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// Roster Index›Heavyweight›Dossier · Justin Tafa
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
UFC · UNKNOWNHEAVYWEIGHT

Justin
Tafa

// CALLSIGN"Bad Man"·AUSTRALIA
// PROFESSIONAL RECORD
7-5-0
// CURRENT FORM
2L STREAK
// CURRENT CAMP
UNRESOLVED
// NEXT_ASSIGNMENT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Justin Tafa
// SUBJECT_-
AUS🇦🇺
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! COLD
HEIGHT
6'0"
REACH
6'2"
AGE
32
STANCE
SOUTHPAW
WEIGHT
Heavyweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 13 bouts
WIN
7
LOSS
5
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
58%
7/13 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
100%
ELITE TIER
// L5 FORM2L STREAK · 2-2
W-WLL
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: COLD
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with elite knockout power — 100% of wins are by ko/tko.

// HOW_WIN

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

// VULNERABILITY

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
4.05
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.60
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
54%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 45%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
5.11
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
47%
Striking Defense
Reference value 50%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.00
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 0.72
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
0%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 30%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
53%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 50%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.00
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.00
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (7)
n = 7
KO/TKO · 7
7
KO/TKO
100%
0
SUB
0%
0
DEC
0%
// LOSSES (5)
n = 5
KO/TKO · 2
DEC · 3
2
KO/TKO
40%
0
SUB
0%
3
DEC
60%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
100% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 7 fights
100%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
0 OBSERVED0 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
NOT RECORDED
// PROFILE UPDATED
NOT RECORDED
// RECORDED SOURCE
NOT RECORDED
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER100TD DEFENSE29GRAPPLING0CHIN80STRIKING65CARDIO63AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT20STR DEFENSE30RECOVERY50
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
—UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: KO Power. Lowest scored axis: Grappling.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power100
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense29
NOT ON FILE

Grappling0
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking65
NOT ON FILE

Cardio63
NOT ON FILE

Aggression25
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat20
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense30
NOT ON FILE

Recovery50
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power100 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense29 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling0 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking65 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio63 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat20 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense30 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery50 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100MAY 2017WMAY 2017WJUL 2018WMAY 2019LOCT 2019WFEB 2020LJAN 2021LMAY 2021WDEC 2021WFEB 2023JUN 2023WSEP 2023LMAR 2024LFEB 2025// SCORE

  1. Start, MAY 2017, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, MAY 2017, momentum score 54, KO/TKO R2.
  3. Start, JUL 2018, momentum score 65, KO/TKO R1.
  4. Start, MAY 2019, momentum score 74, KO/TKO R2.
  5. Start, OCT 2019, momentum score 64, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, FEB 2020, momentum score 74, KO/TKO R1.
  7. Start, JAN 2021, momentum score 67, DEC R3.
  8. Start, MAY 2021, momentum score 60, DEC R3.
  9. Start, DEC 2021, momentum score 71, KO/TKO R1.
  10. Start, FEB 2023, momentum score 81, KO/TKO R1.
  11. Start, JUN 2023, momentum score 81.
  12. Start, SEP 2023, momentum score 92, KO/TKO R1.
  13. Start, MAR 2024, momentum score 85, DEC R3.
  14. Start, FEB 2025, momentum score 75, KO/TKO R1.

Peaked at 92 (W vs Lane), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 75.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
12/13 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
7
58%
2
17%
-
-
-
9
total
SUB
-
-
-
-
-
0
total
DEC
-
-
3
25%
-
-
3
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 9 of 12 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
23%, fights rarely go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
13 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Tallison TeixeiraFeb 8, 2025
KO/TKOR1 · 0:35
UFC 312 - Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Knee to the Body and Elbow)
L
VS Karl WilliamsMar 23, 2024
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 53 - Ribas vs. Namajunas
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Austen LaneSep 9, 2023
KO/TKOR1 · 1:22
UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
D
VS Austen LaneJun 24, 2023
No ContestR1 · 0:29
UFC on ABC 5 - Emmett vs. Topuria
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)
W
VS Parker PorterFeb 11, 2023
KO/TKOR1 · 1:06
UFC 284 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
W
VS Harry HunsuckerDec 18, 2021
KO/TKOR1 · 1:53
UFC Fight Night 199 - Lewis vs. Daukaus
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Head Kick)
L
VS Jared VanderaaMay 22, 2021
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 188 - Font vs. Garbrandt
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Carlos FelipeJan 16, 2021
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ABC 1 - Holloway vs. Kattar
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Juan AdamsFeb 8, 2020
KO/TKOR1 · 1:59
UFC 247 - Jones vs. Reyes
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Yorgan De CastroOct 5, 2019
KO/TKOR1 · 2:10
UFC 243 - Whittaker vs. Adesanya
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
W
VS David TaumoepeauMay 24, 2019
KO/TKOR2 · 0:30
XFC 41 - Tafa vs. Taumoepeau
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Jeremy JoinerJul 28, 2018
KO/TKOR1 · 0:28
XFC 36 - Joiner vs Tafa
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

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Heavyweight. Professional record 7-5 (1 NC). Unranked at the time of indexing.

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