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Justin Tafa
FINISHER
established · 9 UFC fights
7-5
Record
7 KO · 0 SUB · 0 DEC
Wins by method
Recent form
31
Age
183 cm
Height
188 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2025-02-08
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P54
Volume
P58
Striking Efficiency
P99
Range Sniper
P100
Kickboxing
P99
Clinch Striking
P63
Defensive Striking
P13
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P3
Pressure Wrestling
P6
Top Control
P12
Submission
P0
Anti-Wrestling
P13
Grappling Defense
P17
Scrambler
P12
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P97
Finisher
P95
Damage Resistance
P36
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P21
Pace
P4
Late Fighter
P42
GLOBAL
Versatility
P14
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).
Archetype history
- PRECISION STRIKER2025-02-08 → CURRENT · 1 fight
- POWER STRIKER2024-03-23 · 1 fight
- PRECISION STRIKER2023-09-09 · 1 fight
- DISTANCE KICKBOXER2023-02-11 · 1 fight
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2025-02-08
Striking
4.09
Landed / min
Landed / min
- Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
5.10
Absorbed / min
Absorbed / min
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
55%
Accuracy
Accuracy
- Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
47%
Defense
Defense
- Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
1.11
KD / 15 min
KD / 15 min
- Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.55
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.
0.55
TD att / 15 min
TD att / 15 min
- Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
0%
TD accuracy
TD accuracy
- Share of takedown attempts that landed.
53%
TD defense
TD defense
- Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
1:13
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
StrikingR1100R2213R3233increasing
TakedownsR1100R2—R3—no R3 data
ControlR1100R20R3264increasing
Ranking evolution
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Model track record
75%
Model correct (3/4)
2/3
Fighter wins when model favored
0/1
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
2025-02-08
vs Tallison Teixeira Loss · KO/TKO
UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 255.2%
Model · pick ✗