Junior Tafa vs. Sean Sharaf
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Junior Tafa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Sean Sharaf
Full career not yet synced for Sean Sharaf — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Junior Tafa
Distance 83.3% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 9.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 9.3%)
Sean Sharaf
Distance 88.8% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 8.7% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Junior Tafa
Head 87.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 1.3% (norm 7.6%)
Sean Sharaf
Head 87.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Tafa L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Sharaf L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 154 / 320 | 48.1% | 40.1% | 111 / 246 | 45.1% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 70.4% | 1 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 70.2% | 10 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 160 / 335 | 47.8% | 39.0% | 92 / 241 | 38.2% | 39.0% |
| To the body | 35 / 44 | 79.5% | 77.0% | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 77.0% |
| To the legs | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Tafa L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Sharaf L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 116 / 244 | 47.5% | 40.7% | 238 / 415 | 57.3% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 32 / 69 | 46.4% | 72.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 98 / 257 | 38.1% | 39.3% | 215 / 394 | 54.6% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 16 / 23 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 16 / 17 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 39 / 42 | 92.9% | 84.4% | 11 / 11 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Tafa has more cage time on record.