Tafa vs Tokkos

When is Tafa vs Tokkos?

Junior Tafa is set to face the challenge of Tuco Tokkos during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

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

Tafa vs Tokkos stats

Junior Tafa steps into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Tuco Tokkos will make his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This will be Junior Tafa's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Tuco Tokkos will mark his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Junior Tafa's UFC record currently stands at 1-3-0, while Tuco Tokkos' comes in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggest Tafa has a massive power advantage over Tokkos, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Tokkos' 60%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Tokkos will have an advantage over Tafa, with a 20% submission rate over Tafa's 0%.

Junior Tafa is the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Tokkos has a height advantage of 1 inch over Tafa.

Tafa is arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 7 years and 6 months earlier than Tokkos, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 17 less professional rounds, 12 to Tokkos' 29.

Tafa vs Tokkos form

Junior Tafa has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Valter Walker at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by submission in the 1st round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Parker Porter at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Before that, he had been defeated by Mohammed Usman at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Tsuyoshi Sudario at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

Tafa's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Tokkos' last 2 fights have come over a period of 9 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Tafa vs Tokkos?

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