Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 269: Oliveira vs Poirier
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Augusto Sakai
Augusto Sakai
16-5-1
RESULT

Tai Tuivasa def. Augusto Sakai (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 0:26
WIN
Tai Tuivasa
Tai Tuivasa
“Bam Bam”
15-10-0
Saturday, 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.

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)
Pre-fight comparison▾

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
—
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.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Augusto Sakai · 1-4
  • W
    Don'Tale Mayes
    UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs AllenSat, Feb 25, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Serghei Spivac
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs HillSat, Aug 6, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 3:42 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Tai Tuivasa
    UFC 269: Oliveira vs PoirierSat, Dec 11, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 0:26 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs SakaiSat, Jun 5, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Alistair Overeem
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs SakaiSat, Sep 5, 2020
    TKO · R5 · 0:26 · Heavyweight
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

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%