Tafa vs Porter

Who won Tafa vs Porter?

Justin Tafa beat Parker Porter by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 284, on Saturday 11th February 2023 at RAC Arena in Perth.

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

Justin Tafa stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Parker Porter made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Justin Tafa's UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Parker Porter's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Tafa had a massive power advantage over Porter, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Porter's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Porter had a large advantage over Tafa, boasting a 25% submission rate over Tafa's 0%.

Justin Tafa was the younger man by 9 years, at 30 years old.

Porter had 1-inch reach advantage.

Tafa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 years and 7 months later than Porter, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 17 to Porter's 40.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Justin Tafa had last fought 2 years, 4 months and 7 days ago, while Parker Porter's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 4 days ago.

Tafa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Porter's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tafa vs Porter?

Justin Tafa was a 8/13 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Parker Porter made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.