Justin “Bad Man” Tafa is a 29 year old Male fighter from Australia with a 5-3-0 pro MMA record. Tafa is scheduled to fight Parker Porter at UFC 284 on Saturday February 11, 2023 in a Heavyweight bout.
Justin Tafa has 5 wins with a 100% finish rate, including 5 by knockout.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 4-3-0 | Harry Hunsucker |
KO/TKO
R1 1:54
|
UFC Fight Night | 2021-12-18 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 4-2-0 | Jared Vanderaa |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night | 2021-05-22 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 4-1-0 | Carlos Felipe |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC on ABC 1 | 2021-01-16 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 3-1-0 | Juan Adams |
KO/TKO
R1 1:59
|
UFC 247 | 2020-02-08 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 3-0-0 | Yorgan De Castro |
KO/TKO
R1 2:10
|
UFC 243 | 2019-10-05 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 2-0-0 | David Taumoepeau |
KO/TKO
R2 0:30
|
XFC 41 | 2019-05-24 | Heavyweight | XFC |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Jeremy Joiner |
KO/TKO
R1 0:28
|
XFC 36 | 2018-07-28 | Heavyweight | XFC |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Dylan Tiaaleaiga |
KO/TKO
R2 3:35
|
XFC 30 | 2017-05-20 | Heavyweight | XFC |
Tafa made his professional debut against Dylan Tiaaleaiga on May 20, 2017, fighting on the main card of XFC 30: Conflict of Interest.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Dylan Tiaaleaiga who carried a 0-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Justin Tafa beat Dylan Tiaaleaiga by KO/TKO at 3:35 of Round 2.
Tafa made his debut in the UFC against Yorgan De Castro on October 5, 2019, fighting on the main card of UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya having compiled a 3-0-0 professional MMA record.
Justin Tafa lost to Yorgan De Castro by KO/TKO at 2:10 of Round 1.
Since his debut, Tafa has gone on to fight a total of 5 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 2-3-0.
Tafa's last win came against Harry Hunsucker at UFC Fight Night on Saturday December 18, 2021. Justin Tafa beat Harry Hunsucker by KO/TKO at 1:54 of Round 1.
Tafa is scheduled to fight Parker Porter at UFC 284 on Saturday February 11, 2023.
Tafa's last loss came against Jared Vanderaa at UFC Fight Night on Saturday May 22, 2021. Justin Tafa lost to Jared Vanderaa by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3. Both fighters earned a post-fight bonus, after the bout was awarded Fight of the Night.
Tafa has fought 5 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 2-3-0.
Tafa has knocked out 5 opponents.
Tafa has no submissions on his pro MMA record.
Tafa has been knocked out 1 times.
Tafa has never been submitted.
