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“Bad Man”

JustinTafa

HEAVYWEIGHT264 LB

LATEST UFC RESULT · 8 Feb 2025

Lvs Tallison Teixeira

UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2KO/TKO · Elbow to Head At Distance

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RECORDED PROFESSIONAL RECORD7–5 (1 NC)LEDGER THROUGH 8 Feb 2025NON-UFC SOURCE CHECKED 15 Aug 2026

UFC RECORD4–5 (1 NC)

LATEST UFC STREAK2LOSSESLOSS RUN AT LATEST UFC BOUT

UFC EXPERIENCE10RECORDED FIGHTS

Justin Tafa has a recorded professional MMA record of 7–5 (1 NC) (ledger through 8 feb 2025) and a calculated UFC record of 4–5 (1 NC) across 10 completed UFC fights. Their latest UFC result was a loss against Tallison Teixeira at UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2. Their professional wins include 7 by knockout or TKO, 0 by submission and 0 by decision. At their latest recorded UFC bout on 8 Feb 2025, their UFC loss streak stood at 2 fights. View the complete fight history.

AGE: 32
HEIGHT: 182.9 CM
REACH: 188 CM
STANCE: Southpaw
UFC DEBUT: 5 Oct 2019
NATIONALITY: New Zealand

RECORDED UFC FIGHT TOTALS

FIGHTER DNA

10 of 10 fights include the full core stat set · every graphic shows its own sample

VISUAL UFC PROFILE

RECORDED CAREER BALANCE

CORE10/10

STRIKING10/10

TAKEDOWNS10/10

CONTROL10/10

HEAD-TO-HEAD TOTALS

FIGHT BALANCE

SIGNIFICANT STRIKES

221LANDED

−58DIFFERENCE

279ABSORBED

4.05 LANDED/MIN · 5.11 ABSORBED/MIN · RATES 10/10 FIGHTS

TAKEDOWNS

0LANDED

−7DIFFERENCE

7CONCEDED

0 TAKEDOWNS / 15 MIN · RATES 10/10 FIGHTS

RECORDED CONTROL

4:25FIGHTER

11:59OPPONENTS

26.9% OF COMBINED RECORDED CONTROL · 10/10 FIGHTS

ATTEMPT-BASED PERCENTAGES

EFFICIENCY

54%STR ACC

VALID TOTALS 10/10

47%STR DEF

VALID TOTALS 10/10

0%TD ACC

VALID TOTALS 10/10

53%TD DEF

VALID TOTALS 10/10

Rings show literal recorded percentages—not ratings or rankings

RECORDED UFC FIGHT ENDINGS · DECISIONS SEPARATE

UFC FIGHTS BY END ROUND

10BOUTS MAPPED

7R1

0R2

0R3

0R4

0R5+

3DEC

TRACKED PROFESSIONAL CAREER

CAREER OUTCOMES

7–5 (1 NC)

7 WINS5 LOSSES

METHOD COVERAGE 7/7 WINS

CAREER WIN ROUTES

7WINS

KO / TKO7WINS · 100%

SUBMISSION0WINS · 0%

DECISION0WINS · 0%

7 KO/SUB WINS · 100% OF CAREER WINS

METHOD COVERAGE 5/5 LOSSES

CAREER LOSS ROUTES

5LOSSES

KO / TKO2LOSSES · 40%

SUBMISSION0LOSSES · 0%

DECISION3LOSSES · 60%

MOST RECENT RESOLVED RESULTS

FORM

W
NC
W
L
LLATEST UFC

RUN AT LATEST UFC BOUT2 LOSSESUFC LOSS STREAK AT THAT BOUT

NO UFC TITLE FIGHTS RECORDEDAVG FIGHT TIME 5:27 · 10/10 TIMED

ALL RECORDED UFC RESULTS · OLDEST TO NEWEST

UFC CAREER MAP

10FIGHTS

RECONCILED CAREER LEDGER

PROFESSIONAL MMA FIGHT HISTORY

13 recorded professional fights

8 Feb 2025 · UFCvs Tallison TeixeiraUFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2

KO/TKOKO/TKOElbow to Head At DistanceElbow to Head At DistanceR1 · 0:35R1 · 0:35

UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2SIG 0/1 · TD 0/0 · CTRL 0:00

