Tafa vs Porter

Who won Tafa vs Porter?

Junior Tafa beat Parker Porter by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie, on Saturday 26th August 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

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 Porter stats

Junior Tafa stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Parker Porter made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Junior Tafa's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Parker Porter's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Porter had a massive power advantage over Tafa, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Tafa's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Porter had a large advantage over Tafa, boasting a 23% submission rate over Tafa's 0%.

Junior Tafa was the younger man by 12 years, at 27 years old.

Tafa had a height advantage of 3 inches over Porter.

Tafa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 16 years and 6 months earlier than Porter, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 11 to Porter's 40.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Junior Tafa had been fighting more than Parker Porter.

Going to this contest, Junior Tafa had last fought 1 year and 6 days ago, while Parker Porter's last outing had been 2 years, 8 months and 7 days ago.

Tafa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Porter's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tafa vs Porter?

Junior Tafa was a 69/100 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Parker Porter made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.