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Justin Tafa
Fighter

Justin Tafa

"Bad Man"
7-5-0
Amateur MMA 1-0
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CAREER SUMMARY

Justin Tafa holds a professional MMA record of 7-5-0. Their full professional MMA career spans 13 bouts on record. Justin Tafa has won 7 fights: 7 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 0 by decision. Most recent fight: February 8, 2025. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height
6'0"183 cm
Weight
264 lbs120 kg
Reach
74"188 cm
Stance
—
DOB
1993-12-13

UFC career

Source: UFCStats.com · Record: 7-5-0 (1 NC)

SLpM
4.05
Str. Acc.
54%
SApM
5.11
Str. Def.
—
TD Avg.
0.00
TD Acc.
0%
TD Def.
53%
Sub. Avg.
—

Career history

  1. CXLD
    vs Louie Sutherland
    UFC Fight Night· Sep 27, 2025· Heavyweight
    —
  2. CXLD
    vs Jhonata Diniz
    UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira· Jun 28, 2025· Heavyweight
    —
  3. LOSS
    vs Tallison Teixeira
    UFCUFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2· Feb 8, 2025· Heavyweight· 7-4 vs 7-0
    TKO
    R1 · 0:35
  4. CXLD
    vs Kennedy Nzechukwu
    UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway· Oct 26, 2024· Heavyweight
    —
  5. LOSS
    vs Karl Williams
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Ribas vs Namajunas· Mar 23, 2024· Heavyweight· 7-3 vs 9-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  6. CXLD
    vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima
    UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria· Feb 17, 2024· Heavyweight
    —
  7. WIN
    vs Austen Lane
    UFCUFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland· Sep 9, 2023· Heavyweight· 6-3 vs 12-3
    TKO
    R1 · 1:22
  8. NC
    vs Austen Lane
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Topuria· Jun 24, 2023· Heavyweight· 6-3 vs 12-3
    Could Not Continue
    R1 · 0:29
  9. WIN
    vs Parker Porter
    UFCUFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski· Feb 11, 2023· Heavyweight· 5-3 vs 13-7
    TKO
    R1 · 1:06
  10. CXLD
    vs Don'Tale Mayes
    UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2· Jul 30, 2022· Heavyweight
    —
  11. CXLD
    vs Jake Collier
    UFC Fight Night· Apr 30, 2022· Heavyweight
    —
  12. WIN
    vs Harry Hunsucker
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus· Dec 18, 2021· Heavyweight· 4-3 vs 7-4
    TKO
    R1 · 1:53
  13. LOSS
    vs Jared Vanderaa
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Font vs Garbrandt· May 22, 2021· Heavyweight· 4-2 vs 11-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  14. LOSS
    vs Carlos Felipe
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar· Jan 16, 2021· Heavyweight· 4-1 vs 9-1
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  15. CXLD
    vs Raphael Pessoa
    UFC Fight Night· Jul 25, 2020· Heavyweight
    —
  16. WIN
    vs Juan Adams
    UFCUFC 247: Jones vs Reyes· Feb 8, 2020· Heavyweight· 3-1 vs 5-2
    TKO
    R1 · 1:59
  17. LOSS
    vs Yorgan De Castro
    UFCUFC 243: Whittaker vs Adesanya· Oct 6, 2019· Heavyweight· 3-0 vs 5-0
    TKO
    R1 · 2:10
  18. WIN
    vs David Taumoepeau
    XFC 41· May 24, 2019· Heavyweight· Title bout· 2-0 vs 3-1
    TKO
    R2 · 0:30
  19. WIN
    vs Jeremy Joiner
    XFC 36: Joiner vs Tafa· Jul 28, 2018· Heavyweight· 1-0 vs 5-2
    TKO
    R1 · 0:28
  20. CXLD
    vs Jack Tuave
    Nitro MMA 15· Sep 23, 2017· Heavyweight
    —
  21. WIN
    vs Dylan Tiaaleaiga
    XFC 30: Conflict of Interest· May 20, 2017· Heavyweight· 0-0 vs 0-0
    TKO
    R2 · 3:35

Career history data via Tapology.