Home Events UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 Junior Tafa vs Billy Elekana Junior Tafa vs Billy Elekana · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Prelims
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UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
Saturday, January 31, 2026 · Qudos Bank Arena · Sydney · NSW
Full card → Result Billy Elekana def. Junior Tafa Method Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round · time Round 2 · 3:18 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Herb Dean Sig. strikes Junior Tafa 38/70 · Billy Elekana 24/51 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Junior Tafa 38/70 · Billy Elekana 27/54 Scorecards None — the fight ended by Submission Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Billy Elekana def. Junior Tafa
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Round 2 · 3:18 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R2 · 3:18
R1 R2
Junior Tafa Round 2 Billy Elekana
12 / 24 Sig. strikes 15 / 27
50% Accuracy 56%
12 / 24 Total strikes 17 / 29
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 1 / 2
0 Sub. attempts 1
0:00 Control 1:03
3.6 Pace / min 4.5
0% Control share 100%
Junior Tafa
Target head 67% · body 33% · leg 0%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Billy Elekana
Target head 93% · body 7% · leg 0%
Phase distance 93% · clinch 0% · ground 7%
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Fight summary
38 Junior Tafa sig. strikes
24 Billy Elekana sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
+153% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Billy Elekana)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 2 rounds · PropSports round stats 38 / 70 Sig. strikes 24 / 51
54% Accuracy 47%
38 / 70 Total strikes 27 / 54
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 1 / 5
0 Sub attempts 1
0:07 Control 1:40
21 Head 20
14 Body 3
3 Leg 1
Junior Tafa Billy Elekana
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 7-6-0 Record 10-2-0
29 Age 30
6'3" Height 6'3"
75" Reach 77.5"
Orthodox Stance Southpaw
3.53 Sig. str./min 2.71
0.00 TD / 15 min 0.85
Junior Tafa 3-5 in archive
3 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
100% Finish rate
