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Tai Tuivasa

Tai Tuivasa#21 HW

POWER STRIKER
Secondary style
Clinch Striker
FINISHER
established · 19 UFC fights
14-11
Record
13 KO · 0 SUB · 1 DEC
Wins by method
LossLossLossLossLoss
Recent form
33
Age
188 cm
Height
191 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-09-19
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P24
Volume
P34
Striking Efficiency
P66
Range Sniper
P84
Kickboxing
P67
Clinch Striking
P88
Defensive Striking
P2
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P2
Pressure Wrestling
P11
Top Control
P31
Submission
P2
Anti-Wrestling
P5
Grappling Defense
P12
Scrambler
P10
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P92
Finisher
P95
Damage Resistance
P27
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P16
Pace
P8
Late Fighter
P47
GLOBAL
Versatility
P2
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. POWER STRIKER2026-09-19 → CURRENT
  2. CLINCH STRIKER2026-09-19 · 1 fight
  3. POWER STRIKER2022-02-12 → 2026-05-02 · 8 fights
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-09-19
Striking
3.25
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
4.36
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
48%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
44%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.75
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.56
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.09
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.84
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
11%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
56%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
2:21
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.00
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head59%
Body18%
Leg23%
Position
Distance69%
Clinch25%
Ground7%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R288R3115increasing
TakedownsR1100R253R345declining
ControlR1100R238R3120increasing

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
67%
Model correct (6/9)
1/4
Fighter wins when model favored
0/5
Fighter wins when model underdog
1/3
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-09-19
vs Robelis Despaigne Loss · DEC
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
42.1%
Model · pick ✓
→
2026-05-02
vs Louie Sutherland Loss · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
68.0%
Model · pick ✗
→
2026-01-31
vs Tallison Teixeira Loss · DEC
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
52.1%
Model · pick ✗
→
2024-08-17
vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik Loss · DEC
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
32.4%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-03-16
vs Marcin Tybura Loss · SUB
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
60.1%
Model · pick ✗
→
2023-09-09
vs Alexander Volkov Loss · SUB
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
47.8%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-12-03
vs Sergei Pavlovich Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
47.0%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-09-03
vs Ciryl Gane Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
22.4%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-02-12
vs Derrick Lewis Win · KO/TKO
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
52.0%
Model · pick ✓
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