Justin Tafa vs. Parker Porter – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 11, 2023, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Justin “Bad Man” Tafa will take on Parker Porter in the Heavyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 284 card.

In this post, we will break down Justin Tafa vs. Parker Porter matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 31-year-old, Justin Tafa is coming in with a 5-3 record. Tafa will be fighting for the first time since a win via KO/TKO against Harry Hunsucker at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus in December.

Porter, meanwhile, is coming off a SUB loss against Jailton Almeida on December 18, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira and holds a 13-7-0 record.

Justin Tafa has an southpaw fighting stance with a 74″ reach. The 39-year-old, Parker Porter is an orthodox fighter with a 75″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Justin Tafa:
→ Tafa’s striking accuracy is 55%.
→ Tafa lands 5.02 significant strikes per minute.
→ Tafa’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Tafa’s takedown average is 0 per 15 minutes.
→ Tafa’s takedown defense is 100%.

Tafa comes in with 55% striking accuracy, typically landing about 5.02 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Porter fires at 49% accuracy, landing about 6.49 significant strikes per minute. Justin Tafa also has a 0% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Porter’s 1.45 takedowns and 50% takedown accuracy.

Parker Porter:
→ Porter’s striking accuracy is 49%.
→ Porter lands 6.49 significant strikes per minute.
→ Porter’s takedown accuracy is 28%.
→ Porter’s takedown average is 1.45 per 15 minutes.
→ Porter’s takedown defense is 50%.

Parker spent on average 10:19 minutes in the Octagon and Justin has an average fight time of 7:12 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC 284 is live in , who do you think will win, Justin or Parker? Sound off in the comments.

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