Tuco Tokkos vs. Junior Tafa
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tuco Tokkos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.56 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tuco Tokkos
Distance 89.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 10.6%)
Junior Tafa
Distance 83.3% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 9.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tuco Tokkos
Head 78.7% (norm 78.5%) · Body 9.6% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 11.7% (norm 9.7%)
Junior Tafa
Head 87.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 1.3% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Tokkos L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Tafa L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 87 / 213 | 40.8% | 41.5% | 154 / 320 | 48.1% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 66 / 188 | 35.1% | 39.2% | 160 / 335 | 47.8% | 39.0% |
| To the body | 13 / 23 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 35 / 44 | 79.5% | 77.0% |
| To the legs | 21 / 28 | 75.0% | 82.1% | 5 / 5 | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Tokkos L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Tafa L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 104 / 210 | 49.5% | 40.6% | 116 / 244 | 47.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 68.8% | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 13 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 32 / 69 | 46.4% | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 89 / 195 | 45.6% | 37.7% | 98 / 257 | 38.1% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 42 / 55 | 76.4% | 72.9% | 16 / 23 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 83.1% | 39 / 42 | 92.9% | 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.