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Tai Tuivasa

"Bam Bam"
14-11-0★ 5bonusesAustraliaAustraliaLast 5
Boxing 5-2Kickboxing 0-1
14-11-0 · 13 finishes · Full stats →
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CAREER SUMMARY

Tai Tuivasa holds a professional MMA record of 14-11-0. Tai Tuivasa has won 14 fights: 13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 1 by decision. Of 11 career losses, 3 came by KO/TKO and 3 by submission. In the UFC, Tai Tuivasa lands 3.25 significant strikes per minute with 48% accuracy and averages 0.09 takedowns per 15 minutes. Tai Tuivasa also has 1 recorded Kickboxing bout. Tai Tuivasa also has 7 recorded Boxing bouts. Tai Tuivasa also has 2 recorded Special rules bouts. Most recent fight: September 19, 2026. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height
6'2"188 cm
Weight
264 lbs120 kg
Reach
75"191 cm
Stance
Southpaw
DOB
1993-03-16
Age
33
Nationality
Australia
Birthplace
Kingswood, Australia

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

BaseBoxingKickboxing
  • 2016AFC Heavyweight Championship · Australian Fighting Championship (AFC)
  • 2014Semifinalist · GFC Heavyweight Tournament · heavyweight
  • 2012Competitor · Combat 8 Mixed Rules
  • AGE 17Started in MMA
  • Boxing 5-2 (3 KO) · Professional record · Professional boxing debut 13 December 2013; seven bouts between 2013 and 2016.
  • Kickboxing 14-2 (10 KO) · Professional record · Infobox figure. The body of the same article says 12-2 - see conflicts. No sanctioning body publishes his kickboxing ledger.

Camp

  • American Top Team · Coconut Creek, Florida, US
  • Team Tuivasa · AU
  • Lions High Performance Centre · Australia
  • Scrappy MMA · Perth, AU Former
  • TK MMA & Fitness · AU Former
  • American Kickboxing Academy · San Jose, US Former
  • Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA · Phuket, TH Former
  • Tiger Muay Thai & MMA · Phuket, TH Former

Coaches

  • Shaun Sullivan · Head coach
  • Ben Vickers · Head coach
  • Filip Verlinden · Striking coach
  • Bruno Chaves · Striking coach

Training partners

  • Renan Ferreira

Fight DNA

Knockout Artist

UFCalendar's style model · Heavyweight roster (149 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
One-Shot Power
99 · top 1% in division
Punch power99
Kick power95
Punch speed81
Kick speed76
Accuracy83
Takedowns48
Ground striking73
Submissions45
Chin94
Body strength89
Cardio54

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

Pro MMARecord: 14-11-0 · Source: UFCalendar
Striking
Strikes landed3.25per min
48% accuracy
Strikes absorbed4.36per min
44% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed0.09per 15 min
11% success
Takedowns stuffed56%
Submission attempts0.0per 15 min
UFC careerRecord: 8-11-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed3.25per min
48% accuracy
Strikes absorbed4.36per min
44% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed0.09per 15 min
11% success
Takedowns stuffed56%
Submission attempts0.0per 15 min
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Where they rank

All-time boards where Tai Tuivasa sits in the top 25.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate Tai Tuivasa earns per fight.

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Career history

  1. LOSS
    vs Robelis Despaigne
    UFCCrypto.com UFC 331· Sep 19, 2026· Heavyweight
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  2. LOSS
    vs Louie Sutherland
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates· May 2, 2026· Heavyweight· 14-10 vs 11-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  3. LOSS
    vs Tallison Teixeira
    UFCUFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2· Feb 1, 2026· Heavyweight· 14-9 vs 9-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  4. LOSS
    vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    UFCUFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya· Aug 18, 2024· Heavyweight· 14-8 vs 15-5
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  5. LOSS
    vs Marcin Tybura
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs Tybura· Mar 16, 2024· Heavyweight· 14-7 vs 25-8
    SUB
    R1 · 4:08
  6. LOSS
    vs Alexander Volkov
    UFCUFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland· Sep 10, 2023· Heavyweight· 14-6 vs 37-10
    SUB
    R2 · 4:37
  7. LOSS
    vs Sergei Pavlovich
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland· Dec 3, 2022· Heavyweight· 14-5 vs 17-1
    TKO
    R1 · 0:54
  8. LOSS
    vs Ciryl Gane
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa· Sep 3, 2022· Heavyweight· 14-4 vs 11-1
    TKO
    R3 · 4:23
    FOTN
  9. WIN
    vs Derrick Lewis
    UFCUFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2· Feb 12, 2022· Heavyweight· 14-3 vs 26-9
    TKO
    R2 · 1:40
    POTN
  10. WIN
    vs Augusto Sakai
    UFCUFC 269: Oliveira vs Poirier· Dec 11, 2021· Heavyweight· 13-3 vs 15-4-1
    TKO
    R2 · 0:26
    POTN
  11. WIN
    vs Greg Hardy
    UFCUFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3· Jul 10, 2021· Heavyweight· 12-3 vs 7-4
    TKO
    R1 · 1:07
    POTN
  12. WIN
    vs Harry Hunsucker
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland· Mar 20, 2021· Heavyweight· 11-3 vs 7-4
    TKO
    R1 · 0:49
  13. WIN
    vs Stefan Struve
    UFCUFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje· Oct 24, 2020· Heavyweight· 10-3 vs 29-13
    TKO
    R1 · 4:59
  14. LOSS
    vs Serghei Spivac
    UFCUFC 243: Whittaker vs Adesanya· Oct 6, 2019· Heavyweight· 9-3 vs 10-1
    SUB
    R2 · 3:14
  15. LOSS
    vs Blagoy Ivanov
    UFCUFC 238: Cejudo vs Moraes· Jun 8, 2019· Heavyweight· 9-2 vs 18-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  16. LOSS
    vs Junior Dos Santos
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Tuivasa· Dec 2, 2018· Heavyweight· 9-1 vs 20-5
    TKO
    R2 · 2:30
  17. WIN
    vs Andrei Arlovski
    UFCUFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero· Jun 9, 2018· Heavyweight· 9-0 vs 27-16
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  18. WIN
    vs Cyril Asker
    UFCUFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold· Feb 11, 2018· Heavyweight· 8-0 vs 9-4
    TKO
    R1 · 2:18
  19. WIN
    vs Rashad Coulter
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura· Nov 19, 2017· Heavyweight· 7-0 vs 8-3
    TKO
    R1 · 4:35
    POTN
  20. WIN
    vs James McSweeney×2Title bout · Title win #2
    Australian FC 17· Oct 15, 2016· Heavyweight· 6-0 vs 15-15
    TKO
    R1 · 5:00
  21. WIN
    vs Brandon Sosoli×1Title bout · Title win #1
    Australian FC 16· Jun 18, 2016· Heavyweight· 5-0 vs 5-3
    TKO
    R1 · 0:21
  22. WIN
    vs Gul Pohatu
    Urban Fight Night 5· Dec 12, 2015· Super Heavyweight· 4-0 vs 3-2
    TKO
    R1 · 0:44
  23. WIN
    vs Erik Nosa
    Gladiators Cage Fighting· Nov 9, 2012· 3-0 vs 0-1
    TKO
  24. WIN
    vs Aaron Nieborak
    Gladiators Cage Fighting· Aug 31, 2012· 2-0 vs 0-1
    TKO
  25. WIN
    vs Simon Osborne
    ECC 2· Jul 6, 2012· Heavyweight· 1-0 vs 0-1
    TKO
    R1 · 0:20

