UFC UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Final

Heavyweight

Junior Tafa vs Sean Sharaf

Junior Tafa

“The Juggernaut”

7-6

Winner

Sean Sharaf

“The Smoke”

5-2

Winner

Junior Tafa

KO/TKO (Punches · Head · At Distance) · Round 2 — 2:15

12 October 2024 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

Junior Tafa beat Sean Sharaf by KO/TKO in round 2 at 2:15.
Junior Tafa landed 71 of 128 total strikes, with 0:02 of control time.
The judges scored it 9-10, 9-10, 9-10.

Tale of the tape

Junior TafaSean Sharaf

7-6Record5-2

28Age on fight night31

6′3″ (191 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)

75″ (191 cm)Reach77″ (196 cm)

240 lb (108.9 kg)Weight252 lb (114.3 kg)

OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

NTG Fight & FitnessTeamXtreme Couture

Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaFromAnaheim, California, United States

Fight statistics

71of 128 · 55%Total strikes landed54of 122 · 44%

61of 117Head strikes40of 105

10of 11Body strikes7of 10

0Leg strikes7of 7

0Takedowns1of 8

0:02Control time0:46

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Junior Tafa	Round	Sean Sharaf
36/75strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control	R1	47/106strikes1/5TD0KD0:46control
35/53strikes0/0TD0KD0:02control	R2	7/16strikes0/3TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Junichiro Kamijo

9R110

9total10

Anthony Maness

9R110

9total10

Tony Weeks

9R110

9total10

Form going into the fight

Junior Tafa

LValter Walkersubmission R1 4:562024
LMarcos Rogerio de Lima2024
WParker PorterKO/TKO R1 1:242023
LMohammed Usmanunanimous decision2023
WNicolas DjurdjevićTKO R1 2:042022

Sean Sharaf

No recorded fights.

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