“Bam Bam” Heavyweight
Tai Tuivasa
8-10-0
UFC record, 18 fights, 145.7 min
15-10-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 6'2"
- Reach
- 75"
- Weight
- 264 lb
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Born
- Tue, Mar 16, 1993, age 33
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Nov 18, 2017
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, May 2, 2026
01/How he wins
in 8 wins
7 KO/TKO (elbow to head in clinch 2, punches to head at distance 2, flying knee head, punch to head at distance, punches to head on ground), 1 decision in 8 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 7 | 3 |
| Submission | 0 | 3 |
| Decision | 1 | 4 |
| All | 8 | 10 |
02/Career rates
18 fights, 145.7 min
Sig strikes landed
3.37 per min
491 in 145.7 min, 18 fights
Sig strike accuracy
48.6%
491 of 1,010 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
4.61 per min
671 of 1,176 landed on him in 145.7 min
Takedowns
0.00 per 15 min
0 of 3 · 145.7 min
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
0 of 3 attempts
Takedown defence
27 of 46
defended of attempted on him, 145.7 min
Control time
1:52 per 15 min
18:07 of 145:40
Knockdowns
8
scored in 145.7 min, 18 fights
Submission attempts
0.00 per 15 min
0 in 145.7 min
Where his sig strikes land
71% distance, 24% clinch, 5% ground
347 distance, 120 clinch, 24 ground of 491 landed
What he hits
59% head, 18% body, 23% leg
290 head, 86 body, 115 leg of 491 landed
Cage time
145:40
18 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/By division
1 division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | 18 | 8-10-0 | 145.7 | 491 of 1,010 | 3.37 | 0 of 3 | 18:07 of 145:40 | 8 | 7 in 8 |
| All | 18 | 8-10-0 | 145.7 | 491 of 1,010 | 3.37 | 0 of 3 | 18:07 of 145:40 | 8 | 7 in 8 |
04/By year
2017 to 2026
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 30.0 | 55 of 80 | 1.83 | 0 of 0 | 4:40 of 30:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 19.1 | 52 of 150 | 2.72 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 of 19:08 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 9.6 | 28 of 67 | 2.91 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 9:37 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 21.9 | 55 of 135 | 2.51 | 0 of 0 | 2:10 of 21:57 | 2 | 1 in 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3-0-0 | 7.4 | 59 of 93 | 8.01 | 0 of 1 | 2:14 of 7:22 | 3 | 3 in 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 5.0 | 27 of 42 | 5.42 | 0 of 0 | 1:44 of 4:59 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 23.2 | 85 of 194 | 3.66 | 0 of 0 | 2:44 of 23:14 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 24.8 | 108 of 213 | 4.35 | 0 of 0 | 3:19 of 24:48 | 1 | 1 in 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 4.6 | 22 of 36 | 4.80 | 0 of 2 | 1:15 of 4:35 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| All | 18 | 8-10-0 | 145.7 | 491 of 1,010 | 3.37 | 0 of 3 | 18:07 of 145:40 | 8 | 7 in 8 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 18 of 18 | 73.8 | 261 of 516 | 3.53 | 0 of 3 | 12:45 of 73:50 | 5 | 0 | 7, won 5 |
| Round 2 | 11 of 18 | 42.5 | 131 of 285 | 3.09 | 0 of 0 | 1:14 of 42:27 | 3 | 0 | 5, won 2 |
| Round 3 | 6 of 18 | 29.4 | 99 of 209 | 3.37 | 0 of 0 | 4:08 of 29:23 | 0 | 0 | 6, won 1 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
18 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 2, 2026UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates | Louie SutherlandHeavyweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Evan Field 26 - 30. Nathan Pintabona 26 - 30. Clemens Werner 26 - 30. | 13 of 22 | 0 of 0 | 0:42 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 31, 2026UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 | Tallison TeixeiraHeavyweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Ben Cartlidge 28 - 29. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. Evan Field 28 - 29. | 42 of 58 | 0 of 0 | 3:58 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 17, 2024UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | Jairzinho RozenstruikHeavyweight | LSplit decision, R3 5:00Charlie Keech 28 - 29. Howie Booth 30 - 27. David Lethaby 27 - 30. | 37 of 126 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 16, 2024UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | Marcin TyburaHeavyweight | LSubmission, R1 4:08Rear Naked Choke | 15 of 24 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 4:08 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 9, 2023UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland | Alexander VolkovHeavyweight | LSubmission, R2 4:37Ezekiel Choke From Mount | 28 of 67 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 9:37 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 3, 2022UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland | Sergei PavlovichHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R1 0:54Punches to Head At Distance | 2 of 10 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0:54 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 3, 2022UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa | Ciryl GaneHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R3 4:23Punches to Head At Distance | 29 of 89 | 0 of 0 | 0:04 | 1 | 14:23 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 12, 2022UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | Derrick LewisHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 1:40Elbow to Head In Clinch | 24 of 36 | 0 of 0 | 2:06 | 1 | 6:40 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 11, 2021UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | Augusto SakaiHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 0:26Punches to Head At Distance | 34 of 52 | 0 of 1 | 1:58 | 1 | 5:26 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 10, 2021UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | Greg HardyHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:07Punch to Head At Distance | 11 of 23 | 0 of 0 | 0:06 | 1 | 1:07 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 20, 2021UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland | Harry HunsuckerHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 0:49Punches to Head On Ground | 14 of 18 | 0 of 0 | 0:10 | 1 | 0:49 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 24, 2020UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | Stefan StruveHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:59Punches to Head At Distance | 27 of 42 | 0 of 0 | 1:44 | 1 | 4:59 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 5, 2019UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya | Serghei SpivacHeavyweight | LSubmission, R2 3:14Arm Triangle From Side Control | 21 of 50 | 0 of 0 | 0:06 | 0 | 8:14 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 8, 2019UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes | Blagoy IvanovHeavyweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Brian Puccillo 28 - 29. Chris Lee 27 - 30. Brandon Mason 27 - 30. | 64 of 144 | 0 of 0 | 2:38 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 1, 2018UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa | Junior Dos SantosHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R2 2:30Punches to Head From Mount | 16 of 42 | 0 of 0 | 1:16 | 0 | 7:30 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 9, 2018UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | Andrei ArlovskiHeavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Brian Puccillo 28 - 29. Chris Lee 28 - 29. Brandon Mason 28 - 29. | 54 of 120 | 0 of 0 | 1:39 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 10, 2018UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold | Cyril AskerHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 2:18Elbow to Head In Clinch | 38 of 51 | 0 of 0 | 0:24 | 0 | 2:18 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 18, 2017UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | Rashad CoulterHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:35Flying Knee Head | 22 of 36 | 0 of 2 | 1:15 | 1 | 4:35 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.