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Tai Tuivasa
AustraliaAge, record and fight historyTai Tuivasa is a UFC Heavyweight who has fought in the division since 2017 and fights out of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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About Tai Tuivasa
Tai Tuivasa was born on March 16, 1993, in Sydney, Australia, and fights out of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. His professional career began in 2012, and he has fought at Heavyweight in the UFC since 2017, from the southpaw stance. He trains at TK MMA & Fitness, since 2021.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026Fight history19
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 | Robelis Despaigne | L | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| May 2, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates | Louie Sutherland | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 | Tallison Teixeira | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | L | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Mar 16, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | Marcin Tybura | L | Submission | 1 | 4:08 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland | Alexander Volkov | L | Submission | 2 | 4:37 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland | Sergei Pavlovich | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:54 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa | Ciryl Gane | L | KO/TKO | 3 | 4:23 |
| Feb 12, 2022 | UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | Derrick Lewis | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:40 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | Augusto Sakai | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 0:26 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | Greg Hardy | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:07 |
| Mar 20, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland | Harry Hunsucker | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:49 |
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| Oct 24, 2020 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | Stefan Struve | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 4:59 |
| Oct 5, 2019 | UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya | Serghei Spivac | L | Submission | 2 | 3:14 |
| Jun 8, 2019 | UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes | Blagoy Ivanov | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Dec 1, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa | Junior Dos Santos | L | KO/TKO | 2 | 2:30 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | Andrei Arlovski | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Feb 10, 2018 | UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold | Cyril Asker | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:18 |
| Nov 18, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | Rashad Coulter | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 4:35 |
How he is doing now
UFC record8-1119 fights since 2017
Pro record15-11-026 pro fights
Last fightSep 19lost to Robelis Despaigne
Last 50-5LLLLLNewest first. Five losses in a row.
Did you know?!
First UFC fight
Tuivasa beat Rashad Coulter by KO/TKO in round 1 at 4:35 at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura on Nov 18, 2017, in his first UFC fight.
Career
14years2012 to 2026
- 2017UFC debutBeat Rashad Coulter
- Sep 19, 2026Latest fightLost to Robelis Despaigne
How his UFC fights ended
8 wins
KO/TKO 7Decision 1
11 losses
KO/TKO 3Submission 3Decision 5
Divisions
- Heavyweight: 8-112017 to 2026, 19 UFC fights
First UFC fight
Nov 18, 2017: beat Rashad Coulter by KO/TKOFight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura, round 1, 4:35
Latest fight
Sep 19, 2026: lost to Robelis Despaigne by split decisionUFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2, round 3, 5:00
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:12 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.