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23 Mar 2024 · UFCvs Karl WilliamsUFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas

DecisionDecisionUnanimousUnanimousR3 · 5:00R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. NamajunasSIG 21/43 · TD 0/0 · CTRL 0:00

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9 Sept 2023 · UFCvs Austen LaneUFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland

KO/TKOKO/TKOPunch to Head At DistancePunch to Head At DistanceR1 · 1:22R1 · 1:22

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. StricklandSIG 11/14 · TD 0/0 · CTRL 0:05

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24 Jun 2023 · UFCvs Austen LaneUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria

No ContestNo ContestEye Poke by LaneEye Poke by LaneR1 · 0:29R1 · 0:29

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. TopuriaSIG 0/3 · TD 0/0 · CTRL 0:00

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11 Feb 2023 · UFCvs Parker PorterUFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski

KO/TKOKO/TKOPunch to Head At DistancePunch to Head At DistanceR1 · 1:06R1 · 1:06

UFC 284: Makhachev vs. VolkanovskiSIG 8/16 · TD 0/0 · CTRL 0:03

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18 Dec 2021 · UFCvs Harry HunsuckerUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus

KO/TKOKO/TKOKick to Head At DistanceKick to Head At DistanceR1 · 1:53R1 · 1:53

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. DaukausSIG 5/10 · TD 0/0 · CTRL 1:02

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22 May 2021 · UFCvs Jared VanderaaUFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt

DecisionDecisionUnanimousUnanimousR3 · 5:00R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. GarbrandtSIG 74/147 · TD 0/0 · CTRL 0:11

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16 Jan 2021 · UFCvs Carlos FelipeUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar

DecisionDecisionSplitSplitR3 · 5:00R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. KattarSIG 86/148 · TD 0/2 · CTRL 1:53

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8 Feb 2020 · UFCvs Juan AdamsUFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes

KO/TKOKO/TKOPunch to Head In ClinchPunch to Head In ClinchR1 · 1:59R1 · 1:59

UFC 247: Jones vs. ReyesSIG 10/15 · TD 0/0 · CTRL 0:02

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5 Oct 2019 · UFCvs Yorgan De CastroUFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya

KO/TKOKO/TKOPunch to Head At DistancePunch to Head At DistanceR1 · 2:10R1 · 2:10

UFC 243: Whittaker vs. AdesanyaSIG 6/9 · TD 0/0 · CTRL 1:09

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24 May 2019 · Xtreme Fighting Championships (Australia)vs David TaumoepeauXFC 41 - Tafa vs. Taumoepeau

TKOTKOPunchesPunchesR2 · 0:30R2 · 0:30

XFC 41 - Tafa vs. TaumoepeauEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT

EXTERNAL

28 Jul 2018 · Xtreme Fighting Championships (Australia)vs Jeremy JoinerXFC 36 - Joiner vs Tafa

KOKOPunchesPunchesR1 · 0:28R1 · 0:28

XFC 36 - Joiner vs TafaEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT

EXTERNAL

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20 May 2017 · Xtreme Fighting Championships (Australia)vs Dylan TiaaleaigaXFC 30 - Conflict of Interest

TKOTKOPunchesPunchesR2 · 3:35R2 · 3:35

XFC 30 - Conflict of InterestEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT

EXTERNAL

RECORD SCOPE This recorded professional snapshot includes identity-reconciled MMA results across promotions through 8 Feb 2025. It is not a live claim about unverified later fights. Non-UFC source last checked 15 Aug 2026: Fight Forensics fighter record. Professional MMA only; amateur and exhibition bouts, boxing, kickboxing, grappling and bare-knuckle boxing are excluded.