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Tai Tuivasa
“Bam Bam”
Rank 12 - UFC Heavyweight
Age: 31 | Mar 16, 1993
Nationality: Australia
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 265 lbs
Professional Record
| 22 fights | 14 wins | 8 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 13 | 3 |
| Submissions | 0 | 3 |
| Decisions | 1 | 2 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 14 - 8 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | August 17, 2024 | Decision (Split) | Marc Goddard | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 14 - 7 | Marcin Tybura | UFC Fight Night 239 - Tuivasa vs. Tybura | March 16, 2024 | Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Herb Dean | 1 | 4:08 |
| LOSS | 14 - 6 | Alexander Volkov | UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland | September 09, 2023 | Submission (Ezekiel Choke) | Herb Dean | 2 | 4:37 |
| LOSS | 14 - 5 | Sergei Pavlovich | UFC on ESPN 42 - Thompson vs. Holland | December 03, 2022 | KO (Punches) | Dan Miragliotta | 1 | 0:54 |
| LOSS | 14 - 4 | Ciryl Gane | UFC Fight Night 209 - Gane vs. Tuivasa | September 03, 2022 | KO (Punches) | Marc Goddard | 3 | 4:23 |
| WIN | 14 - 3 | Derrick Lewis | UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | February 12, 2022 | KO (Elbow) | Dan Miragliotta | 2 | 1:40 |
| WIN | 13 - 3 | Augusto Sakai | UFC 269 - Oliveira vs. Poirier | December 11, 2021 | KO (Punches) | Mark Smith | 2 | 0:26 |
| WIN | 12 - 3 | Greg Hardy | UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | July 10, 2021 | KO (Punches) | Mark Smith | 1 | 1:07 |
| WIN | 11 - 3 | Harry Hunsucker | UFC on ESPN 21 - Brunson vs. Holland | March 20, 2021 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 1 | 0:49 |
| WIN | 10 - 3 | Stefan Struve | UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje | October 24, 2020 | KO (Punches) | Jason Herzog | 1 | 4:59 |
| LOSS | 9 - 3 | Serghei Spivac | UFC 243 - Whittaker vs. Adesanya | October 05, 2019 | Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | Steve Perceval | 2 | 3:14 |
| LOSS | 9 - 2 | Blagoy Ivanov | UFC 238 - Cejudo vs. Moraes | June 09, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 9 - 1 | Junior dos Santos | UFC Fight Night 142 - Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa | December 01, 2018 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 2 | 2:30 |
| WIN | 9 - 0 | Andrei Arlovski | UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | June 09, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Rob Madrigal | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 8 - 0 | Cyril Asker | UFC 221 - Romero vs. Rockhold | February 10, 2018 | TKO (Punches and Elbows) | Steve Perceval | 1 | 2:18 |
| WIN | 7 - 0 | Rashad Coulter | UFC Fight Night 121 - Werdum vs. Tybura | November 19, 2017 | KO (Flying Knee) | John Sharp | 1 | 4:35 |
| WIN | 6 - 0 | James McSweeney | AFC 17 - Australian Fighting Championship 17 | October 15, 2016 | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | Greg Kleynjans | 1 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 5 - 0 | Brandon Sosoli | AFC 16 - Sosoli vs. Tuivasa | June 18, 2016 | KO (Elbow) | Greg Kleynjans | 1 | 0:21 |
| WIN | 4 - 0 | Gul Pohatu | UFN 5 - Urban Fight Night 5 | December 12, 2015 | TKO (Punches) | Jim Perdios | 1 | 0:44 |
| WIN | 3 - 0 | Erik Nosa | Gladiators Cage Fighting - Gladiators 3 | November 09, 2012 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:28 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 | Aaron Nieborak | Gladiators Cage Fighting - Gladiators 2 | August 31, 2012 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:40 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 | Simon Osborne | ECC 2 - Elite Cage Championships 2 | July 06, 2012 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:20 |
Upcoming Major Events
One Championship - One Friday Fights 80
Sep 20, 2024
CW 177 - Cage Warriors 177: Unplugged
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UFC Fight Night 243 - Moicano vs. St. Denis
Sep 28, 2024
Rizin FF - Rizin 48
Sep 29, 2024
Bellator Champions Series - Paris
Nov 16, 2024
UFC Heavyweight Rankings
Jon Jones(27 - 1 - 1)
- Tom Aspinall
(15 - 3 - 0)
- 2Ciryl Gane
(12 - 2 - 0)
- 3Alexander Volkov
(38 - 10 - 0)
- 4Sergei Pavlovich
(18 - 3 - 0)
- 5Curtis Blaydes
(18 - 5 - 1)
- 6Jailton Almeida
(21 - 3 - 0)
- 7Serghei Spivac
(17 - 4 - 0)
- 8Stipe Miocic
(20 - 4 - 0)
- 9Marcin Tybura
(25 - 9 - 0)
- 9Jairzinho Rozenstruik
(15 - 5 - 0)
- 11Derrick Lewis
(28 - 12 - 1)
- 12Tai Tuivasa
(14 - 8 - 0)
- 13Alexander Romanov
(17 - 3 - 0)
- 14Marcos Rogerio de Lima
(22 - 9 - 1)
- 15Rodrigo Nascimento
(11 - 2 - 1)
