Diniz vs Tafa

When is Diniz vs Tafa?

Jhonata Diniz is set to fight Justin Tafa during the prelims of UFC 317, on Saturday 28th June 2025 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Diniz vs Tafa stats

Jhonata Diniz steps into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Justin Tafa will make his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This will be Jhonata Diniz's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Justin Tafa will mark his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Jhonata Diniz's UFC record currently stands at 2-1-0, while Justin Tafa's comes in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggest Tafa has an advantage in power over Diniz, with a 100% knock out percentage over Diniz's 88%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that Diniz and Tafa will be pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Jhonata Diniz is the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Diniz has a height advantage of 4 inches over Tafa. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Diniz is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 5 years later than Tafa, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 8 less professional rounds, 13 to Tafa's 21.

Diniz vs Tafa form

Justin Tafa has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Talisson Teixeira at UFC 312 on 8th February 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Karl Williams at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Austen Lane at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Before that, his fight against Austen Lane at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

He had beaten Parker Porter at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Activity check

Diniz's last 4 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

Tafa's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Diniz vs Tafa?

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