Tai Tuivasa defeated Andrei Arlovski by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero, held Saturday, June 9, 2018 at United Center, Chicago. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Tai Tuivasa won the decision.
Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa
Fight stats: totals
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Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 23 media scorecards
- MMAMania.com30-27Tuivasa
- Chris Connor · The Fight City29-28Tuivasa
- Mike Straus · MMAJA29-28Tuivasa
- Steven Rondina · BleacherReport.com29-28Tuivasa
- Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com29-28Tuivasa
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Tuivasa
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Tuivasa
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Tuivasa
- Sean Ross Sapp · Fightful.com29-28Tuivasa
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com29-28Tuivasa
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling29-28Tuivasa
- Nick Baldwin · BloodyElbow.com29-28Tuivasa
- Drake Riggs · BJPenn.com29-28Tuivasa
- Matthew Wells · FanSided.com29-28Tuivasa
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-28Tuivasa
- Wesley Riddle · MMASucka.com29-28Tuivasa
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Tuivasa
- Nolan King · MMA-Today.com29-28Tuivasa
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Arlovski
- Danny Segura · MMAFighting.com29-28Arlovski
- Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com29-28Arlovski
- Alexander K. Lee · MMAFighting.com29-28Arlovski
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com29-28Arlovski
Fan Scorecards
190 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Andrei Arlovski | Tai Tuivasa |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | +185 | -220 |
| Bookmaker | +193 | -234 |
| Bovada | +190 | -240 |
| Pinnacle | +200 | -229 |
| sports-interaction | +215 | -295 |
| unibet | +190 | -250 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Tai Tuivasa's last 5 fights all ended in a TKO win.
- Andrei Arlovski spends 80% of fight time at distance.
- Tai Tuivasa absorbs 4.36 significant strikes a minute, more than 78% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
- —International Master of SportSambo
- 2000M-1 European Heavyweight Tournament winnerM-1 Global
- 1999Champion · World Youth Sambo Championshipsjunior · +100kg
- 1999Champion · European Youth Sambo Championshipsjunior · +100kg
- 2016AFC Heavyweight ChampionshipAustralian Fighting Championship (AFC)
- 2014Semifinalist · GFC Heavyweight TournamentHeavyweight
- 2018International Sportsperson of the Year
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 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
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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
2 early stoppages have no logged time
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
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- WUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis· Nov 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Correia· Jun 17, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
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Full record · 43 fightsShow less
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- WAndreas KraniotakesFight Nights Global 21· Nov 29, 2013TKO · R2 · 3:14 · Heavyweight
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- NC
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- WRay LopezProElite 1: Arlovski vs Lopez· Aug 28, 2011TKO · R3 · 2:43 · Heavyweight
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- L
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- WJohn DixsonIAFC· May 13, 2000TKO · Heavyweight
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- WMichael TielrooyM-1: European Championship 2000· Apr 9, 2000· R1 · 1:25 · Heavyweight
- LVyacheslav DatsikM-1: World Championship 1999· Apr 9, 1999TKO · R1 · 6:05 · Heavyweight
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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
Full record · 8 fightsShow less
- WErik NosaGladiators Cage Fighting· Nov 9, 2012TKO
- WAaron NieborakGladiators Cage Fighting· Aug 31, 2012TKO
- WSimon OsborneECC 2· Jul 6, 2012TKO · R1 · 0:20 · Heavyweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa?
Tai Tuivasa defeated Andrei Arlovski by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero, held Saturday, June 9, 2018 at United Center, Chicago. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Tai Tuivasa won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Tai Tuivasa won the decision.
Was Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 49% of 190 fan cards scored it for Tai Tuivasa; 78% of 23 media scores picked Tai Tuivasa.
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