Tai “Bam Bam” Tuivasa is a 29 year old Male fighter from Australia with a 15-5-0 pro MMA record. Tuivasa most recently fought Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Fight Night on Saturday December 3, 2022. Tai Tuivasa lost to Sergei Pavlovich by KO/TKO at 0:54 of Round 1 in the Heavyweight division.
Tai Tuivasa has 15 wins with a 94% finish rate, including 14 by knockout, 1 by decision.
Tai Tuivasa is currently on a 2 fight losing skid.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 15-4-0 | Sergei Pavlovich |
KO/TKO
R1 0:54
|
UFC Fight Night | 2022-12-03 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 15-3-0 | Ciryl Gane |
KO/TKO
R3 4:23
|
UFC Fight Night | 2022-09-03 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 14-3-0 | Derrick Lewis |
KO/TKO
R2 1:40
|
UFC 271 | 2022-02-12 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 13-3-0 | Augusto Sakai |
KO/TKO
R2 0:26
|
UFC 269 | 2021-12-11 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 12-3-0 | Greg Hardy |
KO/TKO
R1 1:07
|
UFC 264 | 2021-07-10 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 11-3-0 | Harry Hunsucker |
KO/TKO
R1 0:49
|
UFC Fight Night | 2021-03-20 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 10-3-0 | Stefan Struve |
KO/TKO
R1 4:59
|
UFC 254 | 2020-10-24 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 10-2-0 | Serghei Spivak |
SUB
R2 3:14
|
UFC 243 | 2019-10-05 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 10-1-0 | Blagoy Ivanov |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 238 | 2019-06-08 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 10-0-0 | Junior dos Santos |
KO/TKO
R2 2:30
|
UFC Fight Night 142 | 2018-12-01 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 9-0-0 | Andrei Arlovski |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 225 | 2018-06-09 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 8-0-0 | Cyril Asker |
KO/TKO
R1 2:18
|
UFC 221 | 2018-02-10 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 7-0-0 | Rashad Coulter |
KO/TKO
R1 4:35
|
UFC Fight Night 121 | 2017-11-18 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 6-0-0 | James McSweeney |
KO/TKO
R1 5:00
|
Australian FC 17 | 2016-10-15 | Heavyweight | AFC |
| Win | 5-0-0 | Brandon Sosoli |
KO/TKO
R1 0:21
|
Australian FC 16 | 2016-06-18 | Heavyweight | AFC |
| Win | 4-0-0 | Gul Pohatu |
KO/TKO
R1 0:44
|
Urban Fight Night 5 | 2015-12-12 | Super Heavyweight | UFN |
| Win | 3-0-0 | John Hopoate |
KO/TKO
R1 1:42
|
Regional circuit | 2013-03-19 | Heavyweight | |
| Win | 2-0-0 | Erik Nosa |
KO/TKO
R1 0:28
|
Regional circuit | 2012-11-09 | GCF | |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Aaron Nieborak |
KO/TKO
R1 0:40
|
Regional circuit | 2012-08-31 | GCF | |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Simon Osborne |
KO/TKO
R1 0:20
|
ECC 2 | 2012-07-06 | Heavyweight | ECC |
Tuivasa made his professional debut against Simon Osborne on July 6, 2012, fighting on the main card of ECC 2 .
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Simon Osborne who carried a 0-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Tai Tuivasa beat Simon Osborne by KO/TKO at 0:20 of Round 1.
Tuivasa made his debut in the UFC against Rashad Coulter on November 18, 2017, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 121: Werdum vs. Tybura having compiled a 7-0-0 professional MMA record.
Tai Tuivasa beat Rashad Coulter by KO/TKO at 4:35 of Round 1. Tai Tuivasa took home an extra bonus after being awarded with Performance of the Night.
Since his debut, Tuivasa has gone on to fight a total of 13 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 8-5-0.
Tuivasa's last win came against Derrick Lewis at UFC 271 on Saturday February 12, 2022. Tai Tuivasa beat Derrick Lewis by KO/TKO at 1:40 of Round 2. Tai Tuivasa took home an extra bonus after being awarded with Performance of the Night.
Tuivasa is not currently booked for any fights.
Tuivasa's last loss came against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Fight Night on Saturday December 3, 2022. Tai Tuivasa lost to Sergei Pavlovich by KO/TKO at 0:54 of Round 1.
Tuivasa has fought 13 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 8-5-0.
Tuivasa has knocked out 14 opponents.
Tuivasa has no submissions on his pro MMA record.
Tuivasa has been knocked out 3 times.
Tuivasa has been submitted 1 times.
