Justin Tafa is an Australian professional MMA fighter set to fight against Parker Porter in the upcoming UFC 284, find out about his brief bio, brother age, height, career, MMA fight record and more
The UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski will take place at the RAC Arena, Perth, Australia, on February 11, 2023.
Who is Justin Tafa, his age, height, family brother, UFC record
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— Justin Tafa (@justin_tafa) February 11, 2023
Tafa currently competes in the UFC heavyweight division and was a former XFC heavyweight champion prior to joining UFC.
Justin Tafa brief bio
Justin Tafa is an Australian MMA fighter who was born in New Zealand to a family with Samoan heritage. He grew up in Australia were he played rugby player in his early years. He even played two under-20s in the nationals for the Melbourne Storm team.
Justin has three brothers who have all had professional fights. One of his brothers Junior Tafa, is a former Glory heavyweight kickboxer and a UFC heavyweight contender. Justin’s grandfather was also a national boxing champion.
The ‘Bad Man’ made his professional debut back in May 20, 2018, against Dylan Tiaaleaiga at XFC 30. Tafa won the debut fight through a technical knockout.
Nickname
Justin Tafa is nicknamed as the ‘Bad Man’.
Age and height
Justin Tafa is currently 29 years old and stand at a height of 1.83m.
Justin Tafa UFC Career
The ‘Bad Man’ has so far fought five UFC bouts. Tafa made his octagon debut at UFC 243 against Yorgan De Castro where he lost via a knockout. The fight took place back in October 6, 2019, in Melbourne, Australia. His next fight at UFC 247 came against Juan Adams, and he won the fight via technical knockout.
Later, on January 16, 2021, Justin Tafa faced his third fight against Carlos Felipe and lost via a split decision. Tafa’s next fight was on May 22, 2021, in Las Vegas, United States at UFC Fight Night: Font vs Garbrandt. The ‘Bad Man’ fought against Jared Vanderaa but lost via a unanimous decision.
Justin Tafa’s fifth and last fight came against faced Harry Hunsucker on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus. Tafa won the fight via a marvelous knockout head kick.
Justin Tafa MMA fight record
Justin Tafa currently has a 5-3-0 fight record. Given below is a table breaking down his MMA fight record:
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
| Win | 5–3 | Harry Hunsucker | KO (head kick) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | December 18, 2021 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Jared Vanderaa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt | May 22, 2021 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Carlos Felipe | Decision (split) | UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar | January 16, 2021 |
| Win | 4–1 | Juan Adams | TKO (punches) | UFC 247 | February 8, 2020 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Yorgan De Castro | KO (punch) | UFC 243 | October 6, 2019 |
| Win | 3–0 | David Taumoepeau | TKO (punches) | XFC 41 | May 24, 2019 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jeremy Joiner | TKO (punches) | XFC 36 | July 28, 2018 |
| Win | 1–0 | Dylan Tiaaleaiga | TKO (punches) | XFC 30 | May 20, 2018 |
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