Junior Tafa
“The Juggernaut”
Next Fight - May 03, 2025
UFC on ESPN 67 - Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Age: 28 | Sep 21, 1996
Nationality: New Zealand
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 241 lbs
Professional Record
| 9 fights | 6 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 6 | 1 |
| Submissions | 0 | 1 |
| Decisions | 0 | 1 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | 6 - 3 | Sean Sharaf | UFC Fight Night 244 - Royval vs. Taira | October 12, 2024 | TKO (Punches) | Mark Smith | 2 | 2:15 |
| LOSS | 5 - 3 | Valter Walker | UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | August 17, 2024 | Submission (Heel Hook) | Steve Perceval | 1 | 4:56 |
| LOSS | 5 - 2 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | UFC 298 - Volkanovski vs. Topuria | February 17, 2024 | TKO (Leg Kick and Punches) | Frank Trigg | 2 | 1:14 |
| WIN | 5 - 1 | Parker Porter | UFC Fight Night 225 - Holloway vs. Korean Zombie | August 26, 2023 | KO (Punch) | Marc Goddard | 1 | 1:24 |
| LOSS | 4 - 1 | Mohammed Usman | UFC Fight Night 222 - Pavlovich vs. Blaydes | April 22, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mark Smith | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 4 - 0 | Tsuyoshi Kamiyama | Rizin FF - Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs. Rizin | December 31, 2022 | TKO (Punches) | Minoru Toyonaga | 1 | 1:38 |
| WIN | 3 - 0 | Nicolas Djurdjevic | Brave CF 66 - Brave Combat Federation 66 | November 26, 2022 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:02 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 | Kelvin Fitial | HFS - Hex Fight Series 23 | August 05, 2022 | KO (Punches) | 2 | 4:36 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 | Taisei Sekino | Beatdown Promotions 1 - Compton vs. Oyama | July 09, 2022 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:06 |
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