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Junior Tafa vs Billy Elekana - AI generated fight pick

Junior Tafa vs Billy Elekana - AI generated fight pick

Published

Mon Jan 19 2026

Last Updated

Mon Jan 19 2026

Winner: Junior Tafa

Confidence Score: 62

Junior Tafa is a powerful kickboxer with a 100% KO win rate (all 6 wins by knockout), and he has 4 first-round finishes, indicating potent early fight finishing ability. He has a significant edge in knockout power compared to Billy Elekana, who has only 3 KO wins and leans more on a well-rounded MMA approach. Tafa's striking defense (52%) is slightly better than Elekana's (46%), and his takedown defense (69%) is a notable advantage over Elekana’s 0%. Elekana's significant strike accuracy is higher (61% vs 51%), but his defense is lower and he has shown vulnerability to aggressive strikers. Historically, kickboxers with Tafa's profile, age, and finishing rate have a higher win percentage in similar light heavyweight matchups, especially when facing opponents with lower takedown threat and less striking power. While Elekana is more well-rounded and recently submitted Kevin Christian, Tafa's experience against higher-level strikers and his proven finishing ability make him the more likely winner in this stylistic matchup.

Live odds

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