Heavyweight Bout
Tai Tuivasa
“Bam Bam”
- Record
- 8-10-0
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Reach
- 75"
- Weight
- 264 lbs.
- Born
- Mar 16, 1993
Career snapshot
- Fights
- 18
- Minutes
- 145.7
- Knockdowns
- 8
- Sig. accuracy
- 48.6%
- Sig. landed / 15
- 50.6
- Absorbed / 15
- —
- TD accuracy
- 0.0%
- TD defense
- —
- Sub attempts
- 0
- Control / 15
- 1:52
Where this career sits
- SLpM
- 3.37
- KD / 15
- 0.82
- CTRL / 15
- 1:52
Sig. strikes landed per minute
56th percentile
9 peers
Knockdowns per 15 minutes
78th percentile
9 peers
Control time per 15 minutes
44th percentile
9 peers
KD / 15 leads this profile at the 78th percentile of 264 lbs peers (0.82). The path in this sample runs through knockdown rate.
SLpM is significant strikes landed per minute. KD/15 is knockdowns per 15 minutes. CTRL/15 is control time per 15 minutes. Each rate uses career totals when the rollup has no per-minute column. Peers are the 9 264 lbs fighters with at least 10 minutes on the career offense rollup. The roster has no active flag and no gender column, so everyone listed at this weight is included.
Striking
Offense
- Head59.1%
- Body17.5%
- Leg23.4%
- Distance70.7%
- Clinch24.4%
- Ground4.9%
Defense
- Head70.0%
- Body17.9%
- Leg12.1%
- Distance73.8%
- Clinch9.1%
- Ground17.1%
Grappling
For
Against
Round striking
Average significant strikes for each round number in the UFC sample.
Offense
Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Defense
Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Round grappling
Average takedowns and control time for each round number.
Offense
Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Average control time in that round.
- Control
Defense
Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
By round
The same averages as the charts, in a table.
| Round | Fights | Sig. | Acc. | Abs. | Str. def | TD | TD acc | TD faced | TD def | Ctrl | Ctrl against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 18 | 14.5/28.7 | 50.6% | 16/28.2 | 43.2% | 0/0.2 | 0.0% | 0.6/1.4 | 61.5% | 0:43 | 0:55 |
| R2 | 11 | 11.9/25.9 | 46.0% | 21.6/37.9 | 42.9% | 0/0 | — | 0.6/1.1 | 41.7% | 0:07 | 1:15 |
| R3 | 6 | 16.5/34.8 | 47.4% | 24.2/42 | 42.5% | 0/0 | — | 0.3/1.3 | 75.0% | 0:41 | 0:56 |
Leg kicks
Landed and attempted leg kicks from the round rows, summed by round number. Share is of significant strikes in that same sample. Defense is the opponent’s leg strikes in the same round. Per 15 divides the leg-kick total by career minutes.
- Landed / att
- 115/157
- Accuracy
- 73.2%
- Share of sig.
- 23.4%
- Per round
- 3.3
- Per 15
- 11.8
- Leg defense
- 15.6%
Summed for each round number.
- Landed
- Attempted
| Round | Sample | Landed | Att | Acc | Share | Against | Def |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 18 | 65 | 94 | 69.1% | 24.9% | 47/54 | 13.0% |
| R2 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 76.2% | 24.4% | 21/26 | 19.2% |
| R3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 85.7% | 18.2% | 13/16 | 18.8% |
By fight
| Fight | Leg | Acc | Against |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louie SutherlandUFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · May 2, 2026 | 1/1 | 100.0% | 6/7 |
| Tallison TeixeiraUFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · Jan 31, 2026 | 11/12 | 91.7% | 2/3 |
| Jairzinho RozenstruikUFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · Aug 17, 2024 | 12/17 | 70.6% | 21/22 |
| Marcin TyburaUFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · Mar 16, 2024 | 5/5 | 100.0% | 0/0 |
| Alexander VolkovUFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · Sep 9, 2023 | 17/27 | 63.0% | 10/12 |
| Sergei PavlovichUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · Dec 3, 2022 | 0/1 | 0.0% | 0/0 |
| Ciryl GaneUFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022 | 8/19 | 42.1% | 16/18 |
| Derrick LewisUFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 · Feb 12, 2022 | 3/5 | 60.0% | 0/0 |
Takedowns by round
Career takedown attempts and landed, summed for each round number. Rounds with shots stay bright. Rounds with no shots are muted. Faced is the opponent’s attempts in that round.
