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The Clinch

New Zealand “The Juggernaut” 2023-2026 · 15 rounds on file

Junior Tafa

3-6-0 W-L-D in this database

No photograph on file
Strike accuracy 200/384
Takedown accuracy --
Sig. strikes / round 13.3
Control / round 0:03
Inside the distance 100% 3 of 3 wins
Height
6′3″190.5 cm
Reach
75″190.5 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
3021 SEP 1996
Listed weight
205 lb93 kg
Pressure Striker Automatically assigned from data across 9 fights - 0.0 takedown attempts and 1% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 5 2-3-0 vs 1495 avg
Positional Controller 3 1-2-0
Submission Grappler 2 1-1-0
Hybrid 2 0-2-0 vs 1528 avg
Well-Rounded 2 0-2-0
Striking 1 0-1-0 vs 1564 avg
Pressure Striker 1 0-1-0
-- Not classified 1 1-0-0 --

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 5 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

22 APR 2023 - lost to Mohammed Usman · Decision (Unanimous) 26 AUG 2023 - beat Parker Porter · Technical Knockout 17 FEB 2024 - lost to Marcos Rogerio de Lima · Technical Knockout 17 AUG 2024 - lost to Valter Walker · Submission 12 OCT 2024 - beat Sean Sharaf · Technical Knockout 12 JUL 2025 - lost to Tuco Tokkos · Submission 31 JAN 2026 - lost to Billy Elekana · Submission 02 MAY 2026 - beat Kevin Christian · Technical Knockout 06 JUN 2026 - lost to Iwo Baraniewski · Technical Knockout

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 15 rounds across 9 of 9 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 13.3
Sig. strikes absorbed 10.2
Takedowns landed 0.0
Knockdowns 0.1
Sub. attempts 0.0
Control time 0:03 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 52% 200/384
Takedowns -- 0/0
Opponents’ accuracy 48% 153/322

Where the strikes land

Head 80% 160
Body 18% 35
Leg 3% 5

And from where

At distance 77% 154
In the clinch 13% 26
On the ground 10% 20

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 3 won Technical Knockout · 3-2
Submission 0 won Submission · 0-3
Decision 0 won Decision (Unanimous) · 0-1

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
06 JUN 2026 Iwo Baraniewski Lost Technical Knockout R1 1:25 0 6 UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
02 MAY 2026 Kevin Christian Won Technical Knockout R1 2:42 21 13 UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
31 JAN 2026 Billy Elekana Lost Submission R2 3:18 38 24 UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
12 JUL 2025 Tuco Tokkos Lost Submission R2 4:25 24 11 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
12 OCT 2024 Sean Sharaf Won Technical Knockout R2 2:15 71 53 UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
17 AUG 2024 Valter Walker Lost Submission R1 4:56 5 4 UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
17 FEB 2024 Marcos Rogerio de Lima Lost Technical Knockout R2 1:14 11 33 UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
26 AUG 2023 Parker Porter Won Technical Knockout R1 1:24 8 2 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
22 APR 2023 Mohammed Usman Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 22 7 UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes