Justin Tafa (7-5, 7) was born in West Auckland, New Zealand on December 13, 1993. At the age of 24 years on May 20, 2018, he made his professional MMA debut against Dylan Tiaaleaiga, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On October 6, 2019, 25-year old Justin Tafa made his UFC debut on his 4th professional MMA fight at UFC 243 against a 31-year old Yorgan De Castro but lost the fight via KO in the 1st round.
Tafa's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Tallison Teixeira at UFC 312 at age 31 on February 9, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought ten times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins, 5 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Justin Tafa's best fights have been against Parker Porter, Juan Adams, Austen Lane, Harry Hunsucker, Jared Vanderaa and Carlos Felipe. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Justin Tafa".
Tafa has 5 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Justin Tafa Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Feb 9, 2025 31 years, 1 months 7-5 (7) | Tallison Teixeira | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | Loss Knee to the body and elbows |
12 | Mar 23, 2024 30 years, 3 months 7-4 (7) | Karl Williams | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | Loss |
11 | Sep 10, 2023 29 years, 8 months 7-3 (7) | Austen Lane | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
10 | Jun 24, 2023 29 years, 6 months 6-3 (6) | Austen Lane | UFC | HW | 1 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke |
9  | Feb 12, 2023 29 years, 1 months 6-3 (6) | 37 years, 9 months 13-7 (8) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
8 | Dec 18, 2021 28 years 5-3 (5) | Harry Hunsucker | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | Win Head kick |
7  | May 22, 2021 27 years, 5 months 4-3 (4) | 29 years 11-5 (10) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | Loss |
6  | Jan 16, 2021 27 years, 1 months 4-2 (4) | 26 years 9-1 (6) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | Loss |
5  | Feb 8, 2020 26 years, 1 months 4-1 (4) | 28 years 5-2 (5) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
4  | Oct 6, 2019 25 years, 9 months 3-1 (3) | 31 years, 9 months 5-0 (4) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | Loss Punch |
3 | May 24, 2019 25 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | David Taumoepeau | HW | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
2 | Jul 28, 2018 24 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Jeremy Joiner | HW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
1 | May 20, 2018 24 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Dylan Tiaaleaiga | HW | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
