Tai Tuivasa
Nickname“Bam Bam”
Record
Streak
L7
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Sydney, New South Wales
- Born
- Australia
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
- Reach
- 75" · 191 cm
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last fight
- May 2, 2026
- Cut risk
- 84%
UFC fight history
ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent
L
Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · May 2, 2026
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
L
Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · Jan 31, 2026
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
L
Heavyweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · Aug 17, 2024
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Split
L
Heavyweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 4:08
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · Mar 16, 2024
Submission
R1 · 4:08
Rear Naked Choke
L
Heavyweight · Submission · Ezekiel Choke From Mount · R2 · 4:37
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · Sep 9, 2023
Submission
R2 · 4:37
Ezekiel Choke From Mount
L
Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:54
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · Dec 3, 2022
KO/TKO
R1 · 0:54
Punches to Head At Distance
L
Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R3 · 4:23
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022
KO/TKO
R3 · 4:23
Punches to Head At Distance
W
Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Elbow to Head In Clinch · R2 · 1:40
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 · Feb 12, 2022
KO/TKO
R2 · 1:40
Elbow to Head In Clinch
W
Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R2 · 0:26
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · Dec 11, 2021
KO/TKO
R2 · 0:26
Punches to Head At Distance
W
Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:07
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021
KO/TKO
R1 · 1:07
Punch to Head At Distance
W
Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 · 0:49
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland · Mar 20, 2021
KO/TKO
R1 · 0:49
Punches to Head On Ground
W
Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 4:59
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · Oct 24, 2020
KO/TKO
R1 · 4:59
Punches to Head At Distance
L
Heavyweight · Submission · Arm Triangle From Side Control · R2 · 3:14
UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya · Oct 5, 2019
Submission
R2 · 3:14
Arm Triangle From Side Control
L
Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes · Jun 8, 2019
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
L
Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount · R2 · 2:30
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · Dec 1, 2018
KO/TKO
R2 · 2:30
Punches to Head From Mount
W
Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Jun 9, 2018
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Elbow to Head In Clinch · R1 · 2:18
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · Feb 10, 2018
KO/TKO
R1 · 2:18
Elbow to Head In Clinch
W
Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Flying Knee Head · R1 · 4:35
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · Nov 18, 2017
KO/TKO
R1 · 4:35
Flying Knee Head
Outside the UFC
across 6 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 6 KOGladiators Cage Fighting · AFC 17 · AFC 16 · UFN 5 · ECC 2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | James McSweeney15-18 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | AFC 17 | Oct 15, 2016 |
| W | KO/TKO | Elbow | R1 | 0:21 | AFC 16 | Jun 18, 2016 | |
| W | Gul Pohatu3-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:44 | UFN 5 | Dec 12, 2015 |
| W | Erik Nosa0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:28 | Gladiators Cage Fighting | Nov 9, 2012 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:40 | Gladiators Cage Fighting | Aug 31, 2012 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:20 | ECC 2 | Jul 6, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsCombat 8: 03 - · Combat 8: 02 -
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Peter Graham11-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:55 | Combat 8: 03 - | Apr 27, 2013 |
| W | John Hopoate0-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:42 | Combat 8: 02 - | Dec 1, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
All news →- Tai Tuivasa trains with heavyweight Francis Ngannou KO’d in 1 round after changing teams for UFC 331bloodyelbow · Aug 21, 2026
- UFC 331’s Tai Tuivasa joins American Top Team amid seven-fight skid, hopes to listen to new coachesmmamania · Aug 20, 2026
- Heavyweight hoodang! Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf, Robelis Despaigne vs. Tai Tuivasa added to UFC 331mmamania · Aug 5, 2026
- ‘This is criminal’: Fans react as Tai Tuivasa is matched up with returning KO artist at UFC 331bloodyelbow · Aug 5, 2026