Junior Dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa

Adelaide, Australia

1 Dec 2018

Heavyweight

30%

Santos

70%

Tuivasa

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 2 · 2:30

Junior Dos Santos

"Cigano"

21 – 9

6'4"77" reachOrthodox42 yrs4-fight slideStriker

CFR 19

Tai Tuivasa

"Bam Bam"

15 – 10

Knockout Artist7-fight slide33 yrsSouthpaw75" reach6'2"

CFR 43

★ Official Result

Junior Dos SantoswinsKO/TKOR2 · 2:30

def. Tai Tuivasa · UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Tuivasa

→

Actual result

Santos wins

KO/TKO · R2

Pre-fight analysis

Tuivasa is a strong favourite at 70% win probability per the CFR ratings. The data points decisively in one direction.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 25 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Santos's chin rating of 0 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Tuivasa has a chin rating of 0 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

SantosTuivasa

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

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Santos

Tuivasa

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'4"+

Height

6'2"

77"+

Reach

75"

Age

+33

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Santos

Tuivasa

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

18.7

43.2

57.8

Performance Avg

50.4

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Santos

Tuivasa

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

8.0

/ 10

9.6

/ 10

6.6

Style: Pressure

7.5

4.0

Style: Volume

1.9

10 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

7 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

5Distance4

0Clinch0

11Ground0

Santos

Tuivasa

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

0.8

/ 10

0.3

/ 10

0.6

Wrestling Style (/10)

0.2

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

0.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Santos

Tuivasa

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

4 consec. KOs

Verdict

2 consec. KOs

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R2.1 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R2.0 stoppage

Most recent fight

Last KO loss

6 fights ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

23/30 fights

Chin rating based on

19/25 fights

Santos

Tuivasa

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

4-fight 📉 slide

Current form

7-fight 📉 slide

L · KO · R2

L · KO · R1

W · KO · R2

Last 5

Upcoming

L · Dec · R3

L · Sub · R1

Santos

Tuivasa

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

67%

88%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Santos

Tuivasa

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

8.0

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

9.6

0.8

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

0.3

0.6

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

0.2

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.0

6.6

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

7.5

4.0

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

1.9

Santos

Strike Zones

Tuivasa

Santos

Attacking

16 landed

Absorbing

4 absorbed

Tuivasa

Attacking

4 landed

Absorbing

16 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Santos targets the head (100% of attacks) — Tuivasa absorbs 100% of strikes there

🎯Tuivasa targets the head (75% of attacks) — Santos absorbs 75% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Santos

RND

Tuivasa

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Santos · Last 5

L · KO · R2

Ciryl Gane

KO/TKO

UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · 2020-12

L · KO · R2

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

KO/TKO

UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · 2020-08

L · KO · R2

Curtis Blaydes

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos · 2020-01

L · KO · R1

Francis Ngannou

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · 2019-06

W · KO · R2

Derrick Lewis

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · 2019-03

Tuivasa · Last 5

Upcoming

Robelis Despaigne

UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 · 2026-09

L · Dec · R3

Louie Sutherland

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · 2026-05

L · Dec · R3

Tallison Teixeira

Decision

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · 2026-01

L · Dec · R3

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Decision

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · 2024-08

L · Sub · R1

Marcin Tybura

Submission

UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · 2024-03

News & Media

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