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Junior Tafa

Fighter profile

Junior Tafa

LHW7-6-0P4P #474Div #33
Form
3.6
6.7
5.4
2.9
6.6
71
Overall
SoS 46
Skill ratings
Striking
74
Boxing
76
Kicking
60
Clinch
73
Striking def.
69
Wrestling off.
62
Wrestling def.
64
Ground game
63
Submissions
61
Grappling def.
59
Profile
Age29
Height6'3"
Reach75"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryNZL
Pro debut2022
UFC record3-6-0
Last fight2026-06-06
Octagon time56.7 min
Avg fight6.3 min
Career length4y 1m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LHW division (205 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:5 HW · 4 LHW (now)

Striking offense1517
84th
LHW avg 1501
Striking defense1498
50th
LHW avg 1499
Grappling offense1494
42nd
LHW avg 1497
Grappling defense1492
25th
LHW avg 1504
Momentum25
67th
LHW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 7-6-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 2 losses
W
100% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
3win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(17%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO(—) 0
0 (0%)Submission(—) 0
0 (0%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes200
Sig. accuracy52%
Sig. attempted384
Total strikes231
Total attempted417
Knockdowns2
Head160
Body35
Leg5
Distance154
Clinch26
Ground20

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed153
Sig. defense52%
KDs absorbed2
Head abs.98
Body abs.16
Leg abs.39
Distance abs.116
Clinch abs.5
Ground abs.32

Grappling · offense

Takedowns0
TD accuracy—
TD attempted0
Sub att.0
Reversals1
Control time0:49

Grappling · defense

TD defense73%
TDs absorbed12
TD att. faced44
Sub att. faced3
Controlled time30:14

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 9 UFC fights · 56:39 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Junior has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
94W–29Lwin 76.4%div #107/150pct 29th
WinsSoft
27W–11Lwin 71.1%div #118/135pct 13th
LossesAverage
67W–18Lwin 78.8%div #88/147pct 41st

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
1527 elodiv #103/150pct 32nd
WinsSoft
1512 elodiv #105/137pct 24th
LossesAverage
1534 elodiv #90/147pct 39th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall28W–20L58.3%
Wins28W–20L58.3%
Losses0W–0L—

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Junior, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−4.54u−50.4% ROI

over 9 close-line bets

Average odds
-103

51% implied

As favorite
3W–2L

ROI −10.8%

Avg -179

As underdog
0W–4L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +194

Based on 9 of 9 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.