Home Events UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya Yorgan De Castro vs Justin Tafa Yorgan De Castro vs Justin Tafa · UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
Saturday, October 5, 2019 · Melbourne · Victoria
Full card → Result Yorgan De Castro def. Justin Tafa Method KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) Round · time Round 1 · 2:10 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Jim Perdios Sig. strikes Yorgan De Castro 4/12 · Justin Tafa 6/9 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Yorgan De Castro 6/14 · Justin Tafa 17/20 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (1 round) Result Yorgan De Castro def. Justin Tafa
KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) · Round 1 · 2:10 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R1 · 2:10
R1
Yorgan De Castro Round 1 Justin Tafa
4 / 12 Sig. strikes 6 / 9
33% Accuracy 67%
6 / 14 Total strikes 17 / 20
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0:12 Control 1:09
1.8 Pace / min 2.8
15% Control share 85%
Yorgan De Castro
Target head 50% · body 50% · leg 0%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Justin Tafa
Target head 83% · body 17% · leg 0%
Phase distance 33% · clinch 67% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
4 Yorgan De Castro sig. strikes
6 Justin Tafa sig. strikes
1 rounds observed
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 1 round · PropSports round stats 4 / 12 Sig. strikes 6 / 9
33% Accuracy 67%
6 / 14 Total strikes 17 / 20
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub attempts 0
0:12 Control 1:09
2 Head 5
2 Body 1
0 Leg 0
Yorgan De Castro Justin Tafa
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1 Yorgan De Castro
Tale of the tape 12-6-0 Record 7-5-0 (1 NC)
31 Age 25
6'1" Height 6'0"
74" Reach 74"
Orthodox Stance Southpaw
— Sig. str./min 4.05
— TD / 15 min 0.00
Yorgan De Castro 1-3 in archive
1 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
100% Finish rate
Justin Tafa 4-4 in archive
4 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
100% Finish rate
