Junior Tafa

“The Juggernaut”

Junior Tafa (7-6) is a light heavyweight fighting out of Queensland, Australia. Junior Tafa's next fight is against Quentin Pasley at UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes on December 12, 2026. Junior Tafa's last fight was a loss to Iwo Baraniewski by TKO at UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim in June 2026.

Record7-6-0

DivisionLight Heavyweight

Height6'3"

Reach75"

Age30

Last FightJun 6, 2026

BornSep 21, 1996

BirthplaceAvondale, New Zealand

Fighting out ofQueensland, Australia

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min3.53

Striking accuracy52%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.70

Striking defense52%

Takedowns / 15 min0.00

Takedown accuracy—

Takedown defense73%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.00

9 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
Up.	Quentin Pasley	Light Heavyweight	—	—	UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes	Dec 12, 2026	View
L	Iwo Baraniewski	Light Heavyweight	TKO (Leg kick and punches)	R1 · 1:25	UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim	Jun 6, 2026	View
W	Kevin Christian	Light Heavyweight	KO (Punches and elbows)	R1 · 2:42	UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates	May 2, 2026	View
L	Billy Elekana	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Rear-naked choke)	R2 · 3:18	UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2	Jan 31, 2026	View
L	Tuco Tokkos	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R2 · 4:52	UFC Fight Night	Jul 12, 2025
W	Sean Sharaf	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 2:15	UFC Fight Night	Oct 12, 2024
L	Valter Walker	Heavyweight	Submission (Heel Hook (Verbal))	R1 · 4:56	UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya	Aug 17, 2024
L	Marcos Rogério de Lima	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Leg Kicks to Ground & Pound)	R2 · 1:14	UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria	Feb 17, 2024
W	Parker Porter	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Right Hook)	R1 · 1:24	UFC Fight Night	Aug 26, 2023
L	Mohammed Usman	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Apr 22, 2023
W	Tsuyoshi Sudario	Heavyweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 1:38	RIZIN 40	Dec 31, 2022
W	Nicolas Đurđević	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:02	BRAVE CF 66	Nov 26, 2022
W	Kelvin Fitial	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Body Shots)	R2 · 4:36	Hex Fight Series 23	Aug 5, 2022
W	Taisei Sekino	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Strikes)	R1 · 1:06	Beatdown Promotions 1	Jul 9, 2022

Up.Quentin Pasley
Dec 12, 2026
UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes·Light Heavyweight
View
LIwo Baraniewski
Jun 6, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim·Light Heavyweight
TKO (Leg kick and punches)·R1 · 1:25View
WKevin Christian
May 2, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates·Light Heavyweight
KO (Punches and elbows)·R1 · 2:42View
LBilly Elekana
Jan 31, 2026
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Rear-naked choke)·R2 · 3:18View
LTuco Tokkos
Jul 12, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R2 · 4:52
WSean Sharaf
Oct 12, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 2:15
LValter Walker
Aug 17, 2024
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya·Heavyweight
Submission (Heel Hook (Verbal))·R1 · 4:56
LMarcos Rogério de Lima
Feb 17, 2024
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Leg Kicks to Ground & Pound)·R2 · 1:14
WParker Porter
Aug 26, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Right Hook)·R1 · 1:24
LMohammed Usman
Apr 22, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WTsuyoshi Sudario
Dec 31, 2022
RIZIN 40·Heavyweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 1:38
WNicolas Đurđević
Nov 26, 2022
BRAVE CF 66·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:02
WKelvin Fitial
Aug 5, 2022
Hex Fight Series 23·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Body Shots)·R2 · 4:36
WTaisei Sekino
Jul 9, 2022
Beatdown Promotions 1·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Strikes)·R1 · 1:06