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Tai Tuivasa vs. Cyril Asker

UFC 8-11-0 vs. 2-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-11-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
33
AgeΔ 7 yrs
40
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
75"
ReachΔ 1"
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
1
Layoff (months)Δ 103.3 mo
104.3
LLLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Cyril Asker is a submission threat — 0.88 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Cyril Asker hunts takedowns — 4.41 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.90 Heavyweight norm.
Tai Tuivasa carries real power — 0.75 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Tai Tuivasa

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 810
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

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

Cyril Asker

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 23
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.81 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 13 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5223.25/min · norm 3.28
Sig. strikes landed
573.35/min · norm 3.28
7014.36/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
995.82/min · norm 3.19
48.4%norm 47.5%
Striking accuracy
39.0%norm 47.5%
43.7%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
35.7%norm 52.5%
80.75/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Tai Tuivasa

Distance 78.7% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 9.3%)

Cyril Asker

Distance 58.9% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 37.0% (norm 9.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Tai Tuivasa

Head 73.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 7.6%)

Cyril Asker

Head 93.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Tuivasa L/AAccHeavyweight med Asker L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 359 / 848 42.3% 40.1% 20 / 86 23.3% 40.1%
In the clinch 129 / 184 70.1% 70.4% 4 / 6 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 34 / 46 73.9% 70.2% 33 / 54 61.1% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 307 / 787 39.0% 39.0% 51 / 136 37.5% 39.0%
To the body 95 / 124 76.6% 77.0% 6 / 10 too few to rate 77.0%
To the legs 120 / 167 71.9% 87.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 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 Tuivasa L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Asker L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 513 / 996 51.5% 40.7% 60 / 105 57.1% 40.7%
In the clinch 67 / 88 76.1% 70.6% 17 / 20 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 121 / 161 75.2% 72.2% 22 / 29 75.9% 72.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 499 / 993 50.3% 39.3% 70 / 120 58.3% 39.3%
To the body 121 / 156 77.6% 75.1% 22 / 26 84.6% 75.1%
To the legs 81 / 96 84.4% 84.4% 7 / 8 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
111.1% acc · 0.09/15 · norm 0.90
Takedowns landed
562.5% acc · 4.41/15 · norm 0.90
2756.3% def · norm 63.2%
Takedowns stopped
1100.0% def · norm 63.2%
25:0515.6% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
8:1048.0% of cage time · norm 17.2%
40:513:48 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control lower is better
1:081:00 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
10.88/15 · norm 0.16

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Tuivasa has more cage time on record.