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Tai Tuivasa "Bam Bam"

Active #32 heavyweight · age 33 · Southpaw · 6'2" 188 cm · 264 lb 120 kg · reach 75" 191 cm
Upcoming bout Sat, Sep 19
vs Robelis Despaigne · UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
At a glance
  • 7-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • 88% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 63% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2017
Elo rating
1453
Global Elo 1496 ±33
Rank
#32
top 72% of division
UFC record
8-10-0
KO 7 · Sub 0 · Dec 1
Streak
-7
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y -36
Last fight
May 2, 2026
Loss by Decision

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

18 fights · tap & drag
Nov 18, 2017 — W vs Rashad Coulter Δ+29Feb 10, 2018 — W vs Cyril Asker Δ+30Jun 9, 2018 — W vs Andrei Arlovski Δ+33Dec 1, 2018 — L vs Junior Dos Santos Δ-26Jun 8, 2019 — L vs Blagoy Ivanov Δ-33Oct 5, 2019 — L vs Serghei Spivac Δ-22Oct 24, 2020 — W vs Stefan Struve Δ+20Mar 20, 2021 — W vs Harry Hunsucker Δ+17Jul 10, 2021 — W vs Greg Hardy Δ+18Dec 11, 2021 — W vs Augusto Sakai Δ+18Feb 12, 2022 — W vs Derrick Lewis Δ+23Sep 3, 2022 — L vs Ciryl Gane Δ-15Dec 3, 2022 — L vs Sergei Pavlovich Δ-17Sep 9, 2023 — L vs Alexander Volkov Δ-14Mar 16, 2024 — L vs Marcin Tybura Δ-17Aug 17, 2024 — L vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik Δ-13Jan 31, 2026 — L vs Tallison Teixeira Δ-17May 2, 2026 — L vs Louie Sutherland Δ-19 14251450147515001525155015751600 2019202120232025 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":297,"elo":1487,"date":"2017-11-18","opp":"Rashad Coulter","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":1,"x":109.6,"y":242.1,"elo":1517,"date":"2018-02-10","opp":"Cyril Asker","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":137.3,"y":181.6,"elo":1550,"date":"2018-06-09","opp":"Andrei Arlovski","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":3,"x":178.2,"y":228.6,"elo":1524,"date":"2018-12-01","opp":"Junior Dos Santos","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":4,"x":222.2,"y":288.6,"elo":1491,"date":"2019-06-08","opp":"Blagoy Ivanov","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":5,"x":250,"y":328.8,"elo":1469,"date":"2019-10-05","opp":"Serghei Spivac","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":6,"x":339.8,"y":291.9,"elo":1490,"date":"2020-10-24","opp":"Stefan Struve","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":7,"x":374.1,"y":261.3,"elo":1506,"date":"2021-03-20","opp":"Harry Hunsucker","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":8,"x":400.2,"y":228.6,"elo":1524,"date":"2021-07-10","opp":"Greg Hardy","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":9,"x":436.1,"y":195.3,"elo":1542,"date":"2021-12-11","opp":"Augusto Sakai","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":10,"x":450.8,"y":153.1,"elo":1566,"date":"2022-02-12","opp":"Derrick Lewis","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":11,"x":498.2,"y":180.1,"elo":1551,"date":"2022-09-03","opp":"Ciryl Gane","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":12,"x":519.4,"y":211.4,"elo":1534,"date":"2022-12-03","opp":"Sergei Pavlovich","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":13,"x":584.7,"y":237.9,"elo":1519,"date":"2023-09-09","opp":"Alexander Volkov","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":14,"x":628.8,"y":268.3,"elo":1503,"date":"2024-03-16","opp":"Marcin Tybura","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":15,"x":664.7,"y":292.2,"elo":1489,"date":"2024-08-17","opp":"Jairzinho Rozenstruik","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":16,"x":788.8,"y":323.5,"elo":1472,"date":"2026-01-31","opp":"Tallison Teixeira","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":17,"x":810,"y":358.4,"elo":1453,"date":"2026-05-02","opp":"Louie Sutherland","result":"L","delta":-19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 2, 2026 Louie Sutherland L -19
Jan 31, 2026 Tallison Teixeira L -17
Aug 17, 2024 Jairzinho Rozenstruik L -13
Mar 16, 2024 Marcin Tybura L -17
Sep 9, 2023 Alexander Volkov L -14
5 post-fight bonuses
  • Performance of the Night ×4
  • Fight of the Night ×1
$250,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Tai Tuivasa has earned 5. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
88%
7 / 8
Finish rate
KO
7
88% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
1
13% of wins
KO: 7 (88%) 7 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 1 (13%) 1
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
5 71%
R2
2 29%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 491 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
59% Head
  • Head 59%
  • Body 18%
  • Leg 23%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
71% Distance
  • Distance 71%
  • Clinch 24%
  • Ground 5%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
60%
of losses by finish
6 of 10 · usually R2
3 KO/TKO 3 Sub 4 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1562
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
2
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Derrick Lewis
Elo 1675 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
8.7
−0.7 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 18 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1461
1446
Notable wins
Derrick Lewis 1675 Andrei Arlovski 1612
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 26m
Avg fight time
8:06
Fights per year
2.1
Since last fight
4mo
Bonuses
5
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Top heavyweight

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Ciryl Gane IC
#1 · Elo 1690
Tom Aspinall C
#2 · Elo 1674
Alexander Volkov
#3 · Elo 1655
Alex Pereira
#4 · Elo 1655
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Tai Tuivasa on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.