Tai Tuivasa
8W · 9L
Southpaw
Heavyweight
88% finish rate70% as favorite14% as underdog
1469
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1469.4Developing↘
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#43of 45 active
Age
33
Mar 16, 1993
Height
6'2" (187.96 cm)
Reach
190.5 cm
Win Rate
47.1%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
3.37
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
4.61
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
-1.24
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
42%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
58%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Sub_Avg
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
10.6
Sig. Strikes
0.0
Takedowns
0.0
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO7 (88%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO3 (33%)
Submission3 (33%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
70%
7W – 3L in 10 fights
As Underdog
14%
1W – 6L in 7 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Tallison Teixeira
-16.51469
lost to Jairzinho Rozenstruik
-6.31486
lost to Marcin Tybura
-5.31492
lost to Alexander Volkov
-3.81498
lost to Sergei Pavlovich
-1.71501
lost to Ciryl Gane
-1.51503
def. Derrick Lewis
+1.61505
def. Augusto Sakai
+1.41503
def. Greg Hardy
+0.81502
def. Harry Hunsucker
+0.61501
def. Stefan Struve
+0.41500
lost to Serghei Spivac
-0.31500
lost to Blagoy Ivanov
-0.21500
lost to Junior Dos Santos
-0.21500
def. Andrei Arlovski
+0.11500
def. Cyril Asker
+0.11500
def. Rashad Coulter
+0.11500
Division ELO Rankings
Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Valter Walker
1555
Mario Pinto
1550
Vitor Petrino
1544
Josh Hokit
1541
Brando Pericic
1540
Martin Buday
1528
Sergei Pavlovich
1520
Tyrell Fortune
1520
Alexander Volkov
1519
Fight History (17 fights)
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · Jan 31, 2026
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · Aug 17, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · Mar 16, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · Sep 9, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · Dec 3, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →vs Ciryl Gane
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 · Feb 12, 2022
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · Dec 11, 2021
vs Greg Hardy
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland · Mar 20, 2021
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · Oct 24, 2020
UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya · Oct 5, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes · Jun 8, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · Dec 1, 2018
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Jun 9, 2018
vs Cyril Asker
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · Feb 10, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · Nov 18, 2017