Tafon Nchukwi

“Da Don”

OctagonStats Rating 1479

3-4-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 0" (183 cm)

Weight185 lbs. (84 kg)

Reach77" (196 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornOct 14, 1994

Age32

DivisionMiddleweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM5.57

Str. Acc52%

SApM4.11

Str. Def54%

TD Avg0.76

TD Acc57%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L L L W L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

7 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

1 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 2 decision losses

Finish rate33%

Times finished50%

StreakL3

Best streak2

Avg fight11:17

Octagon time1h 19m

Opp win%78%

ActiveSep. 08, 2020 – Aug. 12, 2023 (4y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Career story

Tafon Nchukwi "Da Don" is a 6-4-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Tafon debuted Sep. 08, 2020 vs Al Matavao (win). On a 3-fight losing skid.

Best wins: Al Matavao (KO/TKO Kick R2, Sep. 08, 2020); Mike Rodriguez (U-DEC R3, Sep. 18, 2021); Jamie Pickett (U-DEC R3, Dec. 19, 2020).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Aug. 12, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos	L AJ Dobson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	53 67	0 2	0 0
Jun. 25, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot	L Carlos Ulberg	KO/TKO Punches	1	1:15	0 1	3 15	0 0	0 0
Mar. 12, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev	L Azamat Murzakanov	KO/TKO Knee	3	0:44	0 1	43 28	0 1	0 0
Sep. 18, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann	W Mike Rodriguez	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	116 49	3 0	0 0
May. 08, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson	L JunYong Park	M-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	58 71	1 2	0 2
Dec. 19, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal	W Jamie Pickett	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	120 40	0 1	0 0
Sep. 08, 2020	DWCS 4.6	W Al Matavao	KO/TKO Kick	2	2:01	1 0	47 55	0 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.