Heavyweight

Tai Tuivasa

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

15-11-0

UFC

8-11-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

264 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	8:27
Fight Completion Rate	51.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.69
% Fights Inside the Distance	68.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	110-63 (63.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	54-34 (61.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	56-29 (65.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	59.0%
% Time in Control	15.6%
% Time Controlled	25.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	38.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.79
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.42
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.63
Distance Strike Accuracy	42.3%
Distance Strike Defense	48.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.17
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.20
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.47
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.53
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.90

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Heavyweight field

Tai Tuivasa League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Tai Tuivasa
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.4
Strike Differential	-1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	11.1%
Takedown Defense	56.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	2:20
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	87.5%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	12.5%
Avg Fight Time	8:27
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Takedown Accuracy	16.7%
Takedown Defense	57.7%
Control Time/Fight	2:19

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Robelis Despaigne

UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 • Sep 2026Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tai Tuivasa31/6846%TD 1/6Ctrl 6:58

Robelis Despaigne30/6943%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	15/29	52%	1/3	2:08	—
	Robelis Despaigne	19/39	49%	0/0	1:48	—

R2	Tai Tuivasa	7/17	41%	0/2	2:22	—
	Robelis Despaigne	3/12	25%	1/1	1:39	—

R3	Tai Tuivasa	9/22	41%	0/1	2:28	—
	Robelis Despaigne	8/18	44%	1/1	1:41	—

LOSS

vs. Louie Sutherland

UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates • May 2026Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tai Tuivasa13/2259%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:42

Louie Sutherland21/2584%TD 5/11Ctrl 11:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tai Tuivasa	6/9	67%	0/0	0:10	—
	Louie Sutherland	9/12	75%	1/4	3:40	—

R2	Tai Tuivasa	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—
	Louie Sutherland	7/7	100%	3/4	4:36	—

R3	Tai Tuivasa	4/9	44%	0/0	0:32	—
	Louie Sutherland	5/6	83%	1/3	3:29	—

LOSS

vs. Tallison Teixeira

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 • Jan 2026Heavyweight

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 2024Heavyweight

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 2024Heavyweight

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 2023Heavyweight

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

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

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

▼ 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 2022Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:54

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

Sergei Pavlovich23/4452%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 2

▼ 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 2022Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:23

Tai Tuivasa29/8933%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

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

▼ 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 2022Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 2, 1:40

Tai Tuivasa24/3667%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:06KD 1

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 2021Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:26

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

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 2021Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:07

Tai Tuivasa11/2348%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

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 2021Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:49

Tai Tuivasa14/1878%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 1

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 2020Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:59

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

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 2019Heavyweight

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 2019Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

Blagoy Ivanov73/12359%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:38KD 1

▼ 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 2018Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:30

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

Junior Dos Santos26/6540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:47KD 1

▼ 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 2018Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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 2018Heavyweight

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 2017Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 1, 4:35

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

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	—

Last updated: 2026-09-21 | Data source: UFCStats.com