Tai Tuivasa

"Bam Bam"

AGE	31 / Mar 16, 1993
HEIGHT	6'2" / 187.96 cm
WEIGHT	265 lbs / 120.2 kg

ASSOCIATION
Lions High Performance Centre

CLASS
Heavyweight

Wins 14

KO / TKO

93%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

Losses 8

KO / TKO

38%

SUBMISSIONS

38%

DECISIONS

25%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Aug / 17 / 2024	Decision (Split) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Marcin Tybura	UFC Fight Night 239 - Tuivasa vs. Tybura Mar / 16 / 2024	Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:08
loss	Alexander Volkov	UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep / 09 / 2023	Submission (Ezekiel Choke) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:37
loss	Sergei Pavlovich	UFC on ESPN 42 - Thompson vs. Holland Dec / 03 / 2022	KO (Punches) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:54
loss	Ciryl Gane	UFC Fight Night 209 - Gane vs. Tuivasa Sep / 03 / 2022	KO (Punches) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:23
win	Derrick Lewis	UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Feb / 12 / 2022	KO (Elbow) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:40
win	Augusto Sakai	UFC 269 - Oliveira vs. Poirier Dec / 11 / 2021	KO (Punches) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	0:26
win	Greg Hardy	UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3 Jul / 10 / 2021	KO (Punches) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:07
win	Harry Hunsucker	UFC on ESPN 21 - Brunson vs. Holland Mar / 20 / 2021	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:49
win	Stefan Struve	UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje Oct / 24 / 2020	KO (Punches) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:59
loss	Serghei Spivac	UFC 243 - Whittaker vs. Adesanya Oct / 05 / 2019	Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Steve Perceval VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:14
loss	Blagoy Ivanov	UFC 238 - Cejudo vs. Moraes Jun / 08 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Junior dos Santos	UFC Fight Night 142 - Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa Dec / 01 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	2:30
win	Andrei Arlovski	UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Jun / 09 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Rob Madrigal VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Cyril Asker	UFC 221 - Romero vs. Rockhold Feb / 10 / 2018	TKO (Punches and Elbows) Steve Perceval VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:18
win	Rashad Coulter	UFC Fight Night 121 - Werdum vs. Tybura Nov / 18 / 2017	KO (Flying Knee) John Sharp VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:35
win	James McSweeney	AFC 17 - Australian Fighting Championship 17 Oct / 15 / 2016	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Greg Kleynjans	1	5:00
win	Brandon Sosoli	AFC 16 - Sosoli vs. Tuivasa Jun / 18 / 2016	KO (Elbow) Greg Kleynjans	1	0:21
win	Gul Pohatu	UFN 5 - Urban Fight Night 5 Dec / 12 / 2015	TKO (Punches) Jim Perdios	1	0:44
win	Erik Nosa	Gladiators Cage Fighting - Gladiators 3 Nov / 09 / 2012	TKO (Punches)	1	0:28
win	Aaron Nieborak	Gladiators Cage Fighting - Gladiators 2 Aug / 31 / 2012	TKO (Punches)	1	0:40
win	Simon Osborne	ECC 2 - Elite Cage Championships 2 Jul / 06 / 2012	TKO (Punches)	1	0:20

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO EXHIBITION

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Peter Graham	Combat 8: 03 - Apr / 27 / 2013	TKO (Punches)	2	2:55
win	John Hopoate	Combat 8: 02 - Dec / 01 / 2012	TKO (Punches)	1	1:42

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