Tai Tuivasa

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Rank State: Nevada

Age: 31

Last 5: L L L L L

Association: Lions High Performance Centre

Pro Debut Date: 2012-07-06

Pro Record: 14-8-0

Current Ranking:

#15 Heavyweight

'Big League' Record: 8-8-0

Last 3 Years: 2-5-0

Win Finish %: 92.9%

Combat Age: 36

Quality Perf. %: 54.5%

Last Quality Perf.: 2024-08-17

540 Metric: .536

Rating Points: 381

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2022

#3 Heavyweight

Last Fight Date: 8/17/2024 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#9 HW] Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Opponent's Last 5: L W L W W

UFC Record: 8-8-0

Octagon Time: 1:55:40

Longest Win Streak: 5 (2020-2022)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2017-2018)

UFC Debut: 2017-11-18

Last UFC Fight: 2024-08-17

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

	Opponent	Outcome
L	Jairzinho Rozenstruik #11 Heavyweight	Decision (Split) Round 3
	UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Saturday, August 17th 2024
L	Marcin Tybura #14 Heavyweight	Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round 1
	UFC Fight Night 239 - Tuivasa vs. Tybura Saturday, March 16th 2024
L	Alexander Volkov #5 Heavyweight	Submission (Ezekiel Choke) Round 2
	UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Saturday, September 9th 2023
L	Sergei Pavlovich #5 Heavyweight	KO (Punches) Round 1
	UFC on ESPN 42 - Thompson vs. Holland Saturday, December 3rd 2022
L	Ciryl Gane #1 Heavyweight	KO (Punches) Round 3
	UFC Fight Night 209 - Gane vs. Tuivasa Saturday, September 3rd 2022
W	Derrick Lewis #3 Heavyweight	KO (Elbow) Round 2
	UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Saturday, February 12th 2022
W	Augusto Sakai #15 Heavyweight	KO (Punches) Round 2
	UFC 269 - Oliveira vs. Poirier Saturday, December 11th 2021
W	Greg Hardy #37 Heavyweight	KO (Punches) Round 1
	UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3 Saturday, July 10th 2021
W	Harry Hunsucker #189 Heavyweight	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	UFC on ESPN 21 - Brunson vs. Holland Saturday, March 20th 2021
W	Stefan Struve #33 Heavyweight	KO (Punches) Round 1
	UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje Saturday, October 24th 2020
L	Serghei Spivac #86 Heavyweight	Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Round 2
	UFC 243 - Whittaker vs. Adesanya Saturday, October 5th 2019
L	Blagoy Ivanov #19 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes Saturday, June 8th 2019
L	Junior dos Santos #10 Heavyweight	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	UFC Fight Night 142 - Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa Saturday, December 1st 2018
W	Andrei Arlovski #11 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Saturday, June 9th 2018
W	Cyril Asker #116 Heavyweight	TKO (Punches and Elbows) Round 1
	UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Saturday, February 10th 2018
W	Rashad Coulter	KO (Flying Knee) Round 1
	UFC Fight Night 121 - Werdum vs. Tybura Saturday, November 18th 2017
W	James McSweeney #74 Heavyweight	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round 1
	Australian FC 17 Saturday, October 15th 2016
W	Brandon Sosoli	KO (Elbow) Round 1
	AFC 16 - Sosoli vs. Tuivasa Saturday, June 18th 2016
W	Gul Pohatu	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	UFN - Urban Fight Night 5 Saturday, December 12th 2015
W	Erik Nosa	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	GCF - Gladiators 3 Friday, November 9th 2012
W	Aaron Nieborak	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	Gladiators Cage Fighting - Gladiators 2 Friday, August 31st 2012
W	Simon Osborne	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	ECC 2 - Elite Cage Championships 2 Friday, July 6th 2012

	Opponent	Event	Outcome
L	Jairzinho Rozenstruik #11 Heavyweight	UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Saturday, August 17th 2024	Decision (Split) Round 3
L	Marcin Tybura #14 Heavyweight	UFC Fight Night 239 - Tuivasa vs. Tybura Saturday, March 16th 2024	Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round 1
L	Alexander Volkov #5 Heavyweight	UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Saturday, September 9th 2023	Submission (Ezekiel Choke) Round 2
L	Sergei Pavlovich #5 Heavyweight	UFC on ESPN 42 - Thompson vs. Holland Saturday, December 3rd 2022	KO (Punches) Round 1
L	Ciryl Gane #1 Heavyweight	UFC Fight Night 209 - Gane vs. Tuivasa Saturday, September 3rd 2022	KO (Punches) Round 3
W	Derrick Lewis #3 Heavyweight	UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Saturday, February 12th 2022	KO (Elbow) Round 2
W	Augusto Sakai #15 Heavyweight	UFC 269 - Oliveira vs. Poirier Saturday, December 11th 2021	KO (Punches) Round 2
W	Greg Hardy #37 Heavyweight	UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3 Saturday, July 10th 2021	KO (Punches) Round 1
W	Harry Hunsucker #189 Heavyweight	UFC on ESPN 21 - Brunson vs. Holland Saturday, March 20th 2021	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	Stefan Struve #33 Heavyweight	UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje Saturday, October 24th 2020	KO (Punches) Round 1
L	Serghei Spivac #86 Heavyweight	UFC 243 - Whittaker vs. Adesanya Saturday, October 5th 2019	Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Round 2
L	Blagoy Ivanov #19 Heavyweight	UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes Saturday, June 8th 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
L	Junior dos Santos #10 Heavyweight	UFC Fight Night 142 - Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa Saturday, December 1st 2018	TKO (Punches) Round 2
W	Andrei Arlovski #11 Heavyweight	UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Saturday, June 9th 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Cyril Asker #116 Heavyweight	UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Saturday, February 10th 2018	TKO (Punches and Elbows) Round 1
W	Rashad Coulter	UFC Fight Night 121 - Werdum vs. Tybura Saturday, November 18th 2017	KO (Flying Knee) Round 1
W	James McSweeney #74 Heavyweight	Australian FC 17 Saturday, October 15th 2016	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round 1
W	Brandon Sosoli	AFC 16 - Sosoli vs. Tuivasa Saturday, June 18th 2016	KO (Elbow) Round 1
W	Gul Pohatu	UFN - Urban Fight Night 5 Saturday, December 12th 2015	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	Erik Nosa	GCF - Gladiators 3 Friday, November 9th 2012	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	Aaron Nieborak	Gladiators Cage Fighting - Gladiators 2 Friday, August 31st 2012	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	Simon Osborne	ECC 2 - Elite Cage Championships 2 Friday, July 6th 2012	TKO (Punches) Round 1