Finishing the Fight: UFC Fight Island 7

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Bryson Hester
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – JANUARY 15: (L-R) Opponents Carlos Felipe of Brazil and Justin Tafa of Australia face off during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island on January 15, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Justin “Bad Man” Tafa (4-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)

Total Number of Pro MMA Finishes: 4

Via KO/TKO:  4

Via Submission: 0

Total Number of UFC Finishes: 1 

Via KO/TKO: 1

(Juan Adams)

Via Submission: 0

Justin Tafa has the perfect nickname as he is very dangerous. Like a lot of heavyweights, Tafa carries huge power in both hands and all of his wins are by way of TKO.

Tafa’s first fight in the UFC, back in October of 2019, was against Yorgan De Castro, and unfortunately he was caught and KO’d with a counter right hand in the very first round. Tafa was able to rebound from his first pro loss of his career when he came back in Febuary of 2020 at UFC 247 and was able to finish Juan Adams in under two minutes. Justin showed a great amount of patience for a fighter so early in his career as well as excellent shot selection to identify a pattern, hurt Adams and put him away. With five fights and already two fights into his UFC career, Tafa is a fighter that you cant miss in the octagon, as he’s sure to be in an entertaining fight that finds a way to finish.

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