Heavyweight

Tai

"Bam Bam"

Tuivasa

L UD
Tuivasa
VS
OPPONENT
Louie Sutherland
Decision - Unanimous
May 02, 2026
L UD
Tuivasa
VS
OPPONENT
Tallison Teixeira
U-DEC
January 31, 2026
L SD
Tuivasa
VS
OPPONENT
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
S-DEC
August 17, 2024
L SUB
Tuivasa
VS
OPPONENT
Marcin Tybura
SUB Rear Naked Choke
March 16, 2024
L SUB
Tuivasa
VS
OPPONENT
Alexander Volkov
SUB Ezekiel Choke
September 09, 2023
15
WINS
10
LOSSES
0
DRAWS
AGE
33
HEIGHT
187 cm
WEIGHT
119 kg
REACH
191 cm
LEG REACH
39.5 cm
COUNTRY
Australia

UFC HISTORY & CAREER

• UFC 325(1/31/26) Tuivasa lost a three round unanimous decision to Tallison Teixeira
• UFC 305(8/17/24) Tuivasa lost a three round split decision to Jairzinho Rozenstruik
• UFC Fight Night(3/16/24) Tuivasa was submitted by Marcin Tybura via rear-naked choke at 4:08 of the first round
• UFC 293(9/9/23) Tuivasa was submitted by Alexander Volkov via Ezekiel choke at 4:37 of the second round
• UFC on ESPN(12/3/22) Tuivasa was knocked out by Sergei Pavlovich at :54 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(9/3/22) Tuivasa was knocked out by Ciryl Gane at 4:23 of the third round
• UFC 271(2/12/22) Tuivasa knocked out Derrick Lewis at 1:40 of the second round
• UFC 269(12/11/21) Tuivasa knocked out Augusto Sakai at :26 of the second round
• UFC 264(7/10/21) Tuivasa knocked out Greg Hardy at 1:07 of the first round
• UFC on ESPN(3/20/21) Tuivasa stopped Harry Hunsucker via strikes at :49 of the first round
• UFC 254(10/24/20) Tuivasa knocked out Stefan Struve at 4:59 of the first round
• UFC 243(10/6/19) Tuivasa was submitted by Serghei Spivac via arm triangle choke at 3:14 of the second round
• UFC 238(6/8/19) Tuivasa lost a three round unanimous decision to Blagoy Ivanov
• UFC Fight Night(12/2/18) Tuivasa was stopped by Junior Dos Santos via strikes at 2:30 of the second round
• UFC 225(6/9/18) Tuivasa won a three round unanimous decision over Andrei Arlovski
• UFC 221(2/11/18) Tuivasa stopped Cyril Asker via strikes at 2:18 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(11/19/17) Tuivasa knocked out Rashad Coulter at 4:35 of the first round

IMPORTANT FACTS

Pro since 2012
14 wins by KO
12 first-round finishes
Has won five of his last 11; on six-fight losing streak
Five wins in 49 seconds or less
Had 5-2 (3 KOs) pro boxing record

Q & A

Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?
ANSWER: I started when I was 17 years of age and I had my first fight at 17. I always loved fighting, so I thought I’d start it professionally instead of getting into trouble fighting elsewhere.
Q: What ranks and titles have you held?
ANSWER: Gladiators belt as well as the AFC heavyweight belt.
Q: Do you have any heroes?
ANSWER: I wouldn’t say heroes, but for sure there are people that inspire me.
Q: What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?
ANSWER: It means a lot to myself, my family and my area - three big things that mean a lot to me. It is giving me a massive platform to build a good future for me and my own little family.
Q: Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn?
ANSWER: Hahahahaha, I got kicked out of school for sleeping in class. No good.
Q: What was your job before you started fighting?
ANSWER: I worked as a social worker. I work with elderly and disabled indigenous people. I don’t really consider it a job, more something I enjoy.
Q: Specific accomplishments in amateur competition?
ANSWER: Had one amateur fight then went pro.
Q: Favorite grappling technique
ANSWER: Get up
Q: Favorite Striking technique
ANSWER: Punch face

STRIKING ANALYSIS

STRIKING ACCURACY48%
STRIKING DEFENSE42%
LANDED/MIN
3.37
STRIKES PER MINUTE
ABSORBED/MIN
4.61
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTE

GRAPPLING & WRESTLING

TAKEDOWN ACCURACY0%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE58%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
0.00
15 MIN AVERAGE
SUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
0.0
15 MIN AVERAGE

GENERAL ANALYSIS

UFC RECORD
8 W - 10 L
ACTIVE STREAK
-7 Losses
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)7
Submission0
Decision1
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)3
Submission3
Decision4
FIGHTING STYLE Mixed Martial Arts
STANCE Southpaw
UFC DEBUT Nov. 18, 2017