Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 243: Whittaker vs Adesanya
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Tai Tuivasa
Tai Tuivasa
“Bam Bam”
15-10-0
RESULT

Serghei Spivac def. Tai Tuivasa (Submission)

Submission · Round 2 · 3:14
WIN
Serghei Spivac
Serghei Spivac
“Polar Bear”
18-6-0
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia

Serghei Spivac defeated Tai Tuivasa by Submission in round 2 (3:14) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 243: Whittaker vs Adesanya, held Sunday, October 6, 2019 at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

Fight stats

Tai Tuivasa
Serghei Spivac
0
Knockdowns
0
21 of 50
Significant strikes
23 of 42
42%
Sig. strike accuracy
55%
22 of 51
Total strikes
40 of 60
0 of 0
Takedowns
6 of 8
—
Takedown accuracy
75%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
0:06
Control time
4:22
Significant strikes by target
8 of 32
Head
22 of 41
4 of 8
Body
1 of 1
9 of 10
Leg
0 of 0
17 of 39
Distance
8 of 27
4 of 9
Clinch
1 of 1
0 of 2
Ground
14 of 14

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
13 of 37
Sig. str.
10 of 20
14 of 38
Total str.
21 of 31
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:06
Ctrl
2:25
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
8 of 13
Sig. str.
13 of 22
8 of 13
Total str.
19 of 29
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 3
0
Sub. att
1
0:00
Ctrl
1:57
Referee
Steve Perceval
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

15-10-0
Record
18-6-0
0
Win Streak
1
33
Age
31
6'2"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
78"
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.37
SLpM
3.57
48%
Str. Acc.
47%
4.61
SApM
4.23
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.00
TD Avg.
3.82
0%
TD Acc.
59%
58%
TD Def.
63%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Tai Tuivasa · 0-5
  • L
    Louie Sutherland
    UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs PratesSat, May 2, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Tallison Teixeira
    UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2Sat, Jan 31, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    UFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Marcin Tybura
    UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs TyburaSat, Mar 16, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 4:08 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkov
    UFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:37 · Heavyweight
Serghei Spivac · 2-3
  • W
    Ante Delija
    UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs HernandezSat, Feb 21, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Waldo Cortes Acosta
    UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2Sat, Jun 7, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jailton Almeida
    UFC 311: Makhachev vs MoicanoSat, Jan 18, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 4:53 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Marcin Tybura
    UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs Spivac 2Sat, Aug 10, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 1:44 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Ciryl Gane
    UFC Fight Night: Gane vs SpivacSat, Sep 2, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 3:44 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 18 fights · 15 fights
27.3
Avg sig. strikes
29.9
0.00
Avg takedowns
2.13
1:00
Avg control time
2:45
64
Career high strikes
73
0
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Tai Tuivasa
Strike target
Serghei Spivac
59%
Head
94%
18%
Body
4%
23%
Leg
2%
Tai Tuivasa
Strike position
Serghei Spivac
71%
Distance
61%
24%
Clinch
4%
5%
Ground
35%