Tai Tuivasa UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age33 (Mar 16, 1993)

Height6'2"

Weight264 lbs

Reach75"

StanceSouthpaw

Career Stats

Statistic	Tai Tuivasa
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.0
Strike Differential	-1.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	60.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	1:59
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	87.5%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	12.5%
Avg Fight Time	7:41
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.4
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	71.4%
Control Time/Fight	0:47

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Tallison Teixeira

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 • Jan 2026

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tai Tuivasa42/5872%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:58

Tallison Teixeira51/7469%TD 3/9Ctrl 7:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	2/4	50%	0/0	0:42	—
	Tallison Teixeira	19/23	83%	2/4	3:57	—

R2	Tai Tuivasa	13/18	72%	0/0	0:06	—
	Tallison Teixeira	21/31	68%	1/1	3:01	—

R3	Tai Tuivasa	27/36	75%	0/0	3:10	—
	Tallison Teixeira	11/20	55%	0/4	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya • Aug 2024

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tai Tuivasa37/12629%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Jairzinho Rozenstruik91/18449%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	9/38	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	19/48	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tai Tuivasa	13/38	34%	0/0	0:01	—
	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	36/69	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tai Tuivasa	15/50	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	36/67	54%	0/0	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Marcin Tybura

UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura • Mar 2024

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:08

Tai Tuivasa15/2462%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Marcin Tybura27/4166%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	15/24	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcin Tybura	27/41	66%	1/4	2:48	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Volkov

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland • Sep 2023

Submission (Ezekiel Choke) • Rd 2, 4:37

Tai Tuivasa28/6742%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alexander Volkov93/14365%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	15/39	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkov	51/83	61%	0/1	0:07	1

R2	Tai Tuivasa	13/28	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkov	42/60	70%	0/0	2:28	—

LOSS

vs. Sergei Pavlovich

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland • Dec 2022

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:54

Tai Tuivasa2/1020%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Sergei Pavlovich23/4452%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	2/10	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sergei Pavlovich	23/44	52%	0/0	0:09	2

LOSS

vs. Ciryl Gane

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa • Sep 2022

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:23

Tai Tuivasa29/8933%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Ciryl Gane110/16865%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	6/26	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ciryl Gane	16/31	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tai Tuivasa	15/40	38%	0/0	0:04	1
	Ciryl Gane	41/65	63%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Tai Tuivasa	8/23	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ciryl Gane	53/72	74%	0/0	0:01	1

WIN

vs. Derrick Lewis

UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 • Feb 2022

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 2, 1:40

Tai Tuivasa24/3667%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:06

Derrick Lewis27/4363%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	14/21	67%	0/0	2:06	—
	Derrick Lewis	16/24	67%	2/3	1:24	—

R2	Tai Tuivasa	10/15	67%	0/0	0:00	1
	Derrick Lewis	11/19	58%	0/1	0:24	—

WIN

vs. Augusto Sakai

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier • Dec 2021

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:26

Tai Tuivasa34/5265%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:58

Augusto Sakai21/2972%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	24/37	65%	0/1	1:57	—
	Augusto Sakai	19/26	73%	0/1	0:33	—

R2	Tai Tuivasa	10/15	67%	0/0	0:01	1
	Augusto Sakai	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Greg Hardy

UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 • Jul 2021

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:07

Tai Tuivasa11/2348%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

Greg Hardy6/1540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	11/23	48%	0/0	0:06	1
	Greg Hardy	6/15	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Harry Hunsucker

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland • Mar 2021

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:49

Tai Tuivasa14/1878%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

Harry Hunsucker2/633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	14/18	78%	0/0	0:10	1
	Harry Hunsucker	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Stefan Struve

UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje • Oct 2020

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:59

Tai Tuivasa27/4264%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:44

Stefan Struve13/1968%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	27/42	64%	0/0	1:44	1
	Stefan Struve	13/19	68%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Serghei Spivac

UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya • Oct 2019

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:14

Tai Tuivasa21/5042%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

Serghei Spivac23/4255%TD 6/8Ctrl 4:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	13/37	35%	0/0	0:06	—
	Serghei Spivac	10/20	50%	4/5	2:25	—

R2	Tai Tuivasa	8/13	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Serghei Spivac	13/22	59%	2/3	1:57	—

LOSS

vs. Blagoy Ivanov

UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes • Jun 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tai Tuivasa64/14444%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:38

Blagoy Ivanov73/12359%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	14/37	38%	0/0	1:48	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	22/34	65%	0/0	0:30	1

R2	Tai Tuivasa	27/62	44%	0/0	0:24	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	30/54	56%	1/1	0:07	—

R3	Tai Tuivasa	23/45	51%	0/0	0:26	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	21/35	60%	1/1	2:01	—

LOSS

vs. Junior Dos Santos

UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa • Dec 2018

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:30

Tai Tuivasa16/4238%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:16

Junior Dos Santos26/6540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	12/32	38%	0/0	0:57	—
	Junior Dos Santos	10/23	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tai Tuivasa	4/10	40%	0/0	0:19	—
	Junior Dos Santos	16/42	38%	0/0	0:47	1

WIN

vs. Andrei Arlovski

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 • Jun 2018

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tai Tuivasa54/12045%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:39

Andrei Arlovski51/12541%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	17/32	53%	0/0	1:20	1
	Andrei Arlovski	13/28	46%	0/1	0:14	—

R2	Tai Tuivasa	15/42	36%	0/0	0:19	—
	Andrei Arlovski	19/45	42%	0/1	0:24	—

R3	Tai Tuivasa	22/46	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	19/52	37%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cyril Asker

UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold • Feb 2018

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 1, 2:18

Tai Tuivasa38/5175%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:24

Cyril Asker3/1127%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	38/51	75%	0/0	0:24	—
	Cyril Asker	3/11	27%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rashad Coulter

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura • Nov 2017

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 1, 4:35

Tai Tuivasa22/3661%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:15

Rashad Coulter10/1953%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	22/36	61%	0/2	1:15	1
	Rashad Coulter	10/19	53%	0/2	0:38	—