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UFCUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Carlos Felipe
Carlos Felipe
“Boi”
11-2-0
RESULT

Carlos Felipe def. Justin Tafa (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Justin Tafa
Justin Tafa
“Bad Man”
7-5-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, January 16, 2021
UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Carlos Felipe defeated Justin Tafa by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar, held Saturday, January 16, 2021 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Fight stats

Carlos Felipe
Justin Tafa
0
Knockdowns
0
77 of 142
Significant strikes
86 of 148
54%
Sig. strike accuracy
58%
77 of 142
Total strikes
109 of 171
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 2
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:41
Control time
1:53
Significant strikes by target
46 of 103
Head
50 of 107
28 of 36
Body
20 of 24
3 of 3
Leg
16 of 17
64 of 128
Distance
74 of 133
13 of 14
Clinch
12 of 15
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
9 of 29
Sig. str.
26 of 47
9 of 29
Total str.
26 of 47
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
35 of 61
Sig. str.
34 of 53
35 of 61
Total str.
34 of 53
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:41
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
33 of 52
Sig. str.
26 of 48
33 of 52
Total str.
49 of 71
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:53

Judges' Scorecards

Lukasz Bosacki
#FelipeTafa
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Anders Ohlsson
#FelipeTafa
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Paul Sutherland
#FelipeTafa
1910
2109
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

4
Felipe
–
16
Tafa
●29–28 Tafa×16●29–28 Felipe×4
All 20 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

14%
Felipe
4%
Draw
82%
Tafa
166 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Tafa74.7%●29–28 Felipe14.5%●30–27 Tafa7.2%●29–29 Draw3.6%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
98%
Tafa
R2
90%
Felipe
R3
80%
Tafa

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

11-2-0
Record
7-5-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
31
Age
32
6'0"
183 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
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Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.88
SLpM
4.05
45%
Str. Acc.
54%
5.60
SApM
5.11
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.00
TD Avg.
0.00
0%
TD Acc.
0%
72%
TD Def.
53%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Carlos Felipe · 3-2
  • L
    Salimgerey Rasulov
    ACA 164 - Abdulvakhabov vs. KokovWed, Oct 4, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Yuriy Fedorov
    ACA 156 - Koshkin vs. BoykoFri, Apr 28, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Andrei Arlovski
    UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs Dumont VianaSat, Oct 16, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Jake Collier
    UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2Sat, Jun 12, 2021
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Justin Tafa
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs KattarSat, Jan 16, 2021
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Justin Tafa · 3-2
  • L
    Tallison Teixeira
    UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2Sat, Feb 8, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 0:35 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Karl Williams
    UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs NamajunasSat, Mar 23, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Austen Lane
    UFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 1:22 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Parker Porter
    UFC 284: Makhachev vs VolkanovskiSat, Feb 11, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 1:06 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Harry Hunsucker
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs DaukausSat, Dec 18, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 1:53 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 5 fights · 9 fights
73.2
Avg sig. strikes
24.6
0.00
Avg takedowns
0.00
0:43
Avg control time
0:29
94
Career high strikes
86
0
Career high TDs
0

Strike Distribution

Carlos Felipe
Strike target
Justin Tafa
63%
Head
58%
30%
Body
28%
7%
Leg
14%
Carlos Felipe
Strike position
Justin Tafa
87%
Distance
85%
11%
Clinch
12%
2%
Ground
4%