Light Heavyweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Junior Tafa v Billy Elekana
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2, Sat, Jan 31, 2026, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Referee Herb Dean
Referee Herb Dean
Billy Elekana won by Submission, R2 3:18. Rear Naked Choke
“The Juggernaut”
Height 6'3", Reach 75", Stance Orthodox, Age 29 on the night
Coming in 2-4-0 in the UFC over 6 fights
“Son of Susie”
Height 6'3", Reach 77", Stance Southpaw, Age 30 on the night
Coming in 2-1-0 in the UFC over 3 fights
01/Round by round
2 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Junior Tafa | Billy Elekana | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 26 of 46 | 0 of 0 | 0:07 | 1 | 9 of 24 | 0 of 3 | 0:37 | 0 |
| Round 23:18 | 12 of 24 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 15 of 27 | 1 of 2 | 1:03 | 0 |
| Fight, 8:18 | 38 of 70 | 0 of 0 | 0:07 | 1 | 24 of 51 | 1 of 5 | 1:40 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 8.3 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.