Fighter profile

Tai Tuivasa

“Bam Bam”

Heavyweight · UFC record 8-11 · 19 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 19 Sep 2026

Power Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)71

Power85

Striking defense61

Takedown defense67

WrestlingProvisional measure59

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (19 detailed fights; as of Sat 19 Sep 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED73.8

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED80.0

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Reach: 190 cm (6'3")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 33

Last 3: L L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

19 detailed UFC fights · 38 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 19 Sep 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed13.7significant, per round

Strikes absorbed18.4per round

Striking differential-4.7per round

Takedown attempts0.24per round

Takedown defense56.2%of attempts stopped

Finish rate87.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 13.7
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 18.4
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -4.7
Striking accuracy: 48.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 43.7%
Knockdowns per round: 0.21
Target: head / body / leg: 58.8% / 18.2% / 23.0%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 68.8% / 24.7% / 6.5%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.24
Takedowns landed per round: 0.03
Takedown accuracy: 11.1%
Takedown defense: 56.2%
Control time per round: 0:40
Submission attempts per round: 0.00
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-11-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 87.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 7 · 0 · 1
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 3 · 5
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 8 / 6
Average fight time: 9:08 (over 17 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Tai Tuivasa — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 19 Sep 2026	Robelis Despaigne	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Sat 2 May 2026	Louie Sutherland	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
Sat 31 Jan 2026	Tallison Teixeira	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
Sat 17 Aug 2024	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Sat 16 Mar 2024	Marcin Tybura	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 4:08	UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura

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Tai Tuivasa — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 9 Sep 2023	Alexander Volkov	L	SUB Ezekiel Choke	R2 4:37	UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Sat 3 Dec 2022	Sergei Pavlovich	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:54	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
Sat 3 Sep 2022	Ciryl Gane	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 4:23	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
Sat 12 Feb 2022	Derrick Lewis	W	KO/TKO Elbow	R2 1:40	UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
Sat 11 Dec 2021	Augusto Sakai	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 0:26	UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Sat 10 Jul 2021	Greg Hardy	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:07	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Sat 20 Mar 2021	Harry Hunsucker	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:49	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
Sat 24 Oct 2020	Stefan Struve	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:59	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Sat 5 Oct 2019	Serghei Spivac	L	SUB Arm Triangle	R2 3:14	UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
Sat 8 Jun 2019	Blagoy Ivanov	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes
Sat 1 Dec 2018	Junior Dos Santos	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 2:30	UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Sat 9 Jun 2018	Andrei Arlovski	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Sat 10 Feb 2018	Cyril Asker	W	KO/TKO Elbow	R1 2:18	UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
Sat 18 Nov 2017	Rashad Coulter	W	KO/TKO Flying Knee	R1 4:35	UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura

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