Tafa vs Vanderaa

Who won Tafa vs Vanderaa?

Jared Vanderaa beat Justin Tafa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Vegas 27, on Saturday 22nd May 2021 in the United States.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jared Vanderaa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Tafa vs Vanderaa stats

Justin Tafa stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jared Vanderaa made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Justin Tafa's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Justin Tafa's UFC record stood at 4-5-0, while Jared Vanderaa's came in at 1-6-0.

The stats suggested Tafa had a massive power advantage over Vanderaa, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Vanderaa's 64%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vanderaa had a large advantage over Tafa, boasting a 27% submission rate over Tafa's 0%.

Justin Tafa was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Vanderaa had a height advantage of 4 inches over Tafa. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Tafa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 11 months later than Vanderaa, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 31 less professional rounds, 21 to Vanderaa's 52.

Tafa vs Vanderaa form

Justin Tafa had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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.

Previous to that, 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.

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

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

He had defeated Harry Hunsucker at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Activity check

Tafa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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