Junior Tafa

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Junior Tafa
Born Pascall Saumani Milo
(1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 27)
Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
Other names The Juggernaut
Residence Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Height 191cm[1]
Weight 109 kg (240 lb; 17 st)[1]
Division Heavyweight
Reach 183cm
Style Boxing, Muay Thai
Trainer NTG
Years active 2017–present
Professional boxing record
Total 2
Wins 1
By knockout 1
Losses 0
Draws 1
Kickboxing record
Total 28
Wins 23
By knockout 19
Losses 5
By knockout 2
Mixed martial arts record
Total 5
Wins 4
By knockout 4
Losses 1
By decision 1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Junior Tafa (born 21 September 1996) is a New Zealand-born Australian mixed martial artist and former professional kickboxer and boxer who currently competes in the Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Junior Tafa is the brother of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight, Justin Tafa.

Kickboxing career

Tafa participated in the 2018 Glory four man heavyweight tournament, alongside D'Angelo Marshall, Guto Inocente and Benjamin Adegbuyi.[2] Tafa lost his semi-final fight to Inocente, but advanced due to Inocente suffering a cut during their bout.[3] In the finals he met Benjamin Adegbuyi. Adegbuyi focused on landing leg kicks, and won the fight in the second round by TKO, after dropping Tafa three times.[4]

On December 8, 2018, he entered the Glory 62 Heavyweight tournament[5] He lost in the quarter final against Jamal Ben Saddik by TKO second round.[6]

Tafa faced Cihad Kepenek at Glory 65: Utrecht on May 17, 2019.[7] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[8]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Debuting in July 2022, Tafa won his first two bouts on the Australian regional scene, both by TKO stoppages.

Tafa then faced Nicolas Djurdjević on November 26, 2022 at BRAVE CF 66. He won the bout via TKO stoppage two minutes into the bout.[9]

Tafa faced Tsuyoshi Sudario on December 31, 2022 at Rizin 40.[10] He won the fight by TKO via punches in the first round.[11]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In January 2023, it was announced that Tafa had signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He will make his promotional debut against Austen Lane at UFC 284 on February 11, 2023.[12] However, Lane withdrew due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Waldo Cortes-Acosta.[13] In turn, it was announced a few days later that Tafa withdrew due to injury and the bout was scrapped.[14]

Tafa faced Mohammed Usman on April 22, 2023 at UFC Fight Night 222. [15] Tafa lost bout via unanimous decision.[16]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 5–2 Marcos Rogério de Lima TKO (leg kick and punches) UFC 298 February 17, 2024 2 1:14 Anaheim, California, United States
Win 5–1 Parker Porter KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie August 26, 2023 1 1:24 Kallang, Singapore
Loss 4–1 Muhammad Usman Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes April 22, 2023 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 4–0 Tsuyoshi Sudario TKO (punches) Rizin 40 December 31, 2022 1 1:38 Saitama, Japan
Win 3–0 Nicolas Djurdjević TKO (punches) Brave CF 66 November 26, 2022 1 2:02 Bali, Indonesia
Win 2–0 Kelvin Fitial KO (punches) Hex Fight Series 23 August 5, 2022 2 4:36 Melbourne, Australia
Win 1–0 Taisei Sekino TKO (punches) Beatdown Promotions 1 July 9, 2022 1 1:06 Eatons Hill, Australia

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Professional boxing record

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No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
2 Win 1–0–1 Australia David Tuliloa TKO 3 (4) 15 Sep 2022 Australia Nissan Arena, Nathan, Australia
1 Draw 0–0–1 Australia Jayden Joseph SD 4 3 Jun 2017 Australia Melbourne Park Function Centre, Melbourne, Australia

Kickboxing & Muay Thai record

Kickboxing & Muay Thai Record
23 Wins (19 (T)KOs), 5 Losses, 0 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2021-04-24 Win Australia Christian Balz Eruption Muay Thai 20 Brisbane, Australia| KO (Right cross) 1 0:55
2020-12-11 Win Australia Callum Godfrey Eruption Muay Thai 2019 Brisbane, Australia KO (Right hook) 1 0:24
2019-05-17 Loss Turkey Cihad Kepenek Glory 65: Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-12-18 Loss Morocco Jamal Ben Saddik Glory 62: Rotterdam, Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (2 Knockdowns) 1 2:55
2018-09-14 Win United States Haze Wilson Glory 58: Chicago Chicago, Illinois, United States TKO (Referee stoppage) 1 1:35
2018-07-20 Win United States Anthony McDonald Glory 55: New York New York City, United States TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 2:20
2018-02-16 Loss Romania Benjamin Adegbuyi Glory 50: Chicago, Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final Chicago, Illinois, United States TKO (leg kicks) 2 0:31
2018-02-16 Loss Brazil Guto Inocente Glory 50: Chicago, Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-final Chicago, Illinois, United States Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-10-14 Win China Quanchao Luo Glory 46: China Guangzhou, China TKO (three knockdowns) 1 1:34
2016-08-22 Win Australia Kings of Kombat 18 Melbourne, Australia KO 1 0:25
2015-12-05 Win Australia Jacob Francis Caged Muay Thai 7 Brisbane, Australia KO (Right cross) 1 1:40
2014-12-06 Win Australia Aaron Cannings Caged Muay Thai 5 Brisbane, Australia TKO (punches) 3 0:13
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See also

Notes

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External links

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