Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

“Bad Man”

Justin Tafa

7-5 (1 NC)10 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 2L

High Variance

Early Chaos

6'0"ht·74"reach·Southpawstance·32age

Last fightLTallison Teixeira·KO/TKO·R1·1.2yr ago

Fighter Context

4–5UFC1 NC·

4KO

0Sub

0Dec

6.0min/fight

55UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

1–3(4 fights)

100%finish rate

-3.3str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-1.06

Deficit

9%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat

0.000

Passive

11%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

46%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

31%

Passive

7%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Tafa

Distance Striker

Body Attacker

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.05

Str. Accuracy54%

221UFC landed/406attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.5 vs avg5.11

Str. Defense47%

KD Rate / fight0.40

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.20

CQ KO Power

Elite87%ile1.81

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

58%

Body

28%

Leg

14%

By Position

Distance85%

Clinch12%

Ground4%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 110 rounds	Round 23 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	9	23	22
Avg. Absorbed	9	34	28
Avg. Net	-1	-11	-6

Grappling

Tafa

Non-Factor

·27s ctrlPassive Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.00

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.55

TD Accuracy0%

0UFC landed/2attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

TD Defense53%

8UFC defended/15opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

div avg 68%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision0 / 4

KD → Finish

4/4Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 5

Submission0 / 5

Decision3 / 5

Loss Pattern

Outscored

3 of 5 losses by decision

Explosive starter. 4 KOs, all in R1

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

W0 dec

1.4pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

2UD

1SD

0MD

33%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 28 less in second half of career

10 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=10

R2n=3

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

3.5

4.6

4.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.8

6.8

5.6

Diff

-0.2

-2.2

-1.3

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-45%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Tafa — 10 UFC Fights

Result

Method

10 fights

Tallison Teixeira

KO/TKO R1 · 0:35Feb '25

-8

·8 abs·1 kd taken

Karl Williams

U-DEC R3Mar '24

-19

·21 SS (49%)·40 abs·7 td taken

Austen Lane

KO/TKO R1 · 1:22Sep '23

·11 SS (79%)·7 abs·5s ctrl·1 kd landed

Austen Lane

Could Not Co… R1 · 0:29Jun '23

-3

·3 abs

⚠ Eye poke stoppage

Parker Porter

KO/TKO R1 · 1:06Feb '23

·8 SS (50%)·7 abs·1 kd landed

Harry Hunsucker

KO/TKO R1 · 1:53Dec '21

·5 SS (50%)·5 abs·62s ctrl·1 kd landed

Jared Vanderaa

U-DEC R3May '21

-47

·74 SS (50%)·121 abs·11s ctrl

Carlos Felipe

S-DEC R3Jan '21

·86 SS (58%)·77 abs·0/2 td·113s ctrl

Juan Adams

KO/TKO R1 · 1:59Feb '20

·10 SS (67%)·7 abs·1 kd landed

Yorgan De Castro

KO/TKO R1 · 2:10Oct '19

·6 SS (67%)·4 abs·69s ctrl·1 kd taken

All Fighters

Heavyweight

“Bad Man”

Justin Tafa

7-5 (1 NC)10 UFC

Form

6'0"ht·74"reach·Southpawstance·32age

Last fightLTallison Teixeira·KO/TKO·1.2yr ago

Fighter Context

4–5UFC1 NC·

4KO

0Sub

0Dec

6.0min/fight

55UFC min

vs. Winning Record1–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-1.06

9%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.000

11%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

46%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

31%

7%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Tafa

Heavyweight avg

Distance StrikerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.05

Str. Accuracy54%

221UFC landed/406attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.5 vs avg5.11

Str. Defense47%

KD Rate / Fight0.40

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.20

CQ KO Power

Elite87%ile1.81

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

58%

Body

28%

Leg

14%

By Position

Dist85%

Clinch12%

Ground4%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=10	R2 n=3	R3 n=3
Landed	9	23	22
Absorbed	9	34	28
Net	-1	-11	-6

Grappling

Tafa

Heavyweight avg

Non-Factor

27s ctrlPassive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.00

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.55

TD Accuracy0%

0UFC landed/2attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

TD Defense53%

8UFC defended/15opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 2 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

4KO/TKO

0Sub

0Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—

W0 dec

1.4pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

2UD

1SD

0MD

33%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=10

R2n=3

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

3.5

4.6

4.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.8

6.8

5.6

Diff

-0.2

-2.2

-1.3

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Tafa — UFC Fight Log

Tallison Teixeira

KO/TKO·R1·Feb '25

8 abs·1 kd taken

Karl Williams

U-DEC·R3·Mar '24

21 SS (49%)·40 abs·7 td taken

Austen Lane

KO/TKO·R1·Sep '23

11 SS (79%)·7 abs·5s ctrl·1 kd

Austen Lane

Could Not Co…·R1·Jun '23

3 abs

Parker Porter

KO/TKO·R1·Feb '23

8 SS (50%)·7 abs·1 kd

Harry Hunsucker

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '21

5 SS (50%)·5 abs·62s ctrl·1 kd

Jared Vanderaa

U-DEC·R3·May '21

74 SS (50%)·121 abs·11s ctrl

Carlos Felipe

S-DEC·R3·Jan '21

86 SS (58%)·77 abs·0/2 td·113s ctrl

Round 110 rounds

Round 23 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-11

-6

n=10

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-11

-6