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3 Rounds

7 days away

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Elo1448

Liu CevsJunior TafaUFC Prediction

UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song · Saturday, August 29, 2026Shanghai, China

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Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

Junior Tafa enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Liu Ce

Red Corner

Junior Tafa

Blue Corner

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Vegas Odds

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N/A

Elo

1448

N/A

Age

N/A

Stance

Orthodox

N/A

Height

6'3"

N/A

Reach

190.5 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Liu CeNo prior UFC fights on record.

Junior TafaL3 streak

oldest →

SUBvs Valter Walker · Aug 24

KOvs Sean Sharaf · Oct 24

SUBvs Tuco Tokkos · Jul 25

SUBvs Billy Elekana · Jan 26

KOvs Iwo Baraniewski · Jun 26

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Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Liu CeMetricJunior Tafa

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Strikes / min

3.62

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Strikes absorbed / min

2.66

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Strike defense

51%

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TDs / 15 min

0.00

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Takedown defense

72%

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Sub atts / 15 min

0.00

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Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

Liu Ce(0 fights)Junior Tafa(8 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating

Red +55.1|Blue -55.1

Recent Form

Red +0.8|Blue -0.8

Striker Score

Red +49.5|Blue -49.5

Grappler Score

Red +35.0|Blue -35.0

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Liu Ce

Stance—

Height—

Reach—

Fights0

Junior Tafa

StanceOrthodox

Height75.0"

Reach75.0"

Fights9