Junior Tafa

"The Juggernaut"

Light Heavyweight

3-5

UFC Record

11-4

Pre-UFC

UFC debut 2023-04-22

Current lines

Caesars-240

BetRivers-230

FanDuel-240

BetWay-250

STYLE BREAKDOWN

BoxingTIER S

Style DNA

Badges earned

SurgicalHeadhunterSniperUntouchable

Scouting attributes

All ratings 0–99, percentile-ranked vs the entire UFC roster.

RECENT NEWS

1 item · scraped from MMA media + Reddit

Reddit1w ago· DavidSeries

Billy Elekana has pulled out of his bout against Iwo Baraniewski. Junior Tafa steps in as the replacement.

  submitted by   /u/DavidSeries [link]   [comments]

FIGHT HISTORY

vs Kevin Christian

Tko · Elbows to Head From Half Guard

UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates

05/02/2026

vs Billy Elekana

Submission · Rear Naked Choke

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2

01/31/2026

vs Tuco Tokkos

Submission · Arm Triangle From Side Control

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira

07/12/2025

vs Sean Sharaf

Tko · Punches to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

10/12/2024

vs Valter Walker

Submission · Heel Hook On Ground

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya

08/17/2024

vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima

Tko · Kick to Leg At Distance

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria

02/17/2024

vs Parker Porter

Tko · Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie

08/26/2023

vs Mohammed Usman

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes

04/22/2023