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Junior Tafa#44 LHW
FINISHER
established · 9 UFC fights
7-6
Record
7 KO · 0 SUB · 0 DEC
Wins by method
Recent form
29
Age
191 cm
Height
191 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-06-06
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P52
Volume
P69
Striking Efficiency
P98
Range Sniper
P99
Kickboxing
P89
Clinch Striking
P55
Defensive Striking
P52
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P3
Pressure Wrestling
P0
Top Control
P1
Submission
P0
Anti-Wrestling
P11
Grappling Defense
P37
Scrambler
P43
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P89
Finisher
P99
Damage Resistance
P23
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P34
Pace
P3
Late Fighter
P42
GLOBAL
Versatility
P8
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).
Archetype history
- PRECISION STRIKER2025-07-12 → CURRENT · 4 fights
- POWER STRIKER2024-02-17 → 2024-10-12 · 3 fights
- MIXED PROFILE2023-08-26 · 1 fight
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-06-06
Striking
3.53
Landed / min
Landed / min
- Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
2.70
Absorbed / min
Absorbed / min
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
52%
Accuracy
Accuracy
- Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
52%
Defense
Defense
- Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.53
KD / 15 min
KD / 15 min
- Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.53
KD absorbed / 15 min
KD absorbed / 15 min
- Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.00
TD / 15 min
TD / 15 min
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.00
TD att / 15 min
TD att / 15 min
- Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
—
TD accuracy
TD accuracy
- Share of takedown attempts that landed.
73%
TD defense
TD defense
- Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
0:13
Control / 15 min
Control / 15 min
- Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.00
Sub att / 15 min
Sub att / 15 min
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Position
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R287R370declining
TakedownsR1100R2—R3—no R3 data
ControlR1100R296R30declining
Ranking evolution
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Model track record
67%
Model correct (6/9)
3/6
Fighter wins when model favored
0/3
Fighter wins when model underdog
1/2
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight
Model vs market
Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-05-02
vs Kevin Christian Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates58.4%
Model · pick ✓
2024-02-17
vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima Loss · KO/TKO
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria45.3%
Model · pick ✓
2023-08-26
vs Parker Porter Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie79.1%
Model · pick ✓