Lima vs Tafa

Who won Lima vs Tafa?

Marcos Rogerio de Lima beat Junior Tafa by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 298, on Saturday 17th February 2024 at Honda Center in Anaheim.

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).

Lima vs Tafa stats

Marcos Rogerio de Lima stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Junior Tafa made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Marcos Rogerio de Lima's UFC record stood at 11-7-0, while Junior Tafa's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Lima had a massive power advantage over Tafa, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Tafa's 0%.

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

Marcos Rogerio de Lima was the older man by 11 years, at 38 years old.

Tafa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lima.

Lima was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 31 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 15 years and 2 months later than Tafa, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 41 more professional rounds, 52 to Tafa's 11.

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Tafa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lima vs Tafa?

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