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UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
Junior Tafa
Junior Tafa
6-5 · NZL
VS
Kevin Christian
Kevin Christian
9-3 · BRA
May 2, 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Junior Tafa def. Kevin Christian by KO/TKO (Elbows), R1 2:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:42
Tafa21/310/000:09
Christian13/210/200:00
Total
Tafa21/310/000:09
Christian13/210/200:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
TafaWin probabilityChristian
54.9%45.1%
KO / TKO
53%
Submission
15%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 8.4 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Tafa, blue toward Christian. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Tafa55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%60%50%
Submission4%7%3%
Decision18%33%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 21
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Christian45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%44%12%
Submission10%23%17%
Decision15%33%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1343)act 13
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R223%
R36%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Tafa
51.9%-111
Christian
+11146.7%
Most takedownstie 55.6%
Tafa
16.4%+172
Christian
-17228.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tafa
Expected: 34.1
34
Over 34
39.3%
+151
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.3%
-151
04386
Christian
Expected: 31.4
31.5
Over 31.5
39.6%
+152
Under 31.5
60.4%
-152
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Tafa
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.9%
+378
Under 0.5
79.1%
-378
035
Christian
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.1%
+212
Under 0.5
67.9%
-212
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 8.4 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Tafa54.9%66.4%−11.5-234
Christian45.1%33.6%+11.5+182
By method
Tafa by KO/TKO28.9%49.8%−20.9-140
Tafa by submission8.0%3.4%+4.6+2436
Tafa by decision18.0%11.3%+6.7+659
Christian by KO/TKO23.8%11.6%+12.2+637
Christian by submission6.6%16.7%−10.1+413
Christian by decision14.8%7.3%+7.5+1070
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds61.7%40.2%+21.5+133
Over 2.5 rds39.0%23.9%+15.1+290
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision32.7%19.4%+13.3+384

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
69.1Striking55.2
Tafa +13.8
19.6Grappling0.0
Tafa +19.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TafaChristian
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1474
Pound-for-pound
1504
1483
Divisional
1504
1517
Striking offense
1500
1506
Striking defense
1500
1491
Grappling offense
1493
1480
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
29 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'7"
75"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.41
Strikes landed / min
3.94
52%
Strike accuracy
82%
2.55
Strikes absorbed / min
4.79
52%
Strike defense
26%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
71%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
29%
UFC win rate
0%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
20%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Junior Tafa
  • LBilly ElekanaSUB R2
    Close +2153mo before
  • LTuco TokkosSUB R2
    Close -18010mo before
  • WSean SharafKO/TKO R2
    Close -2411y 7mo before
  • LValter WalkerSUB R1
    Close +1141y 8mo before
  • LMarcos Rogerio de LimaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1902y 2mo before
Kevin Christian
  • LBilly ElekanaSUB R1
    Close +2146mo before
Tafa — win / loss by method
Record: 6-5-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
2win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(60%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Christian — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
56% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
5 (56%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Tafa
Christian
7
UFC fights
1
52.5 min · 7.5 avg
Octagon time
3.5 min · 3.5 avg
4y 1m
Career length
11y 10m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Tafa
Christian
77W–26L · 74.8%
Overall
8W–2L · 80.0%
18W–8L · 69.2%
Wins
0W–0L
59W–18L · 76.6%
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tafa
Christian
28W–20L · 58.3%
Overall
38W–13L · 74.5%
28W–20L · 58.3%
Wins
32W–9L · 78.0%
0W–0L
Losses
6W–4L · 60.0%
Distance striking
Tafa
Christian
7.11
Landed / min
4.38
49.1%
Accuracy
82.4%
54.4%
Defense
33.3%
0.57
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
38.6%
Time at distance
90.1%
Grappling & control
Tafa
Christian
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
70.7%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
2.2%
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Tafa
  • Head78%(140)div 63%
  • Body20%(35)div 19%
  • Legs2%(4)div 17%
Christian
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body43%(6)div 19%
  • Legs57%(8)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Junior Tafa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kevin Christian
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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