On the clock
7 of 8 wins inside the distance, 5 in round one. Stopped in 6 of 11 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Career and every weight
Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.
Career
Every UFC fight, at every weight (265 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.
8–11UFC record
7 of 8Dominant wins
90Average win score
53rdOpposition, percentile
How the wins came7 KO/TKO 0 submission 1 decision
Finish rate88% of wins
Stopped in losses6 of 11
Knockdowns landed8
Average fight time8:27
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.2 / 4.4
Sig. strike accuracy48%
Takedowns per 15 min0.1
Control time16% of the fight
Best winDerrick Lewis rated 1776 at 265 lb going in
Against the division
How Tai Tuivasa’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 28 fighters on today’s heavyweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every heavyweight leaderboard.
Top 10 against the heavyweight board:No. 2average win scoreNo. 3dominant-win rateNo. 5finish rateNo. 5knockdownsNo. 7dominant wins
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
81
88%
Average win scoreOut of 100
94
89.8
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
48
53rd
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
81
88%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
7
−1.11
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
33
3.25
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
15
4.36
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
11
0.09
ControlShare of fight time in control
41
16%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Derrick Lewis, rated 1776 at 265 lb. Dominant in 7 of 8 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
265 lb
No. 24 of 50 active men ranked at heavyweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1463 across 19 fights at the weight.
8–11Record at 265 lb
7 of 8Dominant wins
90Average win score
1469Avg opponent rating
How the wins came7 KO/TKO 0 submission 1 decision
Finish rate88% of wins
Stopped in losses6 of 11
Knockdowns landed8
Average fight time8:27
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.2 / 4.4
Sig. strike accuracy48%
Takedowns per 15 min0.1
Control time16% of the fight
Best winDerrick Lewis rated 1776 going in
Against the division
How Tai Tuivasa’s fights at 265 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 24 fighters on today’s heavyweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.
Top 10 against the heavyweight board:No. 2dominant-win rateNo. 3finish rateNo. 3knockdownsNo. 3average win scoreNo. 5dominant wins
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
89
88%
Average win scoreOut of 100
85
89.8
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
52
53rd
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
85
88%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
9
−1.11
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
36
3.25
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
14
4.36
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
14
0.09
ControlShare of fight time in control
45
16%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight at 265 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.
On the clock
7 of 8 wins inside the distance, 5 in round one. Stopped in 6 of 11 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Derrick Lewis, rated 1776 at 265 lb. Dominant in 7 of 8 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
Every UFC fight
19 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.
| Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Method | Round | Weight | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2026 | Loss | 30–70 | Robelis Despaigne | split decision | R3 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 |
| 2 May 2026 | Loss | 18–82 | Louie Sutherland | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates |
| 31 Jan 2026 | Loss | 21–79 | Tallison Teixeira | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Loss | 24–76 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | split decision | R3 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya |
| 16 Mar 2024 | Loss | 10–90 | Marcin Tybura | submission | R1 4:08 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Loss | 3–97 | Alexander Volkov | submission | R2 4:37 | Heavyweight | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland |
| 3 Dec 2022 | Loss | 7–93 | Sergei Pavlovich | KO/TKO | R1 0:54 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland |
| 3 Sep 2022 | Loss | 9–91 | Ciryl Gane | KO/TKO | R3 4:23 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa |
| 12 Feb 2022 | Win | 89–11 | Derrick Lewis | KO/TKO | R2 1:40 | Heavyweight | UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Win | 92–8 | Augusto Sakai | KO/TKO | R2 0:26 | Heavyweight | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Win | 90–10 | Greg Hardy | KO/TKO | R1 1:07 | Heavyweight | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 |
| 20 Mar 2021 | Win | 91–9 | Harry Hunsucker | KO/TKO | R1 0:49 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland |
| 24 Oct 2020 | Win | 93–7 | Stefan Struve | KO/TKO | R1 4:59 | Heavyweight | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje |
| 5 Oct 2019 | Loss | 11–89 | Serghei Spivac | submission | R2 3:14 | Heavyweight | UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya |
| 8 Jun 2019 | Loss | 20–80 | Blagoy Ivanov | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes |
| 1 Dec 2018 | Loss | 10–90 | Junior Dos Santos | KO/TKO | R2 2:30 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa |
| 9 Jun 2018 | Win | 80–20 | Andrei Arlovski | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 |
| 10 Feb 2018 | Win | 92–8 | Cyril Asker | KO/TKO | R1 2:18 | Heavyweight | UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Win | 92–8 | Rashad Coulter | KO/TKO | R1 4:35 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura |