Parker Porter vs. Justin Tafa
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Parker Porter
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.6 wins over .500
Justin Tafa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Parker Porter
Distance 90.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 9.3%)
Justin Tafa
Distance 89.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.7% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Parker Porter
Head 84.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 7.6%)
Justin Tafa
Head 73.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 18.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Porter L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Tafa L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 315 / 657 | 47.9% | 40.1% | 187 / 362 | 51.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 70.6% | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 269 / 615 | 43.7% | 38.9% | 129 / 299 | 43.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 39 / 45 | 86.7% | 76.8% | 62 / 75 | 82.7% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 61 / 66 | 92.4% | 87.8% | 30 / 32 | 93.8% | 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 Porter L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Tafa L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 307 / 637 | 48.2% | 40.7% | 221 / 447 | 49.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 61 | 73.8% | 70.6% | 36 / 48 | 75.0% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 19 / 35 | 54.3% | 72.0% | 22 / 32 | 68.8% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 254 / 600 | 42.3% | 38.8% | 157 / 381 | 41.2% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 70 / 84 | 83.3% | 75.1% | 80 / 101 | 79.2% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 47 / 49 | 95.9% | 84.4% | 42 / 45 | 93.3% | 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.