Tai Tuivasa "Bam Bam"

Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record	—
UFC record	8-11 · current 8-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record	112-62 (64.4%) across 19 opponents
Last 5 opponents	21-17 (55.3%) across 5 opponents
Age	33
Height	6' 2"
Reach	75"
Stance	Southpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute	3.25
Significant strikes absorbed per minute	4.36
Striking accuracy	48%
Striking defense	44%
Takedowns per 15 minutes	0.09
Takedowns landed / attempted	11%
Takedown defense	56%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes	0.00
Average fight time	8.5 min

UFC wins: 7 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 1 decision. UFC losses: 3 KO/TKO, 3 submission, 5 decision.

UFC fight history

Date	Opponent	Their UFC record then	Style	Result	Method	Event
2026-09-19	Robelis Despaigne	1-2	Balanced	L	Decision - Split R3 5:00	UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
2026-05-02	Louie Sutherland	0-2	—	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
2026-01-31	Tallison Teixeira	1-1	—	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
2024-08-17	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	8-5	Balanced	L	Decision - Split R3 5:00	UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
2024-03-16	Marcin Tybura	11-7	Balanced	L	Submission R1 4:08	UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
2023-09-09	Alexander Volkov	10-4	Striker	L	Submission R2 4:37	UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
2022-12-03	Sergei Pavlovich	4-1	—	L	KO/TKO R1 0:54	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
2022-09-03	Ciryl Gane	7-1	Striker	L	KO/TKO R3 4:23	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
2022-02-12	Derrick Lewis	17-6	Balanced	W	KO/TKO R2 1:40	UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
2021-12-11	Augusto Sakai	4-2	Striker	W	KO/TKO R2 0:26	UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
2021-07-10	Greg Hardy	4-3 (1 NC)	Striker	W	KO/TKO R1 1:07	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
2021-03-20	Harry Hunsucker	UFC debut	—	W	KO/TKO R1 0:49	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
2020-10-24	Stefan Struve	13-10	Submission grappler	W	KO/TKO R1 4:59	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
2019-10-05	Serghei Spivac	0-1	—	L	Submission R2 3:14	UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
2019-06-08	Blagoy Ivanov	1-1	Balanced	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes
2018-12-01	Junior Dos Santos	13-4	Striker	L	KO/TKO R2 2:30	UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
2018-06-09	Andrei Arlovski	16-9	Balanced	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
2018-02-10	Cyril Asker	2-2	—	W	KO/TKO R1 2:18	UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
2017-11-18	Rashad Coulter	0-1	—	W	KO/TKO R1 4:35	UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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