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Junior Tafa

UFC Record
3-6
Age
30
Height
6'3"
Reach
75"
Stance
Orthodox

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1454Today
1594Best, Feb 2024
1462Classic Elo
#218 Men: Pound for Pound#24 Light Heavyweight
1400150016002024202520261434 going into Mohammed Usman, Apr 20231481 going into Parker Porter, Aug 20231594 going into Marcos Rogerio de Lima, Feb 20241460 going into Valter Walker, Aug 20241424 going into Sean Sharaf, Oct 20241494 going into Tuco Tokkos, Jul 20251467 going into Billy Elekana, Jan 20261467 going into Kevin Christian, May 20261479 going into Iwo Baraniewski, Jun 20261454 today1454
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1462Today
1502Best, Feb 2024
1454Fighter Elo
#375 Men: Pound for Pound#38 Light Heavyweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

1450150015502024202520261500 going into Mohammed Usman, Apr 20231485 going into Parker Porter, Aug 20231502 going into Marcos Rogerio de Lima, Feb 20241488 going into Valter Walker, Aug 20241472 going into Sean Sharaf, Oct 20241489 going into Tuco Tokkos, Jul 20251472 going into Billy Elekana, Jan 20261458 going into Kevin Christian, May 20261475 going into Iwo Baraniewski, Jun 20261462 today1462
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

3.53Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
52%Striking Accuracy
2.70Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
52%Striking Defense
0.53Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
0.00Takedowns per 15 Minutes
73%Takedown Defense
0.00Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
1%Share of Fight Time in Control
6.3 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins300
Losses231

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Iwo BaraniewskiKO/TKO · R1 1:25Jun 6, 2026UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Junior TafaIwo Baraniewski
1479Fighter Elo Going In1610
1475Classic Elo Going In1529
0 of 8Significant Strikes6 of 22
0 of 8Total Strikes6 of 22
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:17
Winvs. Kevin ChristianKO/TKO · R1 2:42May 2, 2026UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Junior TafaKevin Christian
1467Fighter Elo Going In1459
1458Classic Elo Going In1484
21 of 31Significant Strikes13 of 21
22 of 32Total Strikes13 of 21
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 2
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:09Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Billy ElekanaSubmission · R2 3:18Jan 31, 2026UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Junior TafaBilly Elekana
1467Fighter Elo Going In1526
1472Classic Elo Going In1518
38 of 70Significant Strikes24 of 51
38 of 70Total Strikes27 of 54
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 5
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:07Control Time1:40
Lossvs. Tuco TokkosSubmission · R2 4:25Jul 12, 2025UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Junior TafaTuco Tokkos
1494Fighter Elo Going In1253
1489Classic Elo Going In1469
24 of 38Significant Strikes11 of 22
25 of 39Total Strikes31 of 57
0 of 0Takedowns5 of 9
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:27Control Time7:51
Winvs. Sean SharafKO/TKO · R2 2:15Oct 12, 2024UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Junior TafaSean Sharaf
1424Fighter Elo Going In1395
1472Classic Elo Going In1500
71 of 128Significant Strikes53 of 118
71 of 128Total Strikes54 of 122
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 8
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:02Control Time0:46
Lossvs. Valter WalkerSubmission · R1 4:56Aug 17, 2024UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Junior TafaValter Walker
1460Fighter Elo Going In1425
1488Classic Elo Going In1482
5 of 8Significant Strikes4 of 4
10 of 13Total Strikes20 of 23
0 of 0Takedowns2 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:00Control Time3:54
Lossvs. Marcos Rogerio de LimaKO/TKO · R2 1:14Feb 17, 2024UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Junior TafaMarcos Rogerio de Lima
1594Fighter Elo Going In1412
1502Classic Elo Going In1545
11 of 27Significant Strikes33 of 46
17 of 33Total Strikes63 of 78
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 3
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time3:26
Winvs. Parker PorterKO/TKO · R1 1:24Aug 26, 2023UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Junior TafaParker Porter
1481Fighter Elo Going In1318
1485Classic Elo Going In1512
8 of 13Significant Strikes2 of 9
11 of 16Total Strikes3 of 10
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:04Control Time0:17
Lossvs. Mohammed UsmanUnanimous DecisionApr 22, 2023UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Junior TafaMohammed Usman
1434Fighter Elo Going In1360
1500Classic Elo Going In1516
22 of 61Significant Strikes7 of 29
37 of 78Total Strikes79 of 133
0 of 0Takedowns2 of 12
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time12:03