Junior Tafa

Age, record and fight history

Junior Tafa is a UFC fighter who fights out of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and has fought at Light Heavyweight in the UFC since 2025.

13pro fights9UFC fights

Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:07 PM ET

Pro record7-6-0W-L-D UFC record3-69 UFC fights UFC wins by3-0-0KO - SUB - DEC DivisionLight Heavyweight205 lb StreakL1last 5: 2-3 Agatha's recordNone yetno graded calls on him yet

About Junior Tafa

Born on September 21, 1996, in Auckland, New Zealand, Junior Tafa fights out of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He fights from the orthodox stance, and his professional career began in 2017. Tafa lost to Mohammed Usman by unanimous decision in his first UFC fight at UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on Apr 22, 2023. He fought at Heavyweight from 2023 to 2024, and has fought at Light Heavyweight since 2025.

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Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026

Fight history9

Every UFC fight in our records, newest first.

Date	Event	Opponent	Result	Method	Rd	Time
Jun 6, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim	Iwo Baraniewski	L	KO/TKO	1	1:25
May 2, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates	Kevin Christian	W	KO/TKO	1	2:42
Jan 31, 2026	UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2	Billy Elekana	L	Submission	2	3:18
Jul 12, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira	Tuco Tokkos	L	Submission	2	4:25
Oct 12, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira	Sean Sharaf	W	KO/TKO	2	2:15
Aug 17, 2024	UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya	Valter Walker	L	Submission	1	4:56
Feb 17, 2024	UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	L	KO/TKO	2	1:14
Aug 26, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie	Parker Porter	W	KO/TKO	1	1:24
Apr 22, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes	Mohammed Usman	L	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00

How he is doing nowLast fight Jun 6

UFC record3-69 fights since 2023

Since moving up1-3at light heavyweight, since 2025

Last fightJun 6lost to Iwo Baraniewski

Last 52-3LWLLWNewest first. Lost his last fight.

Did you know?!

The Juggernaut

Tafa is nicknamed "The Juggernaut".

CareerPro since 2017

9years2017 to 2026

2023UFC debutLost to Mohammed Usman
2025Light HeavyweightMoved up a division
Jun 6, 2026Latest fightLost to Iwo Baraniewski

How his UFC fights ended

3 wins

KO/TKO 3

6 losses

KO/TKO 2Submission 3Decision 1

Divisions

Light Heavyweight: 1-32025 to 2026, 4 UFC fights
Heavyweight: 2-32023 to 2024, 5 UFC fights

First UFC fight

Apr 22, 2023: lost to Mohammed Usman by unanimous decisionFight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes, round 3, 5:00

Latest fight

Jun 6, 2026: lost to Iwo Baraniewski by KO/TKOFight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim, round 1, 1:25

Sources and updates

Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.

Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:07 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.