Tai Tuivasa

Tai Tuivasa, nicknamed "Bam Bam," holds a 15-9-0 professional record and competes as a southpaw heavyweight. The 6'2", 264-pound Australian is a pure striking-oriented heavyweight who lands 3.66 strikes per minute with 48% accuracy while absorbing 4.97 strikes per minute and maintaining 43% striking defense.

Tuivasa has never attempted a takedown in his UFC career (0.00 TD Avg per 15 minutes, 0% accuracy) and shows minimal grappling threat, making him entirely dependent on his hands and footwork to dictate fights. His recent record reflects inconsistency at the elite level: he scored first-round knockout victories over Stefan Struve (October 2020) and Harry Hunsucker (March 2021), but has suffered three consecutive submission losses to Serghei Spivac (October 2019), Alexander Volkov (September 2023), and Marcin Tybura (March 2024), exposing his vulnerability when taken down by skilled grapplers.

His only recent decision win came via unanimous verdict against Andrei Arlovski in 2018. Tuivasa's path forward requires either reigniting his knockout power against lower-ranked opposition or addressing the fundamental grappling deficiencies that have derailed his title aspirations in the heavyweight division.