Stefan Struve vs. Tai Tuivasa
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Stefan Struve
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 41 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Tai Tuivasa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Stefan Struve
Distance 88.0% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 9.3%)
Tai Tuivasa
Distance 78.7% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Stefan Struve
Head 71.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 7.6%)
Tai Tuivasa
Head 73.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Struve L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Tuivasa L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 489 / 1085 | 45.1% | 40.1% | 359 / 848 | 42.3% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 57 | 61.4% | 70.4% | 129 / 184 | 70.1% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 61 / 91 | 67.0% | 70.2% | 34 / 46 | 73.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 310 / 879 | 35.3% | 39.0% | 307 / 787 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
| To the body | 132 / 195 | 67.7% | 77.0% | 95 / 124 | 76.6% | 77.0% |
| To the legs | 143 / 159 | 89.9% | 87.8% | 120 / 167 | 71.9% | 87.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Struve L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Tuivasa L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 512 / 1016 | 50.4% | 40.7% | 513 / 996 | 51.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 75 / 118 | 63.6% | 70.6% | 67 / 88 | 76.1% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 170 / 281 | 60.5% | 72.2% | 121 / 161 | 75.2% | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 451 / 1024 | 44.0% | 39.3% | 499 / 993 | 50.3% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 157 / 205 | 76.6% | 75.1% | 121 / 156 | 77.6% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 149 / 186 | 80.1% | 84.4% | 81 / 96 | 84.4% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Struve has more cage time on record.