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UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
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Justin Tafa
Justin Tafa
7-4 · AUS
February 8, 2025 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
263.0lb
Weigh-in
266.0lb
Tallison Teixeira def. Justin Tafa by KO/TKO (Elbow), R1 0:35
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:35
Teixeira8/90/110:11
Tafa0/10/000:00
Total
Teixeira8/90/110:11
Tafa0/10/000:00

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
TeixeiraWin probabilityTafa
62.4%37.6%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
22%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 9.6 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 Teixeira, blue toward Tafa. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Teixeira62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%28%40%
Submission15%25%9%
Decision29%47%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1652)act 8
Takedowns1.9 (0.05.3)act 0
Tafa38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%38%31%
Submission7%18%4%
Decision17%44%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1242)act 0
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R211%
R38%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Teixeira
56.7%-135
Tafa
+13542.0%
Most takedownstie 30.0%
Teixeira
61.3%-703
Tafa
+7038.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Teixeira
Expected: 38.6
38.5
Over 38.5
39.9%
+151
Under 38.5
60.1%
-151
04997
Tafa
Expected: 30.6
30.5
Over 30.5
40.0%
+150
Under 30.5
60.0%
-150
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Teixeira
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
35.9%
+139
Exactly 2
14.2%
push
Under 2
49.9%
-139
036
Tafa
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.9%
Exactly 0
82.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 9.6 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
Teixeira62.4%58.6%+3.8-158
Tafa37.6%41.4%−3.8+131
By method
Teixeira by KO/TKO19.9%40.5%−20.6+108
Teixeira by submission13.8%9.3%+4.5+810
Teixeira by decision28.7%7.9%+20.8+972
Tafa by KO/TKO12.0%30.6%−18.6+175
Tafa by submission8.3%3.7%+4.6+2171
Tafa by decision17.3%8.1%+9.2+936
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds64.8%38.9%+25.9+140
Over 2.5 rds53.8%22.3%+31.5+319
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.0%17.7%+28.3+429

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TeixeiraTafa
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1526
Pound-for-pound
1513
1526
Divisional
1513
Striking offense
Striking defense
1561
Grappling offense
1483
1558
Grappling defense
1514
Physical
25 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'7"
Height
6'0"
83"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.09
Strike accuracy
55%
Strikes absorbed / min
5.02
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
50%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
44%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
322
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tallison Teixeira
No prior UFC fights.
Justin Tafa
  • LKarl WilliamsU-DEC R3
    Close +16011mo before
  • WAusten LaneKO/TKO R1
    Close -1981y 5mo before
  • WParker PorterKO/TKO R1
    Close -1202y before
  • WHarry HunsuckerKO/TKO R1
    missedClose -3343y 2mo before
  • LJared VanderaaU-DEC R3
    Close -1883y 9mo before
Teixeira — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Tafa — win / loss by method
Record: 7-4-0, 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, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
25% 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
75% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Teixeira
Tafa
0
UFC fights
9
Octagon time
54.0 min · 6.0 avg
Career length
9y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Teixeira
Tafa
Overall
71W–23L · 75.5%
Wins
37W–16L · 69.8%
Losses
34W–7L · 82.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Teixeira
Tafa
18W–20L · 47.4%
Overall
5W–3L · 62.5%
18W–20L · 47.4%
Wins
5W–3L · 62.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Teixeira
Tafa
Landed / min
5.37
Accuracy
51.8%
Defense
50.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.11
Time at distance
64.5%
Grappling & control
Teixeira
Tafa
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
27.2%
Strike target map
Teixeira
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Tafa
  • Head58%(129)div 65%
  • Body28%(62)div 20%
  • Legs14%(30)div 16%

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

Tallison Teixeira

No UFC fights on record.

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

Justin Tafa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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