Junior Karanta
UFC DebutNickname“Fatty”
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Gothenburg
- Born
- Sweden
- Camp
- MMA Factory
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'6" · 198 cm
Before the UFC
Junior Karanta makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
58-61-2
.487 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
6
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 6 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 4 KO971 Fighting Championship · Allstars Fight Night · CW 93 · GFA · Cage Warriors +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Oli Thompson23-19 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 5:00 | 971 Fighting Championship | Jun 14, 2025 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:08 | Allstars Fight Night | Mar 8, 2025 | |
| L | Sofiane Boukichou13-9-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:17 | CW 93 | Apr 28, 2018 |
| L | Sofiane Boukichou13-9-1 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 3:43 | GFA | Nov 25, 2017 |
| W | Adel Ghaddou3-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:08 | Cage Warriors | Sep 16, 2017 |
| W | Brian Douwes0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:50 | Rings Holland | Nov 12, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.