Augusto Sakaivs
Tai Tuivasa
Tai Tuivasa def. Augusto Sakai (TKO)
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, December 11, 2021
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Tai Tuivasa defeated Augusto Sakai by TKO in round 2 (0:26) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 269: Oliveira vs Poirier, held Saturday, December 11, 2021 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Tale of the Tape
16-5-1
Record
15-10-0
1
Win Streak
0
35
Age
33
6'3"
Height
6'2"
77"
Reach
75"
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Stance
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Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
4.60
SLpM
3.37
49%
Str. Acc.
48%
3.83
SApM
4.61
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.23
TD Avg.
0.00
40%
TD Acc.
0%
56%
TD Def.
58%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)
Augusto Sakai · 1-4
- WUFC Fight Night: Muniz vs AllenSat, Feb 25, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs SakaiSat, Jun 5, 2021TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Heavyweight
- L
Tai Tuivasa · 0-5
- LUFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs PratesSat, May 2, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LUFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2Sat, Jan 31, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LUFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs TyburaSat, Mar 16, 2024Submission · R1 · 4:08 · Heavyweight
- L
Common Opponents
Augusto Sakai
Tai Tuivasa
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 9 fights · 18 fights
47.8
Avg sig. strikes
27.3
0.22
Avg takedowns
0.00
1:54
Avg control time
1:00
111
Career high strikes
64
1
Career high TDs
0
Strike Distribution
Augusto Sakai
Strike target
Tai Tuivasa
59%
Head
59%
28%
Body
18%
13%
Leg
23%
Augusto Sakai
Strike position
Tai Tuivasa
60%
Distance
71%
35%
Clinch
24%
5%
Ground
5%
Fight stats
Augusto Sakai
Tai Tuivasa
0
Knockdowns
1
21 of 29
Significant strikes
34 of 52
72%
Sig. strike accuracy
65%
40 of 49
Total strikes
44 of 62
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:33
Control time
1:58
Significant strikes by target
6 of 12
Head
26 of 43
12 of 13
Body
8 of 8
3 of 4
Leg
0 of 1
5 of 12
Distance
13 of 27
16 of 17
Clinch
21 of 25
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
19 of 26
Sig. str.
24 of 37
38 of 46
Total str.
34 of 47
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:33
Ctrl
1:57
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
2 of 3
Sig. str.
10 of 15
2 of 3
Total str.
10 of 15
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:01
Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)