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Justin Tafa

“Bad Man”

Heavyweight · UFC record 4-5 (1 NC) · 10 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 8 Feb 2025

Power Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)74
Power88
Striking defense66
Takedown defense66
WrestlingProvisional measure59

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (10 detailed fights; as of Sat 8 Feb 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING78.2
CardioEvidence: LIMITED78.2

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
183 cm (6'0")
Reach
188 cm (6'2")
Stance
Southpaw
Age
32

Last 3: NC W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

10 detailed UFC fights · 16 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 8 Feb 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes 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%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

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

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

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)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Justin Tafa — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 8 Feb 2025Tallison TeixeiraLKO/TKO ElbowR1 0:35UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Sat 23 Mar 2024Karl WilliamsLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas
Sat 9 Sep 2023Austen LaneWKO/TKO PunchR1 1:22UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Sat 24 Jun 2023Austen LaneNCCNCR1 0:29UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria
Sat 11 Feb 2023Parker PorterWKO/TKO PunchR1 1:06UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
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Justin Tafa — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 18 Dec 2021Harry HunsuckerWKO/TKO KickR1 1:53UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
Sat 22 May 2021Jared VanderaaLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
Sat 16 Jan 2021Carlos FelipeLS-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
Sat 8 Feb 2020Juan AdamsWKO/TKO PunchR1 1:59UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes
Sat 5 Oct 2019Yorgan De CastroLKO/TKO PunchR1 2:10UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya

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