Heavyweight · “Bam Bam”
Tai Tuivasa
14-10-0 UFC 8-10-0
6'2"Height
75"Reach
SouthpawStance
1993-03-16Born
7KO wins
0Sub wins
87.5%Finish rate
8:05Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.61
Striking accuracy48.6%
Striking defense42.9%
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense58.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time12.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-6
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
18 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Louie Sutherland 0-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · 2026-05-02
13/22Sig. strikes
21/25Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tallison Teixeira 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · 2026-01-31
42/58Sig. strikes
51/74Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jairzinho Rozenstruik 8-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · 2024-08-17
37/126Sig. strikes
91/184Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marcin Tybura 11-7 walk-in Submission · R1 4:08 — UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · 2024-03-16
15/24Sig. strikes
27/41Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alexander Volkov 10-4 walk-in Submission · R2 4:37 — UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · 2023-09-09
28/67Sig. strikes
93/143Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Sergei Pavlovich 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:54 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · 2022-12-03
2/10Sig. strikes
23/44Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ciryl Gane 7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:23 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · 2022-09-03
29/89Sig. strikes
110/168Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Derrick Lewis 17-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:40 — UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 · 2022-02-12
24/36Sig. strikes
27/43Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:06Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Augusto Sakai 4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:26 — UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · 2021-12-11
34/52Sig. strikes
21/29Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:58Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Greg Hardy 4-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:07 — UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · 2021-07-10
11/23Sig. strikes
6/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Harry Hunsucker 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:49 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland · 2021-03-20
14/18Sig. strikes
2/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:10Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Stefan Struve 13-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:59 — UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · 2020-10-24
27/42Sig. strikes
13/19Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:44Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Serghei Spivac 0-1 walk-in Submission · R2 3:14 — UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya · 2019-10-05
21/50Sig. strikes
23/42Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Blagoy Ivanov 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes · 2019-06-08
64/144Sig. strikes
73/123Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Junior Dos Santos 13-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:30 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · 2018-12-01
16/42Sig. strikes
26/65Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Andrei Arlovski 16-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · 2018-06-09
54/120Sig. strikes
51/125Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:39Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cyril Asker 2-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:18 — UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · 2018-02-10
38/51Sig. strikes
3/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rashad Coulter 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:35 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · 2017-11-18
22/36Sig. strikes
10/19Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Tai Tuivasa) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
13
Submission
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
3
Decision
4
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
18
Australian FC
2
Gladiators Cage Fighting
2
Urban Fight Night
1
Elite Cage Championships
1
Full career — 24 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Louie Sutherland | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
2026-05-02 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tallison Teixeira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 325
2026-02-01 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Decision (split) | UFC 305
2024-08-18 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Marcin Tybura | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
2024-03-16 |
UFC | 1 | 4:08 |
| L | Alexander Volkov | Submission (Ezekiel choke) | UFC 293
2023-09-10 |
UFC | 2 | 4:37 |
| L | Sergei Pavlovich | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland
2022-12-03 |
UFC | 1 | 0:54 |
| L | Ciryl Gane | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
2022-09-03 |
UFC | 3 | 4:23 |
| W | Derrick Lewis | KO (elbow) | UFC 271
2022-02-12 |
UFC | 2 | 1:40 |
| W | Augusto Sakai | KO (punches) | UFC 269
2021-12-11 |
UFC | 2 | 0:26 |
| W | Greg Hardy | KO (punches) | UFC 264
2021-07-10 |
UFC | 1 | 1:07 |
| W | Harry Hunsucker | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland
2021-03-20 |
UFC | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Stefan Struve | KO (punches) | UFC 254
2020-10-24 |
UFC | 1 | 4:59 |
| L | Serghei Spivac | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 243
2019-10-06 |
UFC | 2 | 3:14 |
| L | Blagoy Ivanov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 238
2019-06-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Junior dos Santos | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
2018-12-02 |
UFC | 2 | 2:30 |
| W | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 225
2018-06-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Cyril Asker | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC 221
2018-02-11 |
UFC | 1 | 2:18 |
| W | Rashad Coulter | KO (flying knee) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
2017-11-19 |
UFC | 1 | 4:35 |
| W | James McSweeney | TKO (corner stoppage) | Australian FC 17
2016-10-15 |
Australian FC | 1 | 5:00 |
| W | Brandon Sosoli | KO (elbow) | Australian FC 16
2016-06-18 |
Australian FC | 1 | 0:21 |
| W | Gul Pohatu | TKO (punches) | Urban Fight Night 5
2015-12-12 |
Urban Fight Night | 1 | 0:44 |
| W | Erik Nosa | TKO (punches) | Gladiators Cage Fighting 3
2012-11-09 |
Gladiators Cage Fighting | 1 | 0:28 |
| W | Aaron Nieborak | TKO (punches) | Gladiators Cage Fighting 2
2012-08-31 |
Gladiators Cage Fighting | 1 | — |
| W | Simon Osborne | TKO (punches) | Elite Cage Championships 2
2012-07-06 |
Elite Cage Championships | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Tai Tuivasa) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.