Only rounds where this fighter shot a takedown. Landed sits against attempts.
- Landed
- Attempted
| Round | Sample | TD | Acc | Faced | TD def | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 18 | 0/3 | 0.0% | 10/26 | 61.5% | Shots |
| R2 | 11 | 0/0 | — | 7/12 | 41.7% | Faced |
| R3 | 6 | 0/0 | — | 2/8 | 75.0% | Faced |
Fight log
Result and method stay on the list. Significant strikes, takedowns, and control are filled in for and against when the round rows or the recent-fight view have them. Open a bout for its rounds.
Loss vs Louie Sutherland
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. PratesMay 2, 2026
KD 0
Sig 13/22 for · 21/25 against
TD 0/0 for · 5/11 against
Ctrl 0:42 for · 11:45 against
Targets head 12 · body 0 · leg 1
Against head 15 · body 0 · leg 6
Position distance 2 · clinch 5 · ground 6
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Loss vs Tallison Teixeira
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2Jan 31, 2026
KD 0
Sig 42/58 for · 51/74 against
TD 0/0 for · 3/9 against
Ctrl 3:58 for · 7:00 against
Targets head 21 · body 10 · leg 11
Against head 39 · body 10 · leg 2
Position distance 27 · clinch 11 · ground 4
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Loss vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. AdesanyaAug 17, 2024
KD 0
Sig 37/126 for · 91/184 against
TD 0/0 for · 0/0 against
Ctrl 0:01 for · 0:01 against
Targets head 19 · body 6 · leg 12
Against head 58 · body 12 · leg 21
Position distance 37 · clinch 0 · ground 0
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Loss vs Marcin Tybura
Submission · Round 1 · 4:08
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. TyburaMar 16, 2024
KD 0
Sig 15/24 for · 27/41 against
TD 0/0 for · 1/4 against
Ctrl 0:00 for · 2:48 against
Targets head 9 · body 1 · leg 5
Against head 23 · body 4 · leg 0
Position distance 8 · clinch 7 · ground 0
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Loss vs Alexander Volkov
Submission · Round 2 · 4:37
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. StricklandSep 9, 2023
KD 0
Sig 28/67 for · 93/143 against
TD 0/0 for · 0/1 against
Ctrl 0:00 for · 2:35 against
Targets head 4 · body 7 · leg 17
Against head 65 · body 18 · leg 10
Position distance 26 · clinch 2 · ground 0
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Loss vs Sergei Pavlovich
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:54
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. HollandDec 3, 2022
KD 0
Sig 2/10 for · 23/44 against
TD 0/0 for · 0/0 against
Ctrl 0:00 for · 0:09 against
Targets head 2 · body 0 · leg 0
Against head 23 · body 0 · leg 0
Position distance 2 · clinch 0 · ground 0
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Loss vs Ciryl Gane
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 4:23
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. TuivasaSep 3, 2022
KD 1
Sig 29/89 for · 110/168 against
TD 0/0 for · 0/1 against
Ctrl 0:04 for · 0:01 against
Targets head 17 · body 4 · leg 8
Against head 64 · body 30 · leg 16
Position distance 26 · clinch 1 · ground 2
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Win vs Derrick Lewis
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:40
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2Feb 12, 2022
KD 1
Sig 24/36 for · 27/43 against
TD 0/0 for · 2/4 against
Ctrl 2:06 for · 1:48 against
Targets head 12 · body 9 · leg 3
Against head 24 · body 3 · leg 0
Position distance 8 · clinch 16 · ground 0
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Win vs Augusto Sakai
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 0:26
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. PoirierDec 11, 2021
KD 1
Sig 34/52 for · 21/29 against
TD 0/1 for · 0/1 against
Ctrl 1:58 for · 0:33 against
Targets head 26 · body 8 · leg 0
Against head 6 · body 12 · leg 3
