NEWS
▼
FEATURES
▼
FIGHT FINDER
▼
PODCASTS
▼
VIDEOS
RANKINGS
▼
FORUM
▼
BOXING
MORE
▼
FIGHT ODDS
UFC NEWS
PFL NEWS
BELLATOR NEWS
WOMEN'S MMA NEWS
PREVIEWS
OPINION
INTERVIEWS
UFC EVENTS
BELLATOR EVENTS
PFL EVENTS
FULL CALENDAR
FIGHT FINDER GUIDE
SHILLAN & DUFFY PODCAST
THE SHEEHAN SHOW
FIGHT BUSINESS PODCAST
AFTER THE BELL
DIVISIONAL RANKINGS
POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS
WOMEN'S POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS
UFC DISCUSSION
WORLDWIDE MMA DISCUSSION
OFF TOPIC DISCUSSION
PHOTOSHOPS
PICTURES
HOW TO WATCH
CONTACT
+
NEWS
UFC NEWS
PFL NEWS
BELLATOR NEWS
WOMEN'S MMA NEWS
+
FEATURES
PREVIEWS
OPINION
INTERVIEWS
+
FIGHT FINDER
UFC EVENTS
BELLATOR EVENTS
PFL EVENTS
FULL CALENDAR
FIGHT FINDER GUIDE
+
PODCASTS
SHILLAN & DUFFY PODCAST
THE SHEEHAN SHOW
FIGHT BUSINESS PODCAST
AFTER THE BELL
VIDEOS
+
RANKINGS
DIVISIONAL RANKINGS
POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS
WOMEN'S POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS
+
FORUM
UFC DISCUSSION
WORLDWIDE MMA DISCUSSION
OFF TOPIC DISCUSSION
PHOTOSHOPS
BOXING
+
MORE
PICTURES
HOW TO WATCH
CONTACT
FIGHT ODDS
MORE FROM OUR CHANNELS
New Zealand
Avondale
Junior Tafa
"
The Juggernaut
"
AGE
28
/
Sep 21, 1996
HEIGHT
6'3"
/
190.5 cm
WEIGHT
241 lbs
/
109.32 kg
ASSOCIATION
NTG Fight & Fitness
CLASS
Heavyweight
STYLE
Kickboxing
Wins
6
KO
/
TKO
6
100%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
0
0%
Losses
3
KO
/
TKO
1
33%
SUBMISSIONS
1
33%
DECISIONS
1
33%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Sean Sharaf
UFC Fight Night 244 - Royval vs. Taira
Oct / 12 / 2024
TKO (Punches)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:15
loss
Valter Walker
UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Aug / 17 / 2024
Submission (Heel Hook)
Steve Perceval
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:56
loss
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
UFC 298 - Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Feb / 17 / 2024
TKO (Leg Kick and Punches)
Frank Trigg
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:14
win
Parker Porter
UFC Fight Night 225 - Holloway vs. Korean Zombie
Aug / 26 / 2023
KO (Punch)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:24
loss
Mohammed Usman
UFC Fight Night 222 - Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
Apr / 22 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Tsuyoshi Kamiyama
Rizin FF - Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs. Rizin
Dec / 31 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
1:38
win
Nicolas Djurdjevic
Brave CF 66 - Brave Combat Federation 66
Nov / 26 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
1
2:02
win
Kelvin Fitial
HFS - Hex Fight Series 23
Aug / 05 / 2022
KO (Punches)
2
4:36
win
Taisei Sekino
Beatdown Promotions 1 - Compton vs. Oyama
Jul / 09 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
1
1:06
Related Videos
◄
►
PICTURES
JUNIOR TAFA RELATED NEWS
By the Numbers: UFC Vegas 102
Even with his 41st birthday on the horizon,
Jared Cannonier
still has plenty left in the tank.
UFC
Tristen Critchfield
Feb 15, 2025
Unlocking Potential
Valter Walker
will look to keep his head above water in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
heavyweight division when he confronts
Don’Tale Mayes
in a three-round...
UFC
Christian Stein
Feb 14, 2025
Preview: UFC Vegas 102 Prelims
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship
on Saturday slides back into the UFC Apex with a decent undercard highlighted by a women’s strawweight...
Tom Feely
Feb 12, 2025
Stand and Deliver: UFC 312
Ben Duffy shines the spotlight on a couple of fighters who are under a little extra pressure to perform well at
UFC 312
.
