Professional Record
7-6-0
Current Elo Rating
1405
True Contender System
Light Heavyweight Ranking
#40
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#533
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 190 cm
- Reach
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 99 kg
- Age
- 30 years
- Place of birth
- Brisbane, Australia
- UFC debut
- February 11, 2023
- Team / gym
- NTG Fight & Fitness
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Junior Tafa has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Junior Tafavs.Iwo Baraniewski
L · TKO
- Event
- UFC Fight Night
- Date
- June 6, 2026
- Elo change
- -46
Career Statistics
Professional Record
7-6-0
UFC Record
3-6-0
9 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,405
Peak Elo
1,530
Wins by method
3KO/TKO0Submissions0Decisions
Finish rate100%
From peak-125
StreakNot enough data yet
Biggest Elo gain
Parker Porter
Elo History
9 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1405
Peak Elo
1530
Total
-95
UFC Fight History
Jun 06, 2026
TKO
Elo
1405
Change
-46
May 02, 2026
TKO
Elo
1451
Change
+61
Jan 31, 2026
Submission
Elo
1390
Change
-43
Jul 12, 2025
Tuco Tokkos
Submission
Elo
1432
Change
-52
Oct 12, 2024
TKO
Elo
1484
Change
+49
Aug 17, 2024
Submission
Elo
1435
Change
-50
Feb 17, 2024
Marcos Rogério de Lima
TKO
Elo
1485
Change
-44
Aug 26, 2023
Parker Porter
TKO
Elo
1530
Change
+62
Apr 22, 2023
Mohammed Usman
Decision
Elo
1468
Change
-32
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 06, 2026 | L | Iwo Baraniewski | TKO | 1405 | -46 |
| May 02, 2026 | W | Kevin Christian | TKO | 1451 | +61 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | L | Billy Elekana | Submission | 1390 | -43 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | L | Tuco Tokkos | Submission | 1432 | -52 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | W | Sean Sharaf | TKO | 1484 | +49 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | L | Valter Walker | Submission | 1435 | -50 |
| Feb 17, 2024 | L | Marcos Rogério de Lima | TKO | 1485 | -44 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | W | Parker Porter | TKO | 1530 | +62 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | L | Mohammed Usman | Decision | 1468 | -32 |
Fight history outside the UFC
4 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Dec 31, 2022
Tsuyoshi Sudario
TKO · R1 · 1:38
RFF · RIZIN 40
Nov 26, 2022
Nicolas Đurđević
TKO · Punches · R1 · 2:02
BCF · BRAVE CF 66
Aug 05, 2022
Kelvin Fitial
TKO · Body Shots · R2 · 4:36
HEX · Hex Fight Series 23
Jul 09, 2022
Taisei Sekino
TKO · Strikes · R1 · 1:06
BP · Beatdown Promotions 1
Competitive Profile
Junior Tafa’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.