Heavyweight

Justin Tafa

32 years old · Southpaw · Career TSR 92.6

Core metrics

sig landed

119.0

49th overall
57th in primary weight class

sig attempted

234.0

46th overall
55th in primary weight class

sig absorbed

191.0

66th overall
69th in primary weight class

distance landed

103.0

52th overall
61th in primary weight class

clinch landed

9.0

49th overall
54th in primary weight class

ground landed

7.0

52th overall
50th in primary weight class

head landed

69.0

48th overall
51th in primary weight class

body landed

41.0

66th overall
77th in primary weight class

leg landed

9.0

34th overall
46th in primary weight class

knockdowns

3.0

95th overall
95th in primary weight class

td landed

0.0

28th overall
45th in primary weight class

td attempted

0.0

14th overall
27th in primary weight class

td conceded

7.0

82th overall
86th in primary weight class

subs

0.0

57th overall
72th in primary weight class

reversals

0.0

70th overall
78th in primary weight class

ctrl total

81.0

26th overall
35th in primary weight class

ctrl top

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

ctrl clinch

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

ctrl ground

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

ctrl cage

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

ctrl back

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

SLpM

2.2

18th overall
22th in primary weight class

SApM

3.5

45th overall
58th in primary weight class

sig landed per 15

32.5

18th overall
22th in primary weight class

sig attempted per 15

63.8

15th overall
27th in primary weight class

strike pace

4.3

15th overall
27th in primary weight class

sig accuracy

0.5

66th overall
64th in primary weight class

strike diff per 15

-19.6

26th overall
20th in primary weight class

distance strikes per 15

28.1

27th overall
31th in primary weight class

clinch strikes per 15

2.5

34th overall
38th in primary weight class

ground strikes per 15

1.9

42th overall
46th in primary weight class

head strikes per 15

18.8

21th overall
20th in primary weight class

body strikes per 15

11.2

55th overall
61th in primary weight class

leg strikes per 15

2.5

15th overall
27th in primary weight class

knockdowns per 15

0.8

89th overall
93th in primary weight class

power strike rate

0.0

95th overall
97th in primary weight class

takedowns per 15

0.0

28th overall
45th in primary weight class

takedown attempts per 15

0.0

14th overall
27th in primary weight class

takedown accuracy

0.0

28th overall
45th in primary weight class

takedown defense

0.0

19th overall
28th in primary weight class

control time per 15

22.1

17th overall
26th in primary weight class

top control per 15

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

clinch control per 15

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

ground control per 15

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

cage control per 15

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

back control per 15

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

grappling control efficiency

0.0

28th overall
45th in primary weight class

sub attempts per 15

0.0

57th overall
72th in primary weight class

reversals per 15

0.0

70th overall
78th in primary weight class

sig landed per 15 expected vs avg

55.7

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

sig attempted per 15 expected vs avg

118.6

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

slpm expected vs avg

3.7

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

sapm expected vs avg

3.9

33th overall
35th in primary weight class

strike diff per 15 expected vs avg

-2.9

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

distance strikes per 15 expected vs avg

45.2

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

clinch strikes per 15 expected vs avg

5.4

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

ground strikes per 15 expected vs avg

5.2

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

head strikes per 15 expected vs avg

34.9

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

body strikes per 15 expected vs avg

12.0

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

leg strikes per 15 expected vs avg

8.9

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

knockdowns per 15 expected vs avg

0.3

33th overall
35th in primary weight class

takedowns per 15 expected vs avg

1.3

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

takedown attempts per 15 expected vs avg

3.7

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

control time per 15 expected vs avg

153.9

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

sub attempts per 15 expected vs avg

0.3

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

reversals per 15 expected vs avg

0.2

68th overall
68th in primary weight class

Recent bouts

Feb 8, 2025 · Heavyweight

vs. Tallison Teixeira

UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · loss · KO/TKOElbow

Mar 23, 2024 · Heavyweight

vs. Karl Williams

UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas · loss · U-DEC

Sep 9, 2023 · Heavyweight

vs. Austen Lane

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · win · KO/TKOPunch

Jun 24, 2023 · Heavyweight

vs. Austen Lane

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria · Scheduled · CNC

Feb 11, 2023 · Heavyweight

vs. Parker Porter

UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski · win · KO/TKOPunch

Dec 18, 2021 · Heavyweight

vs. Harry Hunsucker

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus · win · KO/TKOKick

May 22, 2021 · Heavyweight

vs. Jared Vanderaa

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt · loss · U-DEC

Jan 16, 2021 · Heavyweight

vs. Carlos Felipe

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar · loss · S-DEC

Feb 8, 2020 · Heavyweight

vs. Juan Adams

UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes · win · KO/TKOPunch

Oct 5, 2019 · Heavyweight

vs. Yorgan De Castro

UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya · loss · KO/TKOPunch