Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Waterson - Event
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
JunYong Park
South KoreaJunYong Park
“The Iron Turtle”
19-7-0
RESULT

JunYong Park def. Tafon Nchukwi (Decision)

Majority Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Tafon Nchukwi
CameroonTafon Nchukwi
“Da Don”
6-4-0
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

JunYong Park defeated Tafon Nchukwi by Majority Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Waterson - Event, held Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

JunYong Park
Tafon Nchukwi
0
Knockdowns
0
71 of 145
Significant strikes
58 of 136
49%
Sig. strike accuracy
43%
79 of 155
Total strikes
64 of 144
2 of 5
Takedowns
1 of 2
40%
Takedown accuracy
50%
2
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:49
Control time
0:34
Significant strikes by target
61 of 134
Head
20 of 83
4 of 5
Body
25 of 33
6 of 6
Leg
13 of 20
48 of 117
Distance
51 of 127
3 of 3
Clinch
7 of 9
20 of 25
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
30 of 69
Sig. str.
30 of 69
30 of 69
Total str.
32 of 71
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
16 of 35
Sig. str.
21 of 43
16 of 35
Total str.
24 of 48
0 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 2
1
Sub. att
0
0:34
Ctrl
0:34
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
25 of 41
Sig. str.
7 of 24
33 of 51
Total str.
8 of 25
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
3:15
Ctrl
0:00

Betting Odds

JunYong Park
-101
50% implied win probability
Open: +140Best: +135
Tafon Nchukwi
+121
45% implied win probability
Open: -172Best: +310

Average moneyline across 12 sportsbooks.

SportsbookJunYong ParkTafon Nchukwi
BetAnything+135-155
BetOnline+135-155
Bookmaker+118-148
Bovada+120-145
Cloudbet-450+287
DraftKings-480+310
FanDuel-370+260
MyBookie+120-150
Pinnacle+120-138
sportsbetio+118-156
sports-interaction+125-160
unibet+124-155

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won JunYong Park vs Tafon Nchukwi?

JunYong Park defeated Tafon Nchukwi by Majority Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Waterson - Event, held Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

JunYong Park 49%51% Tafon Nchukwi

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

JunYong Park
Complete Fighter
4 edges
Tafon Nchukwi
Complete Fighter
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

73Power93
76Speed90
88Precision88
83Durability83
87Engine87
92Wrestling63
88Ground57

Biggest edge JunYong Park, Submissions +44

Attribute by attribute

JunYong Park is on the left of every row, Tafon Nchukwi on the right.
88Punch power93
58Kick power93
80Punch speed95
71Kick speed84
88Accuracy88
92Takedowns63
81Ground striking62
95Submissions51
93Chin71
72Body strength94
87Cardio87

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

19-7-0
Record
6-4-0
1721
Power Index rating
1726
0
Win Streak
0
35
Age
31
5'10"
178 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
73"
185 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
South Korea
Nationality
Cameroon

Striking Profile

4.64
SLpM
5.57
51%
Str. Acc.
52%
3.82
SApM
4.11
51%
Str. Def.
54%

Grappling Profile

1.69
TD Avg.
0.76
42%
TD Acc.
57%
54%
TD Def.
64%
0.80
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

JunYong Park · 3-2
  • L
    Ikram Aliskerov
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  • W
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  • W
    Brad Tavares
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  • L
    Andre Muniz
    UFC Fight Night: Song vs Gutierrez · Dec 10, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Albert Duraev
    UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva · Jul 15, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:45 · Middleweight
Tafon Nchukwi · 2-3
  • W
    Marcos Rogerio de Lima
    Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA · May 1, 2026
    Split Decision
  • W
    Chris Daukaus
    CFFC 134: Daukaus vs. Nchukwi · Aug 16, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
  • L
    AJ Dobson
    UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Dos Anjos · Aug 12, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Carlos Ulberg
    UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Gamrot · Jun 25, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 1:15 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Azamat Murzakanov
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev · Mar 12, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 0:44 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 6 fights
57.1
Avg sig. strikes
65.5
1.38
Avg takedowns
0.67
3:40
Avg control time
1:24
105
Career high strikes
120
5
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

JunYong Park
Strike target
Tafon Nchukwi
81%
Head
50%
10%
Body
33%
10%
Leg
18%
JunYong Park
Strike position
Tafon Nchukwi
84%
Distance
69%
7%
Clinch
27%
9%
Ground
3%