// Roster Index›Heavyweight›Dossier · Tai Tuivasa
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNHEAVYWEIGHT

Tai
Tuivasa

NICKNAME"Bam Bam"·AUSTRALIA
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
14-10-0
CURRENT FORM
5L STREAK
CURRENT GYM
NOT LISTED
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Tai Tuivasa
FIGHTER -
AUS🇦🇺
PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! LIVE
HEIGHT
6'2"
REACH
6'3"
AGE
33
STANCE
SOUTHPAW
WEIGHT
Heavyweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
24 BOUTS
WIN
14
LOSS
10
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
58%
14/24 bouts
FINISH RATE
93%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS5L STREAK · 0-5
LLLLL
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: LIVE
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with elite knockout power — 93% of wins are by ko/tko.

KEY STRENGTHS

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

KEY RISKS

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
3.66
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.60
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
48%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 45%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
4.97
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
43%
Striking Defense
Reference value 50%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.00
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 0.72
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
0%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 30%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
60%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 50%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.00
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.00
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (14)
n = 14
KO/TKO · 13
DEC · 1
13
KO/TKO
93%
0
SUB
0%
1
DEC
7%
// LOSSES (10)
n = 10
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 3
DEC · 4
3
KO/TKO
30%
3
SUB
30%
4
DEC
40%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
93% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 13 fights
93%
DECFULL FIGHT · 1 fights
7%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
0 OBSERVED0 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
NOT RECORDED
// PROFILE UPDATED
NOT RECORDED
// RECORDED SOURCE
NOT RECORDED
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER100TD DEFENSE44GRAPPLING0CHIN80STRIKING52CARDIO66AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT20STR DEFENSE30RECOVERY11
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
—UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: KO Power. Lowest scored axis: Grappling.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power100
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense44
NOT ON FILE

Grappling0
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking52
NOT ON FILE

Cardio66
NOT ON FILE

Aggression25
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat20
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense30
NOT ON FILE

Recovery11
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power100 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense44 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling0 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking52 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio66 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat20 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense30 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery11 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100JUL 2012WJUL 2012WAUG 2012WNOV 2012WDEC 2015WJUN 2016WOCT 2016WNOV 2017WFEB 2018WJUN 2018LDEC 2018LJUN 2019LOCT 2019WOCT 2020WMAR 2021WJUL 2021WDEC 2021WFEB 2022LSEP 2022LDEC 2022LSEP 2023LMAR 2024LAUG 2024LJAN 2026LMAY 2026// SCORE

  1. Start, JUL 2012, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, JUL 2012, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  3. Start, AUG 2012, momentum score 66, KO/TKO R1.
  4. Start, NOV 2012, momentum score 77, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, DEC 2015, momentum score 87, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, JUN 2016, momentum score 98, KO/TKO R1.
  7. Start, OCT 2016, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  8. Start, NOV 2017, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  9. Start, FEB 2018, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  10. Start, JUN 2018, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  11. Start, DEC 2018, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  12. Start, JUN 2019, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  13. Start, OCT 2019, momentum score 79, SUB R2.
  14. Start, OCT 2020, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  15. Start, MAR 2021, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  16. Start, JUL 2021, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  17. Start, DEC 2021, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  18. Start, FEB 2022, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  19. Start, SEP 2022, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R3.
  20. Start, DEC 2022, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R1.
  21. Start, SEP 2023, momentum score 76, SUB R2.
  22. Start, MAR 2024, momentum score 69, SUB R1.
  23. Start, AUG 2024, momentum score 62, DEC R3.
  24. Start, JAN 2026, momentum score 55, DEC R3.
  25. Start, MAY 2026, momentum score 48, DEC R3.

Peaked at 100 (W vs McSweeney), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 48.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
24/24 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
12
50%
3
13%
1
4%
-
-
16
total
SUB
1
4%
2
8%
-
-
-
3
total
DEC
-
-
5
21%
-
-
5
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 15 of 24 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
21%, fights rarely go the distance
GYM & TRAINING PARTNERS_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Team Tuivasa
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// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
BALANCED

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No linked training partners are available for this gym yet.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
24 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Louie SutherlandMay 2, 2026
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 275 - Della Maddalena vs. Prates
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Tallison TeixeiraJan 31, 2026
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 325 - Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Jairzinho RozenstruikAug 17, 2024
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Marcin TyburaMar 16, 2024
SubmissionR1 · 4:08
UFC Fight Night 239 - Tuivasa vs. Tybura
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
L
VS Alexander VolkovSep 9, 2023
SubmissionR2 · 4:37
UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Ezekiel Choke)
L
VS Sergei PavlovichDec 3, 2022
KO/TKOR1 · 0:54
UFC on ESPN 42 - Thompson vs. Holland
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
L
VS Ciryl GaneSep 3, 2022
KO/TKOR3 · 4:23
UFC Fight Night 209 - Gane vs. Tuivasa
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
W
VS Derrick LewisFeb 12, 2022
KO/TKOR2 · 1:40
UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Elbow)
W
VS Augusto SakaiDec 11, 2021
KO/TKOR2 · 0:26
UFC 269 - Oliveira vs. Poirier
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
W
VS Greg HardyJul 10, 2021
KO/TKOR1 · 1:07
UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
W
VS Harry HunsuckerMar 20, 2021
KO/TKOR1 · 0:49
UFC on ESPN 21 - Brunson vs. Holland
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Stefan StruveOct 24, 2020
KO/TKOR1 · 4:59
UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Quick answers based on the public fighter profile and fight history shown on this page.

Heavyweight. Professional record 14-10. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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