Tai Tuivasa

“Bam Bam”

Tai Tuivasa (14-11) is a heavyweight fighting out of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Tai Tuivasa's last fight was a loss to Robelis Despaigne by split decision at UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 in September 2026.

Record14-11-0

DivisionHeavyweight

Height6'2"

Reach75"

Age33

Last FightMay 2, 2026

BornMar 16, 1993

BirthplaceAustralia

Fighting out ofSydney, New South Wales, Australia

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min3.25

Striking accuracy48%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.36

Striking defense44%

Takedowns / 15 min0.09

Takedown accuracy11%

Takedown defense56%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.00

19 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Robelis Despaigne	Heavyweight	Decision (Split)	R3 · 5:00	UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2	Sep 19, 2026	View
L	Louie Sutherland	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates	May 2, 2026	View
L	Tallison Teixeira	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2	Jan 31, 2026	View
L	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	Heavyweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya	Aug 17, 2024
L	Marcin Tybura	Heavyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 4:08	UFC Fight Night	Mar 16, 2024
L	Alexander Volkov	Heavyweight	Submission (Ezekiel Choke)	R2 · 4:37	UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland	Sep 9, 2023
L	Sergei Pavlovich	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 0:54	UFC Fight Night	Dec 3, 2022
L	Ciryl Gane	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R3 · 4:23	UFC Fight Night	Sep 3, 2022
W	Derrick Lewis	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Elbow)	R2 · 1:40	UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2	Feb 12, 2022
W	Augusto Sakai	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 0:26	UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier	Dec 11, 2021
W	Greg Hardy	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Counter Hook to Ground & Pound)	R1 · 1:07	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3	Jul 10, 2021
W	Harry Hunsucker	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Overhand Right to Ground & Pound)	R1 · 0:49	UFC Fight Night	Mar 20, 2021
W	Stefan Struve	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 4:59	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje	Oct 24, 2020
L	Serghei Spivac	Heavyweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R2 · 3:14	UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya	Oct 5, 2019
L	Blagoy Ivanov	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes	Jun 8, 2019
L	Junior dos Santos	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 2:30	UFC Fight Night 142	Dec 1, 2018
W	Andrei Arlovski	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2	Jun 9, 2018
W	Cyril Asker	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches & Elbows)	R1 · 2:18	UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold	Feb 10, 2018
W	Rashad Coulter	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Flying Knee)	R1 · 4:35	UFC Fight Night 121	Nov 18, 2017
W	James McSweeney	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Corner Stoppage)	R1 · 5:00	Australian FC 17	Oct 15, 2016
W	Brandon Sosoli	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Elbow)	R1 · 0:21	Australian FC 16	Jun 18, 2016
W	Gul Pohatu	Super Heavyweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 0:44	Urban Fight Night 5	Dec 12, 2015
W	Erik Nosa	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Nov 9, 2012
W	Aaron Nieborak	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Aug 31, 2012
W	Simon Osborne	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 0:20	ECC 2	Jul 6, 2012

LRobelis Despaigne
Sep 19, 2026
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2·Heavyweight
Decision (Split)·R3 · 5:00View
LLouie Sutherland
May 2, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
LTallison Teixeira
Jan 31, 2026
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
LJairzinho Rozenstruik
Aug 17, 2024
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya·Heavyweight
Decision (Split)·R3
LMarcin Tybura
Mar 16, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 4:08
LAlexander Volkov
Sep 9, 2023
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland·Heavyweight
Submission (Ezekiel Choke)·R2 · 4:37
LSergei Pavlovich
Dec 3, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:54
LCiryl Gane
Sep 3, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R3 · 4:23
WDerrick Lewis
Feb 12, 2022
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Elbow)·R2 · 1:40
WAugusto Sakai
Dec 11, 2021
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 0:26
WGreg Hardy
Jul 10, 2021
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Counter Hook to Ground & Pound)·R1 · 1:07
WHarry Hunsucker
Mar 20, 2021
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Overhand Right to Ground & Pound)·R1 · 0:49
WStefan Struve
Oct 24, 2020
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 4:59
LSerghei Spivac
Oct 5, 2019
UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya·Heavyweight
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R2 · 3:14
LBlagoy Ivanov
Jun 8, 2019
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LJunior dos Santos
Dec 1, 2018
UFC Fight Night 142·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 2:30
WAndrei Arlovski
Jun 9, 2018
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WCyril Asker
Feb 10, 2018
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches & Elbows)·R1 · 2:18
WRashad Coulter
Nov 18, 2017
UFC Fight Night 121·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Flying Knee)·R1 · 4:35
WJames McSweeney
Oct 15, 2016
Australian FC 17·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Corner Stoppage)·R1 · 5:00
WBrandon Sosoli
Jun 18, 2016
Australian FC 16·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Elbow)·R1 · 0:21
WGul Pohatu
Dec 12, 2015
Urban Fight Night 5·Super Heavyweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 0:44
WErik Nosa
Nov 9, 2012
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WAaron Nieborak
Aug 31, 2012
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WSimon Osborne
Jul 6, 2012
ECC 2·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:20