UFC
Ben Duffy
Feb 03, 2025
Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 244 ‘Royval vs. Taira’
UFC Vegas 98 featured a pair of slick grapplers putting on a show, a middleweight that huffed and puffed his way to the top of the leaderboard...
UFC
Jay Pettry
Oct 14, 2024
View More
Subscribe to our Newsletter
*
indicates required
Email Address
*
Latest News
ALL
UFC
PFL
Jared Cannonier Rejects 'Gatekeeper' Role Following UFC Vegas 102 Victory
Anthony Smith to Face Mingyang Zhang in Likely Retirement Bout at UFC Kansas City
Alex Pereira Reunites with Fan Who Prevailed in Battle with Cancer
Merab Dvalishvili: Dagestani Fighters Are Not Invincible
Yaroslav Amosov, Curtis Millender to Clash at Fightality 'Legacy Revival' on March 14
UFC Vegas 102 Bonuses: Cannonier, Rodrigues Get $50K Apiece for Main Event Battle
Jared Cannonier Turns Away Gregory Rodrigues in UFC Vegas 102 Main Event
UFC Vegas 102 ‘Cannonier vs. Rodrigues’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring
Jared Cannonier Rejects 'Gatekeeper' Role Following UFC Vegas 102 Victory
Anthony Smith to Face Mingyang Zhang in Likely Retirement Bout at UFC Kansas City
Alex Pereira Reunites with Fan Who Prevailed in Battle with Cancer
Merab Dvalishvili: Dagestani Fighters Are Not Invincible
UFC Vegas 102 Bonuses: Cannonier, Rodrigues Get $50K Apiece for Main Event Battle
Jared Cannonier Turns Away Gregory Rodrigues in UFC Vegas 102 Main Event
UFC Vegas 102 ‘Cannonier vs. Rodrigues’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring
UFC Vegas 102 Prelims: Jose Delgado Wrecks Connor Matthews in Octagon Debut
PFL on a ‘Mission’ to Develop Next Generation of Mixed Martial Artists
Welterweight, Featherweight Rosters Set for 2025 PFL World Tournament
PFL Reveals First Four Dates for 2025 World Tournament
Conor McGregor Rips Paul Hughes for Post-Fight Exchange with Khabib Nurmagomedov
Video: Fedor Emelianenko, Khabib Nurmagomedov Cross Paths at Road to Dubai
Paul Hughes on Narrow Defeat at Road to Dubai: 'I Deserve to Have That Belt'
Usman Nurmagomedov Rejects Possibility of Immediate Rematch with Paul Hughes
Usman Nurmagomedov Completes Dagestani Sweep at PFL ‘Road to Dubai’
EVENTS / FIGHTS
UFC
PFL
MORE
Feb
22
2025
UFC Fight Night 252
Cejudo vs. Song
Mar
01
2025
UFC Fight Night 253
Kape vs. Almabayev
Mar
08
2025
UFC 313
Pereira vs. Ankalaev
Mar
15
2025
UFC Fight Night 254
Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
Mar
22
2025
UFC Fight Night 255
Edwards vs. Della Maddalena
Apr
03
2025
Professional Fighters League
2025 World Tournament: First Round 1
Apr
11
2025
Professional Fighters League
2025 World Tournament: First Round 2
Apr
18
2025
Professional Fighters League
2025 World Tournament: First Round 3
May
01
2025
Professional Fighters League
2025 World Tournament: First Round 4
Jun
12
2025
Professional Fighters League
2025 World Tournament: Semifinals 1
+
MORE UFC FIGHTS
+
MORE PFL FIGHTS
POLL
Whom are you leaning towards at UFC 313?
Alex Pereira
Magomed Ankalaev
Too close to call
Alex Pereira
64%
Magomed Ankalaev
27%
Too close to call
9%
TOTAL: 348 VOTES
{firstname} { "nickname" }{lastname}
{firstname} { "nickname" }{lastname}
{name} - {title}
FIGHT FINDER
FIGHTER OF THE WEEK
Jason Jackson
TOP TRENDING FIGHTERS
Henry Cejudo
Masayuki Kikuiri
Jean Silva
Magomed Umalatov
MORE FIGHTERS...
Yadong Song
|
Jesus Pinedo
|
Anthony Hernandez
|
Movlid Khaybulaev
|
Brendan Allen
|
Adam Borics
|
Taisei Sakuraba
+
FIND MORE