Tai Tuivasa “Bam Bam”
UFC record 8-11-0 · professional record 15-10-0
- Age
- 33 (born Mar 16, 1993)
- Height
- 188 cm (6' 2")
- Reach
- 191 cm (75")
- Leg reach
- 100 cm (40")
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight
- 264 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Australia
- Status
- Active
- Gym
- American Top Team
- UFC debut
- Nov 18, 2017
- Last fight
- Sep 19, 2026
5 fight-night bonuses: 4 Performance of the Night, 1 Fight of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 3.25
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 48%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 4.36
- Sig. strike defence
- 43%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.09
- Takedown accuracy
- 11%
- Takedown defence
- 56%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.00
- Knockdowns
- 8
- Sig. strikes landed
- 522
- Takedowns landed
- 1
- Total fight time
- 2h 40m 40s
- Control time
- 25m 05s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Robelis Despaigne | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 | Sep 19, 2026 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Louie Sutherland | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates | May 2, 2026 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Tallison Teixeira | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 | Jan 31, 2026 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | Aug 17, 2024 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Marcin Tybura | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 4:08 | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | Mar 16, 2024 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Alexander Volkov | Submission · Ezekiel Choke From Mount | 2 | 4:37 | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland | Sep 9, 2023 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Sergei Pavlovich | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 0:54 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland | Dec 3, 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Ciryl Gane | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 3 | 4:23 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa | Sep 3, 2022 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Derrick Lewis | KO/TKO · Elbow to Head In Clinch | 2 | 1:40 | UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | Feb 12, 2022 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Augusto Sakai | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 2 | 0:26 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | Dec 11, 2021 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Greg Hardy | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:07 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | Jul 10, 2021 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Harry Hunsucker | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 1 | 0:49 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland | Mar 20, 2021 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Stefan Struve | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 4:59 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | Oct 24, 2020 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Serghei Spivac | Submission · Arm Triangle From Side Control | 2 | 3:14 | UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya | Oct 5, 2019 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Blagoy Ivanov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes | Jun 8, 2019 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Junior Dos Santos | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount | 2 | 2:30 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa | Dec 1, 2018 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | Jun 9, 2018 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Cyril Asker | KO/TKO · Elbow to Head In Clinch | 1 | 2:18 | UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold | Feb 10, 2018 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Rashad Coulter | KO/TKO · Flying Knee Head | 1 | 4:35 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | Nov 18, 2017 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |