼🇸 Justin Tafa (27)
1-2 • L W L
Elo: 2484

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-01-16
UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar

Carlos Felipe (26) 🇧🇷
L W • 1-1
Elo: 2627

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇦🇺 🇼🇸 Justin Tafa (27)
1-1 • W L
Elo: 2477

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2020-02-08
UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes

Justin Tafa (26) 🇦🇺 🇼🇸
L • 0-1
Elo: 2338

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
1:59

🇺🇸 Juan Adams (28)
1-2 • W L L
Elo: 2484

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2019-10-05
UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya

⭐ Yorgan De Castro (31) 🇨🇻
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2539

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:10

🇦🇺 🇼🇸 Justin Tafa (25)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2400

Marvel Stadium
Melbourne
Australia 🇦🇺