Barnett vs Tafa

When is Barnett vs Tafa?

Chris Barnett is set to fight Junior Tafa during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 12th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Barnett vs Tafa stats

Chris Barnett steps into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Junior Tafa will make his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Junior Tafa will mark his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Chris Barnett's UFC record currently stands at 2-2-0, while Junior Tafa's comes in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggest Tafa has a large advantage in power over Barnett, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Barnett's 78%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that Barnett and Tafa will be pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Chris Barnett is the older man by 10 years, at 38 years old.

Tafa has a height advantage of 6 inches over Barnett.

Barnett is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 15 years and 5 months later than Tafa, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 49 more professional rounds, 61 to Tafa's 12.

Barnett vs Tafa form

Junior Tafa has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Valter Walker at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by submission in the 1st round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Parker Porter at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Before that, he had been defeated by Mohammed Usman at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Tsuyoshi Sudario at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

Barnett's last 4 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Tafa's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time does Barnett vs Tafa start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 8:00 PM UTC , which is 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Barnett vs Tafa?

Junior Tafa is currently 27/100 (-370) to win the fight outright, while you can get 11/4 (+280) on Chris Barnett if you fancy the upset.

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