Tafa vs Lane

Who won Tafa vs Lane?

The fight between Justin Tafa and Austen Lane finished in a no contest at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on Saturday 24th June 2023.

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 Lane stats

Justin Tafa stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Austen Lane made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

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

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

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

Justin Tafa was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Lane had a height advantage of 6 inches over Tafa. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Tafa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 month later than Lane, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 17 to Lane's 22.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Austen Lane had been fighting more than Justin Tafa.

Going to this contest, Justin Tafa had last fought 3 years, 2 months and 2 days ago, while Austen Lane's last outing had been 10 months and 15 days ago.

Tafa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Lane's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tafa vs Lane?

Justin Tafa was a 27/50 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Austen Lane made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.