Tafa vs Adams

Who won Tafa vs Adams?

Justin Tafa beat Juan Adams by during the main card of UFC 247, on Saturday 8th February 2020 at Toyota Center in Houston.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Justin Tafa.

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).

Tafa vs Adams stats

Justin Tafa stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Juan Adams made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Justin Tafa's UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Juan Adams' came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested that Tafa and Adams have similar power, both with a 100% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Tafa and Adams would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Justin Tafa was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Adams had a height advantage of 5 inches over Tafa. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Tafa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 month earlier than Adams, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 17 to Adams' 28.

Tafa vs Adams form

Justin Tafa had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Austen Lane at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, his fight against Austen Lane at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Parker Porter at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Before that, he had defeated Harry Hunsucker at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

He had lost to Jared Vanderaa at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

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Tafa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tafa vs Adams?

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