Fighter profile
Justin Tafa
Heavyweight · UFC record 4-5 (1 NC) · 10 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 8 Feb 2025
Power Striker
Fighter ratings
Ratings V2RatedChin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026
R1 research scaleProfile
- Height
- 183 cm (6'0")
- Reach
- 188 cm (6'2")
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Age
- 32
Last 3: NC W L (most recent last)
Career statistics
DescriptiveStrikes landed13.8significant, per round
Strikes absorbed17.4per round
Striking differential-3.6per round
Takedown attempts0.12per round
Takedown defense53.3%of attempts stopped
Finish rate100.0%of UFC wins
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per round
- 13.8
- Significant strikes absorbed per round
- 17.4
- Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
- -3.6
- Striking accuracy
- 54.4%
- Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
- 47.1%
- Knockdowns per round
- 0.25
- Target: head / body / leg
- 58.4% / 28.1% / 13.6%
- Position: distance / clinch / ground
- 84.6% / 11.8% / 3.6%
Wrestling and grappling
- Takedown attempts per round
- 0.12
- Takedowns landed per round
- 0.00
- Takedown accuracy
- 0.0%
- Takedown defense
- 53.3%
- Control time per round
- 0:17
- Submission attempts per round
- 0.00
- Reversals per round
- 0.00
Outcomes and durability
- UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
- 4-5-0, 1 NC
- Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
- 100.0%
- Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
- 4 · 0 · 0
- Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
- 2 · 0 · 3
- Knockdowns scored / suffered
- 4 / 2
- Average fight time
- 7:20 (over 7 bouts)
UFC fight history
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | End | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 8 Feb 2025 | Tallison Teixeira | L | KO/TKO Elbow | R1 0:35 | UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 |
| Sat 23 Mar 2024 | Karl Williams | L | U-DEC | R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas |
| Sat 9 Sep 2023 | Austen Lane | W | KO/TKO Punch | R1 1:22 | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland |
| Sat 24 Jun 2023 | Austen Lane | NC | CNC | R1 0:29 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria |
| Sat 11 Feb 2023 | Parker Porter | W | KO/TKO Punch | R1 1:06 | UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski |
Show all 10 UFC fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | End | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 18 Dec 2021 | Harry Hunsucker | W | KO/TKO Kick | R1 1:53 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus |
| Sat 22 May 2021 | Jared Vanderaa | L | U-DEC | R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt |
| Sat 16 Jan 2021 | Carlos Felipe | L | S-DEC | R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar |
| Sat 8 Feb 2020 | Juan Adams | W | KO/TKO Punch | R1 1:59 | UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes |
| Sat 5 Oct 2019 | Yorgan De Castro | L | KO/TKO Punch | R1 2:10 | UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya |
