Junior Tafa

“The Juggernaut”

Junior Tafa "The Juggernaut" is an active Heavyweight fighter with a N/A Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.

Fighter Profile Overview

Junior Tafa is an active Heavyweight mixed martial artist. The profile data says career record is 2-3-0, UFC record is 2-5-0, stance is Orthodox, height is 6' 3", reach is 75". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.

The most recent logged fight is a loss against Billy Elekana at UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 on Jan. 31, 2026 by SUB. Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 1-4 with 5 finishes.

The striking profile lists 3.41 significant strikes landed per minute, 2.55 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 51% striking accuracy, 51% striking defense. The grappling data lists 0 takedowns per 15 minutes, 0% takedown accuracy, 70% takedown defense, 0 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.

The listed win mix includes 2 KO/TKO wins. CageVault currently lists a 28.6% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.

Full Record
N/A
UFC Record
2-5-0
Weight Class
Heavyweight
Nationality
N/A
Team
N/A

Career Statistics

Recent Fights

Result Opponent Method Event Date
LOSS Billy Elekana SUB UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 Jan. 31, 2026
LOSS Tuco Tokkos SUB UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira Jul. 12, 2025
WIN Sean Sharaf KO/TKO UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Oct. 12, 2024
LOSS Valter Walker SUB UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Aug. 17, 2024
LOSS Marcos Rogerio de Lima KO/TKO UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria Feb. 17, 2024
WIN Parker Porter KO/TKO UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie Aug. 26, 2023
LOSS Mohammed Usman U-DEC UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes Apr. 22, 2023

CageVault Research Notes

  • 7 logged professional fights in the profile data; the table below shows the 10 most recent entries.
  • Latest activity signal: Jan. 31, 2026 vs. Billy Elekana.
  • 5/6 core UFC-style stat fields are populated for search and matchup research.
  • UFC experience is detected from profile links, organization data, or logged fight events.
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