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Iwo Baraniewski vs Junior Tafa
UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim · 2026-06-06
56.5%
Model
72.4%
Market
1.33
Odds
-15.9
Edge (pp)
Style Matchup
STRIKING
P77
Striking Initiative
P48
P60
Volume
P67
P89
Striking Efficiency
P99
P84
Range Sniper
P99
P8
Kickboxing
P88
P72
Clinch Striking
P59
P33
Defensive Striking
P47
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
P30
Wrestling
P4
P77
Pressure Wrestling
P0
P59
Top Control
P0
P23
Submission
P0
P47
Anti-Wrestling
P9
P63
Grappling Defense
P30
P34
Scrambler
P46
DAMAGE / FINISHING
P100
Power
P88
P80
Finisher
P98
P34
Damage Resistance
P38
· style, not skillFIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
P61
Fast Starter
P56
P77
Pace
P2
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Late Fighter
P35
GLOBAL
P46
Versatility
P6
Fighter profiles as of this fight · percentiles vs established UFC fighters (8+ fights) at that date.
Striking
BaraniewskiTafa
16.41Landed / min3.62
15.38Absorbed / min2.66
71%Accuracy53%
47%Defense51%
23.08KD / 150.54
7.69KD abs / 150.27
Grappling / Wrestling
BaraniewskiTafa
0.00TD / 150.00
7.69TD att / 150.00
0%TD accuracy—
100%TD defense72%
1:55Control / 150:13
0.00Sub att / 150.00
Targets
BaraniewskiTafa
Head84%|80%
Body9%|18%
Leg6%|3%
Position
BaraniewskiTafa
Distance25%|77%
Clinch19%|13%
Ground56%|10%
Ranking evolution Baraniewski Tafa
AI Matchup Analysis
Generated by an LLM from structured matchup data. It does not determine the model's win probability.
Iwo Baraniewski
Iwo Baraniewski comes in unbeaten at 9-0 overall and 2-0 in the UFC, riding a nine-fight win streak. His game is built on striking volume and forward pressure, and he closes shows rather than leaning on the cards. His defense has been tightening up lately, and he hasn't been stopped in recent outings.
Junior Tafa
Junior Tafa carries the physical edge at light heavyweight, five centimeters of reach on Baraniewski and the sharper distance management and stand-up defense. He's durable, with a reliable chin that holds up under fire. His UFC run sits at 3-5, and his last win came against modest regional opposition.
Matchup Read
Baraniewski's volume and pressure meet Tafa's distance management and reach, and that collision decides the fight. If Baraniewski closes space and keeps the output high, he can drag Tafa into the kind of exchanges where his finishing shows up. If Tafa uses the length to fight at range and keep things clean, his chin gives him room to weather the pressure and stretch this across three rounds.
What to Watch
- Early striking: whether Baraniewski can cut the cage and get inside Tafa's reach, or gets kept on the end of jabs.
- Durability test: how Tafa's chin holds up once Baraniewski's volume starts landing clean.
- Late rounds: whether the pressure pace still has finishing weight in round three or Tafa's defense has neutralized it.
Key Uncertainty
With only two UFC fights on record for Baraniewski, there's limited top-level tape to confirm how his pressure and finishing hold up against this caliber of opponent.