Last fight
UFC 305
Win
Tafa vs Walker
Aug. 17, 2024
Stats & Records
6
Wins by Knockout
1
Wins by Submission
5
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 37
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 71
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 4
- Takedowns Attempted
- 8
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fighting style
MMA
Age
26
Height
78.00
Weight
252.00
Octagon Debut
Apr. 6, 2024
Reach
78.50
Leg reach
44.00
- Pro since 2020
- Six wins by KO, two by submission (RNC, ankle lock)
- Five first-round finishes
- Last pre-UFC win was fourth-round TKO of UFC vet Alex Nicholson in June 2023
- Brother of UFC light heavyweight contender Johnny Walker
- Origin of nickname: “My coach Gor called me it the first time he saw me and he kept calling me that. He told me I will be strong without steroids, clean but a monster.”
UFC 305 (8/17/24) Walker submitted Junior Tafa via ankle lock at 4:56 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (4/6/24) Walker lost a three round unanimous decision to Lukasz Brzeski
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training because of my brother Johnny Walker. He started first and I wanted to be strong like him. After, I started to help him and after that I started to be a professional.
Training: I’m at the gym Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 19:00. In the morning I train at 11:00 a.m. MMA, and at 4:00 p.m. for cardio and weights.
What ranks and titles have you held? I have five belts - three belts with MMA Series, one belt with Titan FC, and one belt in Brazil Arena Global MMA
Do you have any heroes? My hero is my wife - she works from 09:00 to 18:00 at an office job and then she takes care of me and helps me. And she takes care of our daughter. She is really the clean monster - she makes everything in my life be comfortable so I don’t think about nothing but training and fights. She is my hero.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? This is my dream from a young age when I was a kid, and after my brother became a UFC fighter, he made me believe that it’s possible. We come from a village where there’s not many people and now we’ve become something bigger.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I went to college for a few months, but I couldn’t do it. I need action.
What was your job before you started fighting? Waiter at a pizza restaurant
Favorite grappling technique: Leg lock
Favorite Striking technique: Knee, but not flying knee
