Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Junior Tafa won · KO/TKO R2
UFC Event·Saturday, October 12, 2024·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupJunior Tafa: StrikervsSean Sharaf: Pressure fighter
The pressure fighter will force exchanges. The cleaner striker needs lateral movement.
Model Prediction: Junior Tafa wins(58.8%)
Actual result: Junior Tafa wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Junior Tafa enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
- Junior Tafa is a KO finisher (100% of wins). Sean Sharaf has lost 100% of fights by KO.
- Junior Tafa has 72pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Junior Tafa
Red Corner
VS
Sean Sharaf
Blue Corner
-238
(70%)
Vegas Odds
+195
(34%)
29
Age
32
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'3"
190.5 cm
Reach
195.58 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Junior TafaL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Parker Porter · Aug 23L
KOvs Marcos Rogerio de Lima · Feb 24L
SUBvs Valter Walker · Aug 24L
SUBvs Tuco Tokkos · Jul 25L
SUBvs Billy Elekana · Jan 26Sean Sharaf
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Steven Asplund · Dec 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Junior TafaMetricSean Sharaf
3.62
Strikes / min
7.41
2.66
Strikes absorbed / min
15.00
51%
Strike defense
42%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
0.93
72%
Takedown defense
0%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.96Δ 8.55 — meaningful gap-7.59
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Junior TafaSean Sharaf
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Junior Tafa(7 fights)Sean Sharaf(2 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-24.824.8
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.70.7
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-49.749.7
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-50.050.0
Junior Tafa
StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights7
Sean Sharaf
StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights2