Justin Tafa

Heavyweight Division

7-5-0-1

Career Statistics

Wins Breakdown

KO/TKO 7 (100%)

Submission 0 (0%)

Decision 0 (0%)

Career Information

Career: 2822 days

Debut: 2017-05-20

Current Streak: 2L

Physical Stats

Height: 6'0" (1.83m)

Weight: 267lbs (121kg)

Reach: 6'2" (1.88m)

Style: -

Age: 31

Trainer: Gerard Tafa

Personal Information

Birthdate: 1993-12-13

Birthplace: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Resides: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Trains out of: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Fight Record

2025-02-09 Heavyweight	Justin Tafa 7-4-0-1 \| LOSS	TKO R1 0:35 Knee To Body & Elbows	Talisson Teixeira WIN \| 7-0-0-0	UFC 312 Sydney, Australia
UFC 312 Du Plessis Vs Strickland 2 • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Qudos Bank Arena
2024-03-23 Heavyweight	Justin Tafa 7-3-0-1 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	Karl Williams WIN \| 9-1-0-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Ribas Vs Namajunas • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2023-09-10 Heavyweight	Justin Tafa 6-3-0-1 \| WIN	KO R1 1:22 Punches	Austen Lane LOSS \| 12-3-0-1	UFC 293 Sydney, Australia
UFC 293 Adesanya Vs Strickland • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Qudos Bank Arena
2023-06-24 Heavyweight	Justin Tafa 6-3-0-0 \| NC	NC R1 0:29 Accidental Eye Poke	Austen Lane NC \| 12-3-0-0	UFC On ABC Jacksonville, United States
UFC On ABC Emmett Vs Topuria • Jacksonville, Florida, United States • Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena
2023-02-12 Heavyweight	Justin Tafa 5-3-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 1:06 Punch	Parker Porter LOSS \| 13-7-0-0	UFC 284 Perth, Australia
UFC 284 Makhachev Vs Volkanovski • Perth, Western Australia, Australia • Rac Arena
2021-12-18 Catchweight-267	Justin Tafa 4-3-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 1:53 Head Kick	Harry Hunsucker LOSS \| 7-4-0-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Lewis Vs Daukaus • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2021-05-22 Heavyweight	Justin Tafa 4-2-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)	Jared Vanderaa WIN \| 11-5-0-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Font Vs Garbrandt • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2021-01-16 Heavyweight	Justin Tafa 4-1-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Split (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)	Carlos Felipe WIN \| 9-1-0-0	UFC On ABC Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
UFC On ABC Holloway Vs Kattar • Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Etihad Arena
2020-02-08 Heavyweight	Justin Tafa 3-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:59 Punches	Juan Adams LOSS \| 5-2-0-0	UFC 247 Houston, United States
UFC 247 Jones Vs Reyes • Houston, Texas, United States • Toyota Center
2019-10-05 Heavyweight	Justin Tafa 3-0-0-0 \| LOSS	KO R1 2:10 Punch	Yorgan De Castro WIN \| 5-0-0-0	UFC 243 Melbourne, Australia
UFC 243 Whittaker Vs Adesanya • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Marvel Stadium
2019-05-24	Justin Tafa 2-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 0:30 Punches	David Taumoepeau LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	XFC Australia 41 Brisbane, Australia
XFC Australia 41 • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2018-07-28 Heavyweight	Justin Tafa 1-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 0:28 Punches	Jeremy Joiner LOSS \| 1-1-0-0	XFC Australia 36 Brisbane, Australia
XFC Australia 36 Joiner Vs Tafa • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2017-05-20	Justin Tafa 0-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 3:35 Punches	Dylan Tiaaleaiga LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	XFC Australia 30 Brisbane, Australia
XFC Australia 30 • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia