Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

“Bam Bam”

Tai Tuivasa

15-1018 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

· 5L

Declining

3× Title

3× 5R

High Variance

Early Chaos

High Wear

6'2"ht·75"reach·Southpawstance·33age

Last fightLLouie Sutherland·U-DEC·R3·this month

Fighter Context

8–10UFC·

7KO

0Sub

1Dec

8.1min/fight

146UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

5–7(12 fights)

80%finish rate

-2.9str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

3–4(7 fights)

67%finish rate

-1.7str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

2–0(2 fights)

50%finish rate

-0.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-1.31

Deficit

7%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.000

Passive

11%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

56%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

37%

Passive

11%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Tuivasa

Distance Striker

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.66

Str. Accuracy48%

491UFC landed/1,010attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.3 vs avg4.97

Str. Defense43%

KD Rate / fight0.44

8UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.33

CQ KO Power

Elite85%ile1.63

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

59%

Body

18%

Leg

23%

By Position

Distance71%

Clinch24%

Ground5%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 118 rounds	Round 211 rounds	Round 36 rounds
Avg. Landed	15	12	17
Avg. Absorbed	16	22	24
Avg. Net	-1	-10	-8

Grappling

Tuivasa

Non-Factor

·60s ctrlAverage Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.00

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.31

TD Accuracy0%

0UFC landed/3attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense60%

27UFC defended/46opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Liability

Finishing

Finish Rate

88%

Elite Finisher

div avg 68%

How They Lose

10UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO7 / 8

Submission0 / 8

Decision1 / 8

KD → Finish

6/8Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 10

Submission3 / 10

Decision4 / 10

Loss Pattern

5 of 10 losses by finish in R1–R2

Explosive starter. 7 KOs, all inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

W1 dec

2.1pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

1SD

0MD

20%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 5 less in second half of career

18 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=18

R2n=11

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

3.5

3.1

3.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.9

5.6

4.9

Diff

-0.4

-2.5

-1.6

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Str. Diff+0.21 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Tuivasa — 18 UFC Fights

Result

Method

18 fights

Louie Sutherland

U-DEC R3May '26

-8

·13 SS (59%)·21 abs·5 td taken·42s ctrl

Tallison Teixeira

U-DEC R3Jan '26

-9

·42 SS (72%)·51 abs·3 td taken·238s ctrl

↵ 17mo layoff

Jairzinho RozenstruikVeteran

S-DEC R3Aug '24

-54

·37 SS (29%)·91 abs

Marcin TyburaVeteran

TITLE

SUB R1 · 4:08Mar '24

-12

·15 SS (63%)·27 abs·1 td taken

Alexander VolkovVeteran

SUB R2 · 4:37Sep '23

-65

·28 SS (42%)·93 abs·1 kd taken

Sergei Pavlovich

KO/TKO R1 · 0:54Dec '22

-21

·2 SS (20%)·23 abs·2 kd taken

Ciryl Gane

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 4:23Sep '22

-81

·29 SS (33%)·110 abs·1 kd landed·1 kd taken

Derrick LewisElite

KO/TKO R2 · 1:40Feb '22

-3

·24 SS (67%)·27 abs·2 td taken·126s ctrl·1 kd landed

Augusto Sakai

KO/TKO R2 · 0:26Dec '21

+13

·34 SS (65%)·21 abs·0/1 td·118s ctrl·1 kd landed

Greg Hardy

KO/TKO R1 · 1:07Jul '21

·11 SS (48%)·6 abs·6s ctrl·1 kd landed

All Fighters

Heavyweight

“Bam Bam”

Tai Tuivasa

15-1018 UFC

Form

6'2"ht·75"reach·Southpawstance·33age

Last fightLLouie Sutherland·U-DEC·this month

Fighter Context

8–10UFC·

7KO

0Sub

1Dec

8.1min/fight

146UFC min

vs. Winning Record5–7

vs. Veterans (8+ W)3–4

vs. Elite (15+ W)2–0

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-1.31

7%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.000

11%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

56%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

37%

11%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Tuivasa

Heavyweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.66

Str. Accuracy48%

491UFC landed/1,010attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.3 vs avg4.97

Str. Defense43%

KD Rate / Fight0.44

8UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.33

CQ KO Power

Elite85%ile1.63

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

59%

Body

18%

Leg

23%

By Position

Dist71%

Clinch24%

Ground5%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=18	R2 n=11	R3 n=6
Landed	15	12	17
Absorbed	16	22	24
Net	-1	-10	-8

Grappling

Tuivasa

Heavyweight avg

Non-Factor

60s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.00

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.31

TD Accuracy0%

0UFC landed/3attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense60%

27UFC defended/46opp. attempts

Sub Defense3 loss / 3 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

88%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

7KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

3Sub

4Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—more needed

W1 dec

2.1pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

1SD

0MD

20%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=18

R2n=11

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

3.5

3.1

3.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.9

5.6

4.9

Diff

-0.4

-2.5

-1.6

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Tuivasa — UFC Fight Log

Louie Sutherland

U-DEC·R3·May '26

13 SS (59%)·21 abs·5 td taken·42s ctrl

Tallison Teixeira

U-DEC·R3·Jan '26

42 SS (72%)·51 abs·3 td taken·238s ctrl

Jairzinho RozenstruikVeteran

S-DEC·R3·Aug '24

37 SS (29%)·91 abs

Marcin TyburaVeteranTITLE

SUB·R1·Mar '24

15 SS (63%)·27 abs·1 td taken

Alexander VolkovVeteran

SUB·R2·Sep '23

28 SS (42%)·93 abs·1 kd taken

Sergei Pavlovich

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '22

2 SS (20%)·23 abs·2 kd taken

Ciryl GaneTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Sep '22

29 SS (33%)·110 abs·1 kd·1 kd taken

Derrick LewisElite

KO/TKO·R2·Feb '22

24 SS (67%)·27 abs·2 td taken·126s ctrl·1 kd

Round 118 rounds

Round 211 rounds

Round 36 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-10

-8

n=18

n=11

n=6

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-10

-8