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Tai Tuivasa
“Bam Bam”
Australia
15-11-0W-L-D
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 6'2"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 75"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- HeavyweightHeavyweight: 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- American Top Team
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1712
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- L
- L
- L
Lost 5 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Tuivasa puts people to sleep. His wins come by 13 KO/TKO, 0 submissions and 1 decision, a 93% finish rate. When it ends early, it's usually on the feet and usually his hands doing it.
- Recent Form
- Most recent first, he dropped a split decision to Robelis Despaigne (7-2-0), a unanimous decision to Louie Sutherland (11-6-0), and a unanimous decision to Tallison Teixeira (9-2-0).
- Style
- Southpaw with a 75" reach. He lands 3.25 significant strikes a minute at 48% accuracy but absorbs 4.36, defending 44% of strikes. Almost no wrestling: 0.09 takedowns per 15 minutes, 56% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 13 KO/TKO (93%)
- 1 Decision (7%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 93%
- Streak
- 8-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 8 weeks ago
14 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 69-28
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1725
- Lossvs Robelis Despaigne7-2-0 · Power Index 1671Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Sep 19, 2026 · Crypto.com UFC 331
Fight stats
Stat Tai Tuivasa Robelis Despaigne Sig. strikes 31/68 30/69 Takedowns 1/6 2/2 Control time 6:58 5:08 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 19 Round 2 sig. strikes 7 3 Round 3 sig. strikes 9 8 - Lossvs Louie Sutherland11-6-0 · Power Index 1612Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00May 2, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates
Fight stats
Stat Tai Tuivasa Louie Sutherland Sig. strikes 13/22 21/25 Takedowns 0/0 5/11 Control time 0:42 11:45 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 6 9 Round 2 sig. strikes 3 7 Round 3 sig. strikes 4 5 - Lossvs Tallison Teixeira9-2-0 · Power Index 1723Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jan 31, 2026 · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2
Fight stats
Stat Tai Tuivasa Tallison Teixeira Sig. strikes 42/58 51/74 Takedowns 0/0 3/9 Control time 3:58 7:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 2 19 Round 2 sig. strikes 13 21 Round 3 sig. strikes 27 11 - Lossvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik15-6-0 · Power Index 1797Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Aug 18, 2024 · UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya
Fight stats
Stat Tai Tuivasa Jairzinho Rozenstruik Sig. strikes 37/126 91/184 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:01 0:01 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 9 19 Round 2 sig. strikes 13 36 Round 3 sig. strikes 15 36 - Lossvs Marcin Tybura27-12-0 · Power Index 1820Submission · R1 · 4:08Mar 16, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs Tybura
Fight stats
Stat Tai Tuivasa Marcin Tybura Sig. strikes 15/24 27/41 Takedowns 0/0 1/4 Control time 0:00 2:48 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 27
Career Stats
Based on 19 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.25
- Striking accuracy
- 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.36
- Striking defense
- 44%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.09
- Takedown accuracy
- 11%
- Takedown defense
- 56%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00