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Justin Tafa

Fighter profile

Justin Tafa

HW7-5-0P4P #469Div #29
Form
2.8
3.0
7.3
 
7.4
75
Overall
SoS 46
Skill ratings
Striking
75
Boxing
79
Kicking
74
Clinch
74
Striking def.
66
Wrestling off.
55
Wrestling def.
71
Ground game
58
Submissions
60
Grappling def.
71
Profile
Age32
Height6'0"
Reach74"
StanceSouthpaw
StyleStriker
CountryAUS
Pro debut2017
UFC record4-5-0
Last fight2025-02-08
Octagon time54.6 min
Avg fight5.5 min
Career length9y 2m
Elo trajectory
Shadedsurgeryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the HW division (263 fighters).

Striking offense1528
90th
HW avg 1502
Striking defense1485
13th
HW avg 1500
Grappling offense1488
26th
HW avg 1496
Grappling defense1509
72nd
HW avg 1505
Momentum31
62nd
HW avg 25
Win / loss by method
Record: 7-5-0, 1 NC

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
40% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
4win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(—) 0
0 (0%)Submission(—) 0
0 (0%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes221
Sig. accuracy54%
Sig. attempted406
Total strikes261
Total attempted447
Knockdowns4
Head129
Body62
Leg30
Distance187
Clinch26
Ground8

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed279
Sig. defense47%
KDs absorbed2
Head abs.157
Body abs.80
Leg abs.42
Distance abs.221
Clinch abs.36
Ground abs.22

Grappling · offense

Takedowns0
TD accuracy0%
TD attempted2
Sub att.0
Reversals0
Control time4:25

Grappling · defense

TD defense53%
TDs absorbed7
TD att. faced15
Sub att. faced2
Controlled time11:59

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 10 UFC fights · 54:34 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

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

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
78W–23Lwin 77.2%div #97/167pct 43rd
WinsSoft
37W–16Lwin 69.8%div #129/150pct 15th
LossesStrong
41W–7Lwin 85.4%div #38/162pct 77th

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
1517 elodiv #146/167pct 13th
WinsSoft
1508 elodiv #128/151pct 16th
LossesSoft
1524 elodiv #137/162pct 16th

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 %
Overall5W–3L62.5%
Wins5W–3L62.5%
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 Justin, 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
−1.36u−15.1% ROI

over 9 close-line bets

Average odds
-109

52% implied

As favorite
3W–1L

ROI +15.9%

Avg -192

As underdog
1W–4L

ROI −40.0%

Avg +143

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.