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Junior Tafa vs Valter Walker

Junior Tafa is 7-6-0; Valter Walker is 16-1-0. Junior Tafa is 2 years older than Valter Walker. Valter Walker has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Junior Tafa. Valter Walker is 3" · 8 cm taller than Junior Tafa. They have met once: Junior Tafa 0, Valter Walker 1.

Junior Tafa
New Zealand
Junior Tafa
“The Juggernaut” · 7-6-0
TKOTKOSUB
Met once
Valter Walker
Valter Walker
“The Clean Monster” · 16-1-0
SUBSUBSUB
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Style & credentials

Junior Tafa

No background on record

Camp · NTG Fight & Fitness · Australia
Valter Walker

No background on record

Camp · GOR MMA · Brazil

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

82%
Head
50%
16%
Body
19%
2%
Leg
31%

Time in position

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

Junior Tafalast 9 fights
48%20%32%
Valter Walkerlast 6 fights
41%51%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Junior Tafa· from fights outside the UFC Valter Walker
Strikes landed / min
3.801.92
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersValter Walker · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.672.67
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersValter Walker · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.005.39
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersValter Walker · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
73%100%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersValter Walker · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.003.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersValter Walker · Elite · better than 99% 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
1.92
2.67
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.67
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
5.39 / 7.8
73%
Takedown defence
100%
0:05
Control time / fight
2:13
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
3.60

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
Valter Walker6 UFC fights · 48 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
23%11/44
19%9/10
29%14/15
Clinch
8%4/10
0%0/1
2%1/1
Ground
19%9/10
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 Valter Walker ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya (Sun, Aug 18, 2024), where Valter Walker won by Submission.

What are the records of Junior Tafa and Valter Walker?

Junior Tafa is 7-6-0 and Valter Walker is 16-1-0.

Who has the longer reach, Junior Tafa or Valter Walker?

Valter Walker has the longer reach: 78" · 198 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Junior Tafa, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Junior Tafa or Valter Walker?

Valter Walker is taller at 6'6" · 198 cm; Junior Tafa stands 6'3" · 191 cm.

Who is older, Junior Tafa or Valter Walker?

Junior Tafa is 30 and Valter Walker is 28.

Who has more finishes, Junior Tafa or Valter Walker?

Junior Tafa has 7 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Valter Walker has 12 wins (6 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission).