Justin Tafa
74″ reach · +2.79% reach advantage · 43rd percentile
Justin Tafa has a reach of 74″ against a height of 72″ — a reach advantage of +2.79%, short for heavyweight MMA and the 43rd percentile of the 140 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+2.79%
74″ reach on a 72″ frame
Compared against 140 heavyweight MMA fighters. Median 3.22%.
| Reach | 74″ (188 cm) | 13th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 72″ (182.9 cm) | 11th pct |
| Stance | Southpaw | |
| Division | Heavyweight MMA inferred from the listed weight, not stated as a class | |
| Peak era | 2020s | |
| Country | New Zealand |
Record
MMA record
7–5
12 bouts on record
Finish rate
100%
of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight MMA median 85%, 72nd percentile
The career, bout by bout
12 recorded bouts from 2018 to 2025. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
8y
2018–2025
Longest unbeaten run
3
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
2021
3 bouts
Recorded bouts
12
12 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | L | Tallison Teixeira | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2024 | L | Karl Williams | Decision | 3 |
| 2023 | W | Austen Lane | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2023 | W | Parker Porter | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2021 | W | Harry Hunsucker | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2021 | L | Jared Vanderaa | Decision | 3 |
| 2021 | L | Carlos Felipe | Decision | 3 |
| 2020 | W | Juan Adams | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2019 | L | Yorgan De Castro | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2019 | W | David Taumoepeau | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2018 | W | Jeremy Joiner | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2018 | W | Dylan Tiaaleaiga | KO/TKO | 2 |
7 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
heavyweight MMA fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Ibragim Chuzhigaev+2.79% 74″ reach · 43rd pct
- Daniel Omielańczuk+2.79% 74″ reach · 43rd pct
- Matt Lindland+2.79% 74″ reach · 43rd pct
- Evan Tanner+2.79% 74″ reach · 43rd pct
- Assuério Silva+2.75% 75″ reach · 40th pct
- James Te Huna+2.75% 75″ reach · 40th pct
- Thiago Silva+2.75% 75″ reach · 40th pct
- Volkan Oezdemir+2.75% 75″ reach · 40th pct
How this is worked out
- Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Percentiles rank this fighter among the 140 heavyweight MMA fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Source: Justin Tafa on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-03-10. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.