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RIZINRIZIN 40: Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN
Junior Tafa
New Zealand
Junior TafaWIN
“The Juggernaut” · 7-6-0
TKOTKOSUB
RESULT
TKO
ROUND 1 · 1:38
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
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Tsuyoshi Sudario
Japan
Tsuyoshi Sudario
“Takanofuji Sanzo” · 10-4-0
TKODECTKO
Saturday, December 31, 2022Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

Junior Tafa defeated Tsuyoshi Sudario by TKO in round 1 (1:38) in the Heavyweight bout of RIZIN 40: Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN, held Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

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Junior Tafa vs Tsuyoshi Sudario

Insights

  • Tsuyoshi Sudario stops 100% of takedowns, better than 96% of UFC fighters.
  • Junior Tafa's last two losses were both stopped early.
  • Tsuyoshi Sudario spends 76% of fight time at distance.

Style & credentials

Junior Tafa

No background on record

Camp · NTG Fight & Fitness · Australia
Tsuyoshi Sudario

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

82%
Head
61%
16%
Body
9%
2%
Leg
30%

Time in position

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

Junior Tafalast 9 fights
48%20%32%
Tsuyoshi Sudariolast 5 fights
76%18%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Junior Tafa· from fights outside the UFC Tsuyoshi Sudario· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.801.99
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Good · better than 63% of UFC fightersTsuyoshi Sudario · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.671.83
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersTsuyoshi Sudario · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.000.62
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersTsuyoshi Sudario · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
73%100%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersTsuyoshi Sudario · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersTsuyoshi Sudario · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.80
Strikes landed / min
1.99
2.67
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.83
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.62 / 1.2
73%
Takedown defence
100%
0:05
Control time / fight
1:44
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
Tsuyoshi Sudario5 fights · by range and by target
Range
69%Distance · 88
24%Clinch · 31
7%Ground · 9
Target
61%Head · 59
9%Body · 9
30%Leg · 29

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

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

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Junior Tafa12 of 13 ended early · 92%1 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Tsuyoshi Sudario12 of 14 ended early · 86%2 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Junior Tafa2-3
  • L
    Iwo Baraniewski
    UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs Bonfim · Jun 6, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 1:25 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Kevin Christian
    UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates · May 2, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 2:42 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Billy Elekana
    UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 · Feb 1, 2026
    Submission · R2 · 3:18 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Tuco Tokkos
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025
    Submission · R2 · 4:25 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Sean Sharaf
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira · Oct 12, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 2:15 · Heavyweight
Full record · 13 fights
  • L
    Valter Walker
    UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya · Aug 18, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 4:56 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Marcos Rogerio de Lima
    UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria · Feb 17, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 1:14 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Parker Porter
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs The Korean Zombie · Aug 26, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 1:24 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Mohammed Usman
    UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes · Apr 22, 2023
    UD · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Tsuyoshi Sudario
    RIZIN 40: Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN · Dec 31, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 1:38 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Nicolas Đurđević
    Brave 66 · Nov 26, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 2:04 · Catchweight
  • W
    Kelvin Fitial
    Hex Fight Series 23 · Aug 5, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 4:36 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Taisei Sekino
    Beatdown Promotions 1 · Jul 9, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 1:06 · Light Heavyweight
Tsuyoshi Sudario3-2
  • W
    Ryo Sakai
    RIZIN 54 · Aug 11, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 4:26 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jose Augusto
    RIZIN: Otoko Matsuri · May 4, 2025
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Hisaki Kato
    RIZIN LANDMARK 10 in NAGOYA · Nov 17, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 1:11 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Mikio Ueda
    RIZIN 45 · Dec 31, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 0:55 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Dong Hwan Lim
    RIZIN LANDMARK 6 · Oct 1, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 2:10 · Heavyweight
Full record · 14 fights
  • W
    Roque Martinez
    RIZIN LANDMARK 5 · Apr 29, 2023
    UD · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Junior Tafa
    RIZIN 40: Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN · Dec 31, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 1:38 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Janos Csukas
    RIZIN 39 · Oct 23, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 0:30 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Hideki Sekine
    RIZIN 37 · Jul 31, 2022
    KO · R1 · 0:53 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Lawdlain Saint-Ilme
    RIZIN 31 · Oct 24, 2021
    KO · R1 · 1:51 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Shoma Shibisai
    RIZIN 28 · Jun 13, 2021
    Submission · R3 · 1:38 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Kazushi Miyamoto
    RIZIN 27 · Mar 21, 2021
    KO · R1 · 0:08 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Ikuhisa Minowa
    RIZIN 26 · Dec 31, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 3:19 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Dylan James
    RIZIN 24 · Sep 27, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 3:00 · Heavyweight
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Junior Tafa vs Tsuyoshi Sudario?

Junior Tafa defeated Tsuyoshi Sudario by TKO in round 1 (1:38) in the Heavyweight bout of RIZIN 40: Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN, held Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.