Official UFC Ranking

Tai Tuivasa's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
Unranked
Peak
#3 Heavyweight
First ranked
Feb 12, 2018
Times ranked
237

Heavyweight

#1#5#10#152019202120232025Feb 12, 2018 · #15Mar 5, 2018 · #14Mar 21, 2018 · #13Apr 11, 2018 · #12May 23, 2018 · #11May 30, 2018 · #12Jun 13, 2018 · #9Jul 11, 2018 · #10Sep 19, 2018 · #11Feb 19, 2019 · #12Mar 26, 2019 · #11Apr 1, 2019 · #12Apr 30, 2019 · #11Jun 11, 2019 · #12Jul 22, 2019 · #13Sep 16, 2019 · #14Oct 7, 2019 · #13Dec 13, 2021 · #11Feb 14, 2022 · #3Sep 5, 2022 · #4Dec 6, 2022 · #5Mar 13, 2023 · #6Sep 12, 2023 · #8Nov 7, 2023 · #9Jan 16, 2024 · #8Feb 6, 2024 · #9Mar 19, 2024 · #10May 14, 2024 · #11Jun 11, 2024 · #10Aug 20, 2024 · #13Aug 27, 2024 · #12Nov 19, 2024 · #11Feb 4, 2025 · #10Jun 10, 2025 · #11Jun 24, 2025 · #10Sep 9, 2025 · #11Oct 28, 2025 · #12Feb 3, 2026 · #15Mar 10, 2026 · #15#15

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1711▼6
Peak
1861Feb 13, 2022
Rated fights
25
15001650180020132016201920222025Jul 6, 2012 · 1541Aug 31, 2012 · 1576Nov 9, 2012 · 1608Dec 12, 2015 · 1586Jun 18, 2016 · 1640Oct 15, 2016 · 1688Nov 18, 2017 · 1711Feb 10, 2018 · 1743Jun 9, 2018 · 1772Dec 2, 2018 · 1746Jun 9, 2019 · 1730Oct 6, 2019 · 1694Oct 24, 2020 · 1729Mar 21, 2021 · 1752Jul 11, 2021 · 1785Dec 12, 2021 · 1821Feb 13, 2022 · 1861Sep 3, 2022 · 1832Dec 4, 2022 · 1814Sep 10, 2023 · 1801Mar 16, 2024 · 1787Aug 18, 2024 · 1782Jan 31, 2026 · 1732May 2, 2026 · 1717Sep 19, 2026 · 17111711

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Frequently asked questions

When does Tai Tuivasa fight next?

Tai Tuivasa has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Tai Tuivasa's record?

Tai Tuivasa's professional MMA record is 14-11-0.

Who is Tai Tuivasa fighting next?

Tai Tuivasa's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Tai Tuivasa fight last?

Tai Tuivasa most recently fought Robelis Despaigne at UFC 331 on Saturday, September 19, 2026, LOSS (Split Decision).

What weight class does Tai Tuivasa fight in?

Tai Tuivasa fights at Heavyweight.

How many knockouts does Tai Tuivasa have?

Tai Tuivasa has 13 wins by KO/TKO and 0 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Tai Tuivasa won?

Tai Tuivasa has won 5 UFC post-fight bonuses: 1× Fight of the Night, 4× Performance of the Night.

How tall is Tai Tuivasa?

Tai Tuivasa is 6'2" (188 cm) tall.

How much does Tai Tuivasa weigh?

Tai Tuivasa weighs 264 lbs (120 kg).

What is Tai Tuivasa's reach?

Tai Tuivasa has a reach of 75" (191 cm).

How old is Tai Tuivasa?

Tai Tuivasa is 33 years old (born Mar 16, 1993).

Where is Tai Tuivasa from?

Tai Tuivasa is from Australia.