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Tai Tuivasa

UFC Record
8-11
Age
33
Height
6'2"
Reach
75"
Stance
Southpaw

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1312Today
1674Best, Jun 2018
1460Classic Elo
#366 Men: Pound for Pound#45 Heavyweight
13001400150016001700201820202022202420261527 going into Rashad Coulter, Nov 20171580 going into Cyril Asker, Feb 20181674 going into Andrei Arlovski, Jun 20181651 going into Junior Dos Santos, Dec 20181626 going into Blagoy Ivanov, Jun 20191545 going into Serghei Spivac, Oct 20191478 going into Stefan Struve, Oct 20201524 going into Harry Hunsucker, Mar 20211542 going into Greg Hardy, Jul 20211558 going into Augusto Sakai, Dec 20211575 going into Derrick Lewis, Feb 20221597 going into Ciryl Gane, Sep 20221506 going into Sergei Pavlovich, Dec 20221478 going into Alexander Volkov, Sep 20231419 going into Marcin Tybura, Mar 20241386 going into Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Aug 20241350 going into Tallison Teixeira, Jan 20261352 going into Louie Sutherland, May 20261334 going into Robelis Despaigne, Sep 20261312 today1312
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1460Today
1583Best, Sep 2022
1312Fighter Elo
#380 Men: Pound for Pound#45 Heavyweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

1450150015501600201820202022202420261500 going into Rashad Coulter, Nov 20171515 going into Cyril Asker, Feb 20181530 going into Andrei Arlovski, Jun 20181549 going into Junior Dos Santos, Dec 20181536 going into Blagoy Ivanov, Jun 20191519 going into Serghei Spivac, Oct 20191501 going into Stefan Struve, Oct 20201518 going into Harry Hunsucker, Mar 20211533 going into Greg Hardy, Jul 20211549 going into Augusto Sakai, Dec 20211564 going into Derrick Lewis, Feb 20221583 going into Ciryl Gane, Sep 20221568 going into Sergei Pavlovich, Dec 20221552 going into Alexander Volkov, Sep 20231538 going into Marcin Tybura, Mar 20241523 going into Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Aug 20241509 going into Tallison Teixeira, Jan 20261492 going into Louie Sutherland, May 20261475 going into Robelis Despaigne, Sep 20261460 today1460
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

3.25Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
48%Striking Accuracy
4.36Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
44%Striking Defense
0.75Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
0.09Takedowns per 15 Minutes
11%Takedown Accuracy
56%Takedown Defense
0.00Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
16%Share of Fight Time in Control
8.5 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins701
Losses335

