Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Tuivasa
Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Junior Dos Santos
Junior Dos Santos
“Cigano”
21-9-0
RESULT

Junior Dos Santos def. Tai Tuivasa (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 2:30
Tai Tuivasa
Tai Tuivasa
“Bam Bam”
15-10-0
Sunday, December 2, 2018
Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia

Junior Dos Santos defeated Tai Tuivasa by TKO in round 2 (2:30) in the Heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Tuivasa, held Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide.

Fight stats

Junior Dos Santos
Tai Tuivasa
1
Knockdowns
0
26 of 65
Significant strikes
16 of 42
40%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
37 of 77
Total strikes
16 of 46
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:47
Control time
1:16
Significant strikes by target
20 of 55
Head
9 of 33
4 of 7
Body
4 of 4
2 of 3
Leg
3 of 5
15 of 37
Distance
10 of 32
0 of 1
Clinch
6 of 10
11 of 27
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
10 of 23
Sig. str.
12 of 32
12 of 25
Total str.
12 of 32
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:57
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
16 of 42
Sig. str.
4 of 10
25 of 52
Total str.
4 of 14
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:47
Ctrl
0:19
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-9-0
Record
15-10-0
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
33
6'4"
Height
6'2"
77"
Reach
75"
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.49
SLpM
3.37
47%
Str. Acc.
48%
3.33
SApM
4.61
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.30
TD Avg.
0.00
50%
TD Acc.
0%
81%
TD Def.
58%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Junior Dos Santos · 1-4
  • L
    Ciryl Gane
    UFC 256: Figueiredo vs MorenoSun, Dec 13, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 2:34 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    UFC 252: Miocic vs CormierSun, Aug 16, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 3:47 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Curtis Blaydes
    UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Dos SantosSun, Jan 26, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 1:06 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Francis Ngannou
    UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Dos SantosSun, Jun 30, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 1:11 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Derrick Lewis
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos SantosSun, Mar 10, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 1:58 · 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 23 fights · 18 fights
48.2
Avg sig. strikes
27.3
0.22
Avg takedowns
0.00
0:20
Avg control time
1:00
157
Career high strikes
64
2
Career high TDs
0

Strike Distribution

Junior Dos Santos
Strike target
Tai Tuivasa
61%
Head
59%
34%
Body
18%
4%
Leg
23%
Junior Dos Santos
Strike position
Tai Tuivasa
85%
Distance
71%
8%
Clinch
24%
7%
Ground
5%