Junior Tafa

"The Juggernaut"

AGE	28 / Sep 21, 1996
HEIGHT	6'3" / 190.5 cm
WEIGHT	205 lbs / 92.99 kg

ASSOCIATION
NTG Fight & Fitness

CLASS
Light Heavyweight

STYLE
Kickboxing

Wins 6

KO / TKO

100%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

Losses 4

KO / TKO

25%

SUBMISSIONS

50%

DECISIONS

25%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	George Tokkos	UFC on ESPN 70 - Lewis vs. Teixeira Jul / 12 / 2025	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Eric McMahon VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:25
win	Sean Sharaf	UFC Fight Night 244 - Royval vs. Taira Oct / 12 / 2024	TKO (Punches) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	2:15
loss	Valter Walker	UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Aug / 17 / 2024	Submission (Heel Hook) Steve Perceval VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:56
loss	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	UFC 298 - Volkanovski vs. Topuria Feb / 17 / 2024	TKO (Leg Kick and Punches) Frank Trigg VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:14
win	Parker Porter	UFC Fight Night 225 - Holloway vs. Korean Zombie Aug / 26 / 2023	KO (Punch) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:24
loss	Mohammed Usman	UFC Fight Night 222 - Pavlovich vs. Blaydes Apr / 22 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Tsuyoshi Kamiyama	Rizin FF - Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs. Rizin Dec / 31 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Minoru Toyonaga	1	1:38
win	Nicolas Djurdjevic	Brave CF 66 - Brave Combat Federation 66 Nov / 26 / 2022	TKO (Punches)	1	2:02
win	Kelvin Fitial	HFS - Hex Fight Series 23 Aug / 05 / 2022	KO (Punches)	2	4:36
win	Taisei Sekino	Beatdown Promotions 1 - Compton vs. Oyama Jul / 09 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Mark Craig	1	1:06

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