Tai Tuivasa vs. Junior Dos Santos
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Junior Dos Santos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Junior Dos Santos
Distance 87.9% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.1% (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%)
Junior Dos Santos
Head 73.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 24.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.6% (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/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Dos Santos L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 359 / 848 | 42.3% | 40.1% | 942 / 2032 | 46.4% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 129 / 184 | 70.1% | 70.4% | 94 / 162 | 58.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 34 / 46 | 73.9% | 70.2% | 73 / 119 | 61.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 307 / 787 | 39.0% | 39.0% | 682 / 1693 | 40.3% | 39.0% |
| To the body | 95 / 124 | 76.6% | 77.0% | 378 / 560 | 67.5% | 77.0% |
| To the legs | 120 / 167 | 71.9% | 87.8% | 49 / 60 | 81.7% | 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/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Dos Santos L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 513 / 996 | 51.5% | 40.7% | 583 / 1530 | 38.1% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 67 / 88 | 76.1% | 70.6% | 159 / 236 | 67.4% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 121 / 161 | 75.2% | 72.2% | 81 / 114 | 71.1% | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 499 / 993 | 50.3% | 39.3% | 552 / 1544 | 35.8% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 121 / 156 | 77.6% | 75.1% | 105 / 141 | 74.5% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 81 / 96 | 84.4% | 84.4% | 166 / 195 | 85.1% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dos Santos has more cage time on record.