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Tai Tuivasa

Australia/Southpaw/19 UFC Fights

Tai Tuivasa

“Bam Bam”

15-9-0188 cm120 kg191 cm reachBorn Mar 16, 1993

Tier3“Headliner”

Precision Finisher

Percentiles against their weight band in the ranked pool — every fighter with 3+ UFC bouts and a portrait on file. Weight moves these numbers, so heavyweights are ranked among heavyweights and women among women.

PowerVolumeAccuracyStriking DefenceTakedownsControlSubmissionsGrappling Defence
Power882 weighted KD+KO
Volume373.25 strikes / min
Accuracy4648.1 % landed
Striking Defence1537.3 evaded + durability
Takedowns20.31 TD / 15min
Control4416 % on top
Submissions30.21 weighted subs
Grappling Defence253.9 TD + sub + control %
Experience86179 weighted min
15-9-0 career19 UFC fights8 UFC wins7 by KO/TKO0 by submission88% finish rate233 strikes / hour

Fight History

19 Total
Sep
2026
Tai TuivasaLost by split dec
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSRobelis DespaigneR3 · 5:00
Robelis Despaigne
May
2026
Tai TuivasaLost by decision
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSLouie SutherlandR3 · 5:00
Louie Sutherland
Jan
2026
Tai TuivasaLost by decision
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSTallison TeixeiraR3 · 5:00
Tallison Teixeira
Aug
2024
Tai TuivasaLost by split dec
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSJairzinho RozenstruikR3 · 5:00
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Mar
2024
Tai TuivasaLost by submission
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSMarcin TyburaR1 · 4:08Rear Naked Choke
Marcin Tybura
Sep
2023
Tai TuivasaLost by submission
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSAlexander VolkovR2 · 4:37Ezekiel Choke From Mount
Alexander Volkov
Dec
2022
Tai TuivasaLost by knockout
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSSergei PavlovichR1 · 0:54Punches to Head At Distance
Sergei Pavlovich
Sep
2022
Tai TuivasaLost by knockout
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSCiryl GaneR3 · 4:23Punches to Head At Distance
Ciryl Gane
Feb
2022
Tai TuivasaWon by knockout
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSDerrick LewisR2 · 1:40Elbows to Head In Clinch
Derrick Lewis
Dec
2021
Tai TuivasaWon by knockout
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSAugusto SakaiR2 · 0:26Punches to Head At Distance
Augusto Sakai
Jul
2021
Tai TuivasaWon by knockout
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSGreg HardyR1 · 1:07Punches to Head At Distance
Greg Hardy
Mar
2021
Tai TuivasaWon by knockout
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSHarry HunsuckerR1 · 0:49Punches to Head On Ground
Harry Hunsucker
Oct
2020
Tai TuivasaWon by knockout
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSStefan StruveR1 · 4:59Punches to Head At Distance
Stefan Struve
Oct
2019
Tai TuivasaLost by submission
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSSerghei SpivacR2 · 3:14Arm Triangle From Side Control
Serghei Spivac
Jun
2019
Tai TuivasaLost by decision
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSBlagoy IvanovR3 · 5:00
Blagoy Ivanov
Dec
2018
Tai TuivasaLost by knockout
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSJunior Dos SantosR2 · 2:30Punches to Head From Mount
JD
Jun
2018
Tai TuivasaWon by decision
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSAndrei ArlovskiR3 · 5:00
Andrei Arlovski
Feb
2018
Tai TuivasaWon by knockout
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSCyril AskerR1 · 2:18Elbows to Head In Clinch
Cyril Asker
Nov
2017
Tai TuivasaWon by knockout
Heavyweight BoutTai TuivasaVSRashad CoulterR1 · 4:35Flying Knee Head
Rashad Coulter