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New Zealand
Avondale
Junior Tafa
"
The Juggernaut
"
AGE
28
/
Sep 21, 1996
HEIGHT
6'3"
/
190.5 cm
WEIGHT
241 lbs
/
109.32 kg
ASSOCIATION
NTG Fight & Fitness
CLASS
Heavyweight
STYLE
Kickboxing
Wins
6
KO
/
TKO
6
100%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
0
0%
Losses
3
KO
/
TKO
1
33%
SUBMISSIONS
1
33%
DECISIONS
1
33%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Sean Sharaf
UFC Fight Night 244 - Royval vs. Taira
Oct / 12 / 2024
TKO (Punches)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:15
loss
Valter Walker
UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Aug / 17 / 2024
Submission (Heel Hook)
Steve Perceval
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:56
loss
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
UFC 298 - Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Feb / 17 / 2024
TKO (Leg Kick and Punches)
Frank Trigg
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:14
win
Parker Porter
UFC Fight Night 225 - Holloway vs. Korean Zombie
Aug / 26 / 2023
KO (Punch)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:24
loss
Mohammed Usman
UFC Fight Night 222 - Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
Apr / 22 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Tsuyoshi Kamiyama
Rizin FF - Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs. Rizin
Dec / 31 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
1:38
win
Nicolas Djurdjevic
Brave CF 66 - Brave Combat Federation 66
Nov / 26 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
1
2:02
win
Kelvin Fitial
HFS - Hex Fight Series 23
Aug / 05 / 2022
KO (Punches)
2
4:36
win
Taisei Sekino
Beatdown Promotions 1 - Compton vs. Oyama
Jul / 09 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
1
1:06
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