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“The Juggernaut”

JuniorTafa

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT205 LB
LATEST UFC RESULT · 6 Jun 2026
Lvs Iwo Baraniewski
UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. BonfimKO/TKO · Kick to Leg At Distance
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TRACKED PROFESSIONAL RECORD7–6RECONCILED CAREER THROUGH THE UFC TRACKING CUTOFF
UFC RECORD3–6
CURRENT UFC STREAK1LOSSACTIVE LOSS RUN
UFC EXPERIENCE9RECORDED FIGHTS

Junior Tafa has a tracked professional MMA record of 7–6 and a calculated UFC record of 3–6 across 9 completed UFC fights. Their latest UFC result was a loss against Iwo Baraniewski at UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim. Their professional wins include 7 by knockout or TKO, 0 by submission and 0 by decision. They are currently on a 1-fight UFC loss streak. View the complete fight history.

AGE
29
HEIGHT
190.5 CM
REACH
190.5 CM
STANCE
Orthodox
UFC DEBUT
22 Apr 2023
NATIONALITY
NOT RECORDED
RECORDED UFC FIGHT TOTALS

FIGHTER DNA

9 of 9 fights include the full core stat set · every graphic shows its own sample

VISUAL UFC PROFILE

RECORDED CAREER BALANCE

CORE9/9
STRIKING9/9
TAKEDOWNS9/9
CONTROL9/9
HEAD-TO-HEAD TOTALS

FIGHT BALANCE

SIGNIFICANT STRIKES
200LANDED
+47DIFFERENCE
153ABSORBED

3.53 LANDED/MIN · 2.7 ABSORBED/MIN · RATES 9/9 FIGHTS

TAKEDOWNS
0LANDED
−12DIFFERENCE
12CONCEDED

0 TAKEDOWNS / 15 MIN · RATES 9/9 FIGHTS

RECORDED CONTROL
0:49FIGHTER
30:14OPPONENTS

2.6% OF COMBINED RECORDED CONTROL · 9/9 FIGHTS

ATTEMPT-BASED PERCENTAGES

EFFICIENCY

52%STR ACC
VALID TOTALS 9/9
52%STR DEF
VALID TOTALS 9/9
VALID TOTALS 9/9
73%TD DEF
VALID TOTALS 9/9

Rings show literal recorded percentages—not ratings or rankings

RECORDED UFC FIGHT ENDINGS · DECISIONS SEPARATE

UFC FIGHTS BY END ROUND

9BOUTS MAPPED
UFC ROUND OR DECISION 9/9 FIGHTS6:18AVG RECORDED FIGHT TIME · 9/9 TIMED
TRACKED PROFESSIONAL CAREER

CAREER OUTCOMES

7–6

7 WINS6 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 6/6 LOSSES

CAREER LOSS ROUTES

6LOSSES
KO / TKO2LOSSES · 33%
SUBMISSION3LOSSES · 50%
DECISION1LOSS · 17%
MOST RECENT RESOLVED RESULTS

FORM

  1. W
  2. L
  3. L
  4. W
  5. LCURRENT
CURRENT RUN1 LOSSACTIVE UFC LOSS STREAK

NO UFC TITLE FIGHTS RECORDEDAVG FIGHT TIME 6:18 · 9/9 TIMED

ALL RECORDED UFC RESULTS · OLDEST TO NEWEST

UFC CAREER MAP

9FIGHTS
UFC DEBUT22 Apr 2023LATEST UFC FIGHT6 Jun 2026
RECONCILED CAREER LEDGER

PROFESSIONAL MMA FIGHT HISTORY

13 recorded professional fights

W
31 Dec 2022 · Rizin Fighting Federationvs Tsuyoshi KamiyamaRizin FF - Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs. Rizin
TKOTKOPunchesPunchesR1 · 1:38R1 · 1:38
Rizin FF - Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs. RizinEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL
W
26 Nov 2022 · Brave Combat Federationvs Nicolas DjurdjevicBrave CF 66 - Brave Combat Federation 66
TKOTKOPunchesPunchesR1 · 2:02R1 · 2:02
Brave CF 66 - Brave Combat Federation 66EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL
W
5 Aug 2022 · Hex Fight Seriesvs Kelvin FitialHFS - Hex Fight Series 23
KOKOPunchesPunchesR2 · 4:36R2 · 4:36
HFS - Hex Fight Series 23EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL
SHOW COMPLETE HISTORY · 1 MORESHOW RECENT FIGHTS
W
9 Jul 2022 · Beatdown Promotionsvs Taisei SekinoBeatdown Promotions 1 - Compton vs. Oyama
TKOTKOPunchesPunchesR1 · 1:06R1 · 1:06
Beatdown Promotions 1 - Compton vs. OyamaEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL

TRACKING RULE We stop adding fights after a fighter leaves the UFC. If a UFC return is booked, the verified professional gap is restored before the profile is treated as current. 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.