Justin Tafa
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 74"
- Weight
- 264 lb
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Born
- Mon, Dec 13, 1993, age 32
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Oct 5, 2019
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Feb 8, 2025
01/How he wins
4 KO/TKO (punch to head at distance 2, kick to head at distance, punch to head in clinch) in 4 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 4 | 2 |
| Decision | 0 | 3 |
| All | 4 | 5 |
02/Career rates
1 fight was overturned or ruled a no contest. Its minutes and attempts count in every rate above; the result counts in neither column of the record.
03/By division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | 10 | 4-5-0, 1 NC | 54.6 | 221 of 406 | 4.05 | 0 of 2 | 4:25 of 54:34 | 4 | 4 in 4 |
| All | 10 | 4-5-0, 1 NC | 54.6 | 221 of 406 | 4.05 | 0 of 2 | 4:25 of 54:34 | 4 | 4 in 4 |
04/By year
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.6 | 0 of 1 | 0.00 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 0:35 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 15.0 | 21 of 43 | 1.40 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2-0-0, 1 NC | 3.0 | 19 of 33 | 6.44 | 0 of 0 | 0:08 of 2:57 | 2 | 2 in 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 31.9 | 165 of 305 | 5.18 | 0 of 2 | 3:06 of 31:53 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2.0 | 10 of 15 | 5.04 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 of 1:59 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 2.2 | 6 of 9 | 2.77 | 0 of 0 | 1:09 of 2:10 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| All | 10 | 4-5-0, 1 NC | 54.6 | 221 of 406 | 4.05 | 0 of 2 | 4:25 of 54:34 | 4 | 4 in 4 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 10 of 10 | 24.6 | 87 of 165 | 3.54 | 0 of 0 | 2:21 of 24:34 | 4 | 0 | 7, won 4 |
| Round 2 | 3 of 10 | 15.0 | 69 of 115 | 4.60 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 3 | 3 of 10 | 15.0 | 65 of 126 | 4.33 | 0 of 2 | 2:04 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 | 3, won 0 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Feb 8, 2025UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | Tallison TeixeiraHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R1 0:35Elbow to Head At Distance | 0 of 1 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0:35 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 23, 2024UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas | Karl WilliamsHeavyweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Jacob Montalvo 27 - 30. Mike Bell 28 - 29. Chris Flores 28 - 29. | 21 of 43 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 9, 2023UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland | Austen LaneHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:22Punch to Head At Distance | 11 of 14 | 0 of 0 | 0:05 | 1 | 1:22 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 24, 2023UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria | Austen LaneHeavyweight | NCCould Not Continue, R1 0:29Eye Poke by Lane | 0 of 3 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0:29 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 11, 2023UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski | Parker PorterHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:06Punch to Head At Distance | 8 of 16 | 0 of 0 | 0:03 | 1 | 1:06 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 18, 2021UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | Harry HunsuckerHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:53Kick to Head At Distance | 5 of 10 | 0 of 0 | 1:02 | 1 | 1:53 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 22, 2021UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt | Jared VanderaaHeavyweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 27 - 30. Tony Weeks 27 - 30. Eric Colon 28 - 29. | 74 of 147 | 0 of 0 | 0:11 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 16, 2021UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar | Carlos FelipeHeavyweight | LSplit decision, R3 5:00Lukasz Bosacki 28 - 29. Anders Ohlsson 29 - 28. Paul Sutherland 28 - 29. | 86 of 148 | 0 of 2 | 1:53 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 8, 2020UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes | Juan AdamsHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:59Punch to Head In Clinch | 10 of 15 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 1 | 1:59 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 5, 2019UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya | Yorgan De CastroHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R1 2:10Punch to Head At Distance | 6 of 9 | 0 of 0 | 1:09 | 0 | 2:10 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.