Heavyweight Bout

Tai Tuivasa

“Bam Bam”

Record: 8-10-0
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 6' 2"
Reach: 75"
Weight: 264 lbs.
Born: Mar 16, 1993

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 18
Minutes: 145.7
Knockdowns: 8
Sig. accuracy: 48.6%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 0.0%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 0
Control / 15: 1:52

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted491/1010

Accuracy48.6%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head59.1%
Body17.5%
Leg23.4%

Position

Distance70.7%
Clinch24.4%
Ground4.9%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head70.0%
Body17.9%
Leg12.1%

Position absorbed

Distance73.8%
Clinch9.1%
Ground17.1%

Grappling

For

Takedowns0/3

TD accuracy0.0%

TD per 150

Sub attempts0

Subs per 150

Reversals0

Control18:07

Control per 151:52

Against

Takedowns absorbed19/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced3

Control conceded35:43

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0/0.2	0.0%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Louie Sutherland
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. PratesMay 2, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 13/22 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:42
Loss vs Tallison Teixeira
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2Jan 31, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 42/58 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 3:58
Loss vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. AdesanyaAug 17, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 37/126 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:01
Loss vs Marcin Tybura
Submission · Round 1 · 4:08
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. TyburaMar 16, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 15/24 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Alexander Volkov
Submission · Round 2 · 4:37
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. StricklandSep 9, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 28/67 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Sergei Pavlovich
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:54
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. HollandDec 3, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 2/10 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Ciryl Gane
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 4:23
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. TuivasaSep 3, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 29/89 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:04
Win vs Derrick Lewis
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:40
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2Feb 12, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 24/36 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 2:06
Win vs Augusto Sakai
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 0:26
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. PoirierDec 11, 2021
KD 1 · Sig 34/52 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 1:58
Win vs Greg Hardy
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:07
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3Jul 10, 2021
KD 1 · Sig 11/23 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:06

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