Position distance 13 · clinch 21 · ground 0
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Win vs Greg Hardy
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:07
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3Jul 10, 2021
KD 1
Sig 11/23 for · 6/15 against
TD 0/0 for · 0/0 against
Ctrl 0:06 for · 0:00 against
Targets head 5 · body 0 · leg 6
Against head 5 · body 0 · leg 1
Position distance 9 · clinch 0 · ground 2
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Win vs Harry Hunsucker
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:49
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. HollandMar 20, 2021
KD 1
Sig 14/18 for · 2/6 against
TD 0/0 for · 0/0 against
Ctrl 0:10 for · 0:00 against
Targets head 10 · body 0 · leg 4
Against head 1 · body 0 · leg 1
Position distance 9 · clinch 0 · ground 5
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Win vs Stefan Struve
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:59
UFC 254: Khabib vs. GaethjeOct 24, 2020
KD 1
Sig 27/42 for · 13/19 against
TD 0/0 for · 0/1 against
Ctrl 1:44 for · 0:00 against
Targets head 15 · body 4 · leg 8
Against head 4 · body 4 · leg 5
Position distance 14 · clinch 10 · ground 3
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Loss vs Serghei Spivac
Submission · Round 2 · 3:14
UFC 243: Whittaker vs. AdesanyaOct 5, 2019
KD 0
Sig 21/50 for · 23/42 against
TD 0/0 for · 6/8 against
Ctrl 0:06 for · 4:22 against
Targets head 8 · body 4 · leg 9
Against head 22 · body 1 · leg 0
Position distance 17 · clinch 4 · ground 0
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Loss vs Blagoy Ivanov
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. MoraesJun 8, 2019
KD 0
Sig 64/144 for · 73/123 against
TD 0/0 for · 2/2 against
Ctrl 2:38 for · 2:38 against
Targets head 39 · body 6 · leg 19
Against head 65 · body 7 · leg 1
Position distance 50 · clinch 14 · ground 0
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Loss vs Junior Dos Santos
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:30
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. TuivasaDec 1, 2018
KD 0
Sig 16/42 for · 26/65 against
TD 0/0 for · 0/0 against
Ctrl 1:16 for · 0:47 against
Targets head 9 · body 4 · leg 3
Against head 20 · body 4 · leg 2
Position distance 10 · clinch 6 · ground 0
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Win vs Andrei Arlovski
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2Jun 9, 2018
KD 1
Sig 54/120 for · 51/125 against
TD 0/0 for · 0/2 against
Ctrl 1:39 for · 0:38 against
Targets head 36 · body 12 · leg 6
Against head 32 · body 7 · leg 12
Position distance 49 · clinch 5 · ground 0
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Win vs Cyril Asker
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:18
UFC 221: Romero vs. RockholdFeb 10, 2018
KD 0
Sig 38/51 for · 3/11 against
TD 0/0 for · 0/0 against
Ctrl 0:24 for · 0:00 against
Targets head 30 · body 8 · leg 0
Against head 2 · body 1 · leg 0
Position distance 26 · clinch 12 · ground 0
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against
Win vs Rashad Coulter
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:35
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. TyburaNov 18, 2017
KD 1
Sig 22/36 for · 10/19 against
TD 0/2 for · 0/2 against
Ctrl 1:15 for · 0:38 against
Targets head 16 · body 3 · leg 3
Against head 2 · body 7 · leg 1
Position distance 14 · clinch 6 · ground 2
Rounds in this fight
Significant strikes Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Takedowns Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Control Average control time in that round.
- Control
Strikes absorbed Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Takedowns faced Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Absorbed
- Faced
Control conceded Average time the opponent controlled that round.
- Control against