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Robelis DespaigneSplit DecisionSep 19, 2026UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaRobelis Despaigne
1334Fighter Elo Going In1365
1475Classic Elo Going In1482
31 of 68Significant Strikes30 of 69
54 of 93Total Strikes83 of 128
1 of 6Takedowns2 of 2
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
6:58Control Time5:08
Lossvs. Louie SutherlandUnanimous DecisionMay 2, 2026UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaLouie Sutherland
1352Fighter Elo Going In1332
1492Classic Elo Going In1471
13 of 22Significant Strikes21 of 25
27 of 37Total Strikes111 of 130
0 of 0Takedowns5 of 11
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:42Control Time11:45
Lossvs. Tallison TeixeiraUnanimous DecisionJan 31, 2026UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaTallison Teixeira
1350Fighter Elo Going In1687
1509Classic Elo Going In1504
42 of 58Significant Strikes51 of 74
56 of 74Total Strikes117 of 144
0 of 0Takedowns3 of 9
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
3:58Control Time7:00
Lossvs. Jairzinho RozenstruikSplit DecisionAug 17, 2024UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaJairzinho Rozenstruik
1386Fighter Elo Going In1662
1523Classic Elo Going In1555
37 of 126Significant Strikes91 of 184
37 of 126Total Strikes92 of 185
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:01Control Time0:01
Lossvs. Marcin TyburaSubmission · R1 4:08Mar 16, 2024UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Tai TuivasaMarcin Tybura
1419Fighter Elo Going In1471
1538Classic Elo Going In1570
15 of 24Significant Strikes27 of 41
18 of 27Total Strikes73 of 96
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 4
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:00Control Time2:48
Lossvs. Alexander VolkovSubmission · R2 4:37Sep 9, 2023UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaAlexander Volkov
1478Fighter Elo Going In1631
1552Classic Elo Going In1599
28 of 67Significant Strikes93 of 143
30 of 69Total Strikes107 of 164
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts1
0:00Control Time2:35
Lossvs. Sergei PavlovichKO/TKO · R1 0:54Dec 3, 2022UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaSergei Pavlovich
1506Fighter Elo Going In1636
1568Classic Elo Going In1556
2 of 10Significant Strikes23 of 44
2 of 10Total Strikes23 of 44
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns2
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:09
Lossvs. Ciryl GaneKO/TKO · R3 4:23Sep 3, 2022UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Tai TuivasaCiryl Gane
1597Fighter Elo Going In1850
1583Classic Elo Going In1601
29 of 89Significant Strikes110 of 168
29 of 89Total Strikes110 of 168
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
1Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:04Control Time0:01
Winvs. Derrick LewisKO/TKO · R2 1:40Feb 12, 2022UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaDerrick Lewis
1575Fighter Elo Going In1519
1564Classic Elo Going In1644
24 of 36Significant Strikes27 of 43
35 of 47Total Strikes31 of 47
0 of 0Takedowns2 of 4
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:06Control Time1:48
Winvs. Augusto SakaiKO/TKO · R2 0:26Dec 11, 2021UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaAugusto Sakai
1558Fighter Elo Going In1468
1549Classic Elo Going In1531
34 of 52Significant Strikes21 of 29
44 of 62Total Strikes40 of 49
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 1
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:58Control Time0:33
Winvs. Greg HardyKO/TKO · R1 1:07Jul 10, 2021UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaGreg Hardy
1542Fighter Elo Going In1562
1533Classic Elo Going In1518
11 of 23Significant Strikes6 of 15
11 of 23Total Strikes6 of 15
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:06Control Time0:00
Winvs. Harry HunsuckerKO/TKO · R1 0:49Mar 20, 2021UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaHarry Hunsucker
1524Fighter Elo Going In1304
1518Classic Elo Going In1500
14 of 18Significant Strikes2 of 6
14 of 18Total Strikes2 of 6
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:10Control Time0:00
Winvs. Stefan StruveKO/TKO · R1 4:59Oct 24, 2020UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaStefan Struve
1478Fighter Elo Going In1364
1501Classic Elo Going In1524
27 of 42Significant Strikes13 of 19
48 of 63Total Strikes13 of 19
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:44Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Serghei SpivacSubmission · R2 3:14Oct 5, 2019UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaSerghei Spivac
1545Fighter Elo Going In1381
1519Classic Elo Going In1483
21 of 50Significant Strikes23 of 42
22 of 51Total Strikes40 of 60
0 of 0Takedowns6 of 8
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:06Control Time4:22
Lossvs. Blagoy IvanovUnanimous DecisionJun 8, 2019UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaBlagoy Ivanov
1626Fighter Elo Going In1576
1536Classic Elo Going In1507
64 of 144Significant Strikes73 of 123
66 of 146Total Strikes81 of 131
0 of 0Takedowns2 of 2
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
2:38Control Time2:38
Lossvs. Junior Dos SantosKO/TKO · R2 2:30Dec 1, 2018UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Tai TuivasaJunior Dos Santos
1651Fighter Elo Going In1663
1549Classic Elo Going In1619
16 of 42Significant Strikes26 of 65
16 of 46Total Strikes37 of 77
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
1:16Control Time0:47
Winvs. Andrei ArlovskiUnanimous DecisionJun 9, 2018UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaAndrei Arlovski
1674Fighter Elo Going In1385
1530Classic Elo Going In1581
54 of 120Significant Strikes51 of 125
54 of 120Total Strikes52 of 126
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 2
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:39Control Time0:38
Winvs. Cyril AskerKO/TKO · R1 2:18Feb 10, 2018UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaCyril Asker
1580Fighter Elo Going In1404
1515Classic Elo Going In1499
38 of 51Significant Strikes3 of 11
39 of 52Total Strikes3 of 11
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:24Control Time0:00
Winvs. Rashad CoulterKO/TKO · R1 4:35Nov 18, 2017UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Tai TuivasaRashad Coulter
1527Fighter Elo Going In1185
1500Classic Elo Going In1482
22 of 36Significant Strikes10 of 19
22 of 36Total Strikes19 of 28
0 of 2Takedowns0 of 2
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:15Control Time0:38