Junior Dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa
Junior Dos Santos is 21-9-0; Tai Tuivasa is 15-11-0. Junior Dos Santos is 9 years older than Tai Tuivasa. Junior Dos Santos has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Tai Tuivasa. Junior Dos Santos is 2" · 5 cm taller than Tai Tuivasa. They have met once: Junior Dos Santos 1, Tai Tuivasa 0.
Style & credentials
- 2012Black belt · BJJYuri Carlton
- 2011UFC Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2016AFC Heavyweight ChampionshipAustralian Fighting Championship (AFC)
- 2014Semifinalist · GFC Heavyweight Tournamentheavyweight
- 2012Competitor · Combat 8 Mixed Rules
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
8 early stoppages have no logged time
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
Full record · 32 fightsShow less
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- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Ivanov · Jul 14, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos · Apr 10, 2016Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic · Dec 13, 2014Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
- LUFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II · Dec 30, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WUFC 131: DOS SANTOS vs. CARWIN · Jun 11, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
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- LJoaquim FerreiraSao Paulo Regional · Nov 10, 2007Submission
- WJair GonçalvesBrazil Regional · Sep 29, 2007TKO
- WEdson RamosBrazil Regional · Apr 29, 2007TKO
- WJoaquim FerreiraBrazil Regional · Apr 29, 2007Submission
- WEduardo MaiorinoSao Paulo Regional · Dec 9, 2006Submission
- WJailson Silva SantosDemo Fight · Jul 16, 2006TKO
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- LUFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates · May 2, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LUFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 · Feb 1, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LUFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya · Aug 18, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
Full record · 25 fightsShow less
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- WUFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero · Jun 9, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
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- WBrandon SosoliAustralian FC 16 · Jun 18, 2016TKO · R1 · 0:21 · Heavyweight
- WGul PohatuUrban Fight Night 5 · Dec 12, 2015TKO · R1 · 0:44 · Super Heavyweight
- WErik NosaGladiators Cage Fighting · Nov 9, 2012TKO
- WAaron NieborakGladiators Cage Fighting · Aug 31, 2012TKO
- WSimon OsborneECC 2 · Jul 6, 2012TKO · R1 · 0:20 · Heavyweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
- LTKO · ROUND 2 · 2:34Sat, Dec 12, 2020LTKO · ROUND 3 · 4:23Sat, Sep 3, 2022
- LTKO · ROUND 2 · 3:47Sat, Aug 15, 2020LSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sun, Aug 18, 2024
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 1:58Sat, Mar 9, 2019WTKO · ROUND 2 · 1:40Sat, Feb 12, 2022
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 14, 2018LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jun 8, 2019
- WTKO · ROUND 1 · 0:54Sat, Feb 21, 2009WTKO · ROUND 1 · 4:59Sat, Oct 24, 2020
Frequently asked questions
Have Junior Dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Tuivasa (Sun, Dec 2, 2018), where Junior Dos Santos won by TKO.
What are the records of Junior Dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa?
Junior Dos Santos is 21-9-0 and Tai Tuivasa is 15-11-0.
Who has the longer reach, Junior Dos Santos or Tai Tuivasa?
Junior Dos Santos has the longer reach: 77" · 196 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Tai Tuivasa, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Junior Dos Santos or Tai Tuivasa?
Junior Dos Santos is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Tai Tuivasa stands 6'2" · 188 cm.
Who is older, Junior Dos Santos or Tai Tuivasa?
Junior Dos Santos is 42 and Tai Tuivasa is 33.
Who has more finishes, Junior Dos Santos or Tai Tuivasa?
Junior Dos Santos has 16 wins inside the distance (14 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Tai Tuivasa has 13 wins (13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).