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Junior Tafa vs Mohammed Usman

Junior Tafa is 7-6-0; Mohammed Usman is 12-4-0. Mohammed Usman is 7 years older than Junior Tafa. Mohammed Usman has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Junior Tafa. Junior Tafa is 1" · 3 cm taller than Mohammed Usman. They have met once: Junior Tafa 0, Mohammed Usman 1.

Junior Tafa
New Zealand
Junior Tafa
“The Juggernaut” · 7-6-0
TKOTKOSUB
Met once
Mohammed Usman
Nigeria
Mohammed Usman
“The Motor” · 12-4-0
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Style & credentials

Junior Tafa

No background on record

Camp · NTG Fight & Fitness · Australia
Mohammed Usman

No background on record

Camp · Kill Cliff FC · Nigeria

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

82%
Head
61%
16%
Body
38%
2%
Leg
1%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Junior Tafalast 9 fights
48%20%32%
Mohammed Usmanlast 5 fights
72%13%15%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Junior Tafa· from fights outside the UFC Mohammed Usman
Strikes landed / min
3.803.85
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersMohammed Usman · Good · better than 63% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.674.27
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersMohammed Usman · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.000.56
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersMohammed Usman · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
73%66%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersMohammed Usman · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersMohammed Usman · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.80
Strikes landed / min
3.85
2.67
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.27
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.56 / 4.0
73%
Takedown defence
66%
0:05
Control time / fight
2:32
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Junior Tafa9 UFC fights · 200 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
58%116/273
17%33/42
3%5/5
Clinch
12%24/36
1%2/2
0%0/0
Ground
10%20/26
0%0/0
0%0/0
Mohammed Usman6 UFC fights · 310 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
57%178/593
38%118/173
1%2/4
Clinch
2%5/8
0%1/3
0%0/0
Ground
2%6/10
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Junior Tafa and Mohammed Usman ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes (Sat, Apr 22, 2023), where Mohammed Usman won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Junior Tafa and Mohammed Usman?

Junior Tafa is 7-6-0 and Mohammed Usman is 12-4-0.

Who has the longer reach, Junior Tafa or Mohammed Usman?

Mohammed Usman has the longer reach: 79" · 201 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Junior Tafa, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Junior Tafa or Mohammed Usman?

Junior Tafa is taller at 6'3" · 191 cm; Mohammed Usman stands 6'2" · 188 cm.

Who is older, Junior Tafa or Mohammed Usman?

Mohammed Usman is 37 and Junior Tafa is 30.

Who has more finishes, Junior Tafa or Mohammed Usman?

Junior Tafa has 7 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Mohammed Usman has 6 wins (4 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).