Teixeira vs Tafa

Who won Teixeira vs Tafa?

Talisson Teixeira beat Justin Tafa by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 312, on Saturday 8th February 2025 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

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).

Teixeira vs Tafa stats

Talisson Teixeira stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Justin Tafa made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Talisson Teixeira's 1st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Justin Tafa marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Talisson Teixeira's UFC record stood at 1-0-0, while Justin Tafa's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Tafa had an advantage in power over Teixeira, with a 100% knock out percentage over Teixeira's 86%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Teixeira had an advantage over Tafa, with a 14% submission rate over Tafa's 0%.

Talisson Teixeira was the younger man by 6 years, at 25 years old.

Teixeira had a height advantage of 8 inches over Tafa.

Teixeira was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 years and 5 months later than Tafa, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 8 to Tafa's 21.

Teixeira vs Tafa form

Justin Tafa had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this 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.

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

Going into that 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.

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

He had lost to Jared Vanderaa at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Activity check

Teixeira's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Tafa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What time did Teixeira vs Tafa start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Teixeira vs Tafa?

Talisson Teixeira was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Justin Tafa made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.