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Tai Tuivasa vs Tallison Teixeira

Tai Tuivasa is 15-11-0; Tallison Teixeira is 9-2-0. Tai Tuivasa is 7 years older than Tallison Teixeira. Tallison Teixeira has a 8" · 20 cm reach advantage over Tai Tuivasa. Tallison Teixeira is 5" · 13 cm taller than Tai Tuivasa. They have met once: Tai Tuivasa 0, Tallison Teixeira 1.

Tai Tuivasa
Australia
Tai Tuivasa
“Bam Bam” · 15-11-0
SDUDUD
HeavyweightMet once
Tallison Teixeira
Brazil
Tallison Teixeira
“Xicao” · 9-2-0
TKOUDTKO
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Style & credentials

Tai Tuivasa
BoxingKickboxing
  • 2016AFC Heavyweight ChampionshipAustralian Fighting Championship (AFC)
  • 2014Semifinalist · GFC Heavyweight Tournamentheavyweight
  • 2012Competitor · Combat 8 Mixed Rules
Camp · American Top Team · Coconut Creek, Florida, US
Tallison Teixeira

No background on record

Camp · Team Lucas Mineiro · Brazil

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

59%
Head
74%
18%
Body
16%
23%
Leg
10%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Tai Tuivasalast 7 fights
56%15%29%
Tallison Teixeiralast 5 fights
48%14%38%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Tai Tuivasa· from fights outside the UFC Tallison Teixeira· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.254.85
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tai Tuivasa · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersTallison Teixeira · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.364.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tai Tuivasa · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersTallison Teixeira · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.092.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tai Tuivasa · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersTallison Teixeira · Good · better than 78% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
11%30%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tai Tuivasa · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fightersTallison Teixeira · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tai Tuivasa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersTallison Teixeira · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.25
Strikes landed / min
4.85
4.36
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.10
0.09 / 0.8
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.40 / 8.0
11%
Takedown accuracy
30%
1:19
Control time / fight
1:27
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

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

Tai Tuivasa19 UFC fights · 522 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
37%193/611
10%50/78
22%116/159
Clinch
17%90/141
7%35/36
1%4/7
Ground
5%24/35
2%10/10
0%0/1
Tallison Teixeira5 UFC fights · 91 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
42%38/82
11%10/12
10%9/12
Clinch
3%3/4
5%5/6
0%0/0
Ground
29%26/29
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Tai TuivasaTallison Teixeira

Frequently asked questions

Have Tai Tuivasa and Tallison Teixeira ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 (Sun, Feb 1, 2026), where Tallison Teixeira won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Tai Tuivasa and Tallison Teixeira?

Tai Tuivasa is 15-11-0 and Tallison Teixeira is 9-2-0.

Who has the longer reach, Tai Tuivasa or Tallison Teixeira?

Tallison Teixeira has the longer reach: 83" · 211 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Tai Tuivasa, a 8" · 20 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Tai Tuivasa or Tallison Teixeira?

Tallison Teixeira is taller at 6'7" · 201 cm; Tai Tuivasa stands 6'2" · 188 cm.

Who is older, Tai Tuivasa or Tallison Teixeira?

Tai Tuivasa is 33 and Tallison Teixeira is 26.

Who has more finishes, Tai Tuivasa or Tallison Teixeira?

Tai Tuivasa has 13 wins inside the distance (13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Tallison Teixeira has 7 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).

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