Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-04-22, disappointing mma bout: Mohammed Usman vs Junior Tafa gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2023).
Tafa vs Usman is scheduled to take place Saturday, April 22nd, at the UFC Apex in Las vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Sergei Pavlovich vs Curtis Blaydes – UFC Vegas 71 (also known as UFC Fight Night 222 or UFC on ESPN+ 80). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Mohammed Usman record
Mohammed Usman entered this fight with a pro record of 8-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.108 heavyweight in the world.
He was defeated by Brandon Sayles in 2021 but he came back to win with Zac Pauga in 2022 (Zac Pauga vs Mohammed Usman).
Junior Tafa record
His opponent, the undefeated Junior Tafa, has an official mma record of 4-0-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.124 in the heavyweight division.
He fought four times last year winning over Taisei Sekino, Kelvin Fitial, Nicolas Djurdjevic and Tsuyoshi Kamiyama.
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 71 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Sergei Pavlovich vs Curtis Blaydes
Brad Tavares vs Bruno Silva
Bobby Green vs Jared Gordon
Iasmin Lucindo vs Brogan Walker
Jeremiah Wells vs Matthew Semelsberger
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Christos Giagos vs Ricky Glenn
Montel Jackson vs Rani Yahya
Norma Dumont vs Karol Rosa
Mohammed Usman vs Junior Tafa
William Gomis vs Francis Marshall
Batgerel Danaa vs Brady Hiestand
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Mohammed Usman vs Junior Tafa as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Usman vs Tafa fight?
Mohammed Usman defeated Junior Tafa via unanimous decision. Scores were 29–28, 29–28, 29–28.
