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Junior Tafa vs Sean Sharaf

Junior Tafa is 7-6-0; Sean Sharaf is 5-2-0. Sean Sharaf is 3 years older than Junior Tafa. Sean Sharaf has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Junior Tafa. They have met once: Junior Tafa 1, Sean Sharaf 0.

Junior Tafa
New Zealand
Junior Tafa
“The Juggernaut” · 7-6-0
Loss · TKOWin · TKOLoss · Submission
Met once
Sean Sharaf
United States
Sean Sharaf
“The Smoke” · 5-2-0
Win · TKOLoss · TKOLoss · TKO
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Style & credentials

Junior Tafa
KickboxingMuay Thai

No background on record

Camp · NTG Fight & Fitness
Sean Sharaf
MMA
  • 2024LXF Heavyweight ChampionshipLights Out Xtreme Fighting (LXF)
  • 2024FCOC Heavyweight ChampionshipFight Club OC (FCOC)
Camp · Xtreme Couture · Las Vegas, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

82%
Head
75%
16%
Body
18%
2%
Leg
7%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Junior Tafalast 9 fights
48%20%32%
Sean Sharaflast 3 fights
85%13%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Junior Tafa· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC Sean Sharaf
Strikes landed / min
3.807.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Good · better than 63% of UFC fightersSean Sharaf · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.6714.88
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersSean Sharaf · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.000.92
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersSean Sharaf · Average · better than 41% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersSean Sharaf · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1502 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.80
Strikes landed / min
7.50
2.67
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
14.88
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.92 / 8.4
0:05
Control time / fight
0:16
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Junior Tafa9 UFC fights · 200 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
58%116/273
17%33/42
3%5/5
Clinch
12%24/36
1%2/2
0%0/0
Ground
10%20/26
0%0/0
0%0/0
Sean Sharaf3 UFC fights · 122 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
66%81/211
18%22/27
7%8/8
Clinch
1%1/6
0%0/1
0%0/0
Ground
8%10/24
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Junior Tafa and Sean Sharaf ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira (Sat, Oct 12, 2024), where Junior Tafa won by TKO.

What are the records of Junior Tafa and Sean Sharaf?

Junior Tafa is 7-6-0 and Sean Sharaf is 5-2-0.

Who has the longer reach, Junior Tafa or Sean Sharaf?

Sean Sharaf has the longer reach: 77" · 196 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Junior Tafa, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Junior Tafa or Sean Sharaf?

Neither. Both stand 6'3" · 191 cm.

Who is older, Junior Tafa or Sean Sharaf?

Sean Sharaf is 33 and Junior Tafa is 30.

Who has more finishes, Junior Tafa or Sean Sharaf?

Junior Tafa has 7 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Sean Sharaf has 5 wins (5 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).