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UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Los Angeles, USA
19 Sept 2026
Heavyweight
VS
43%
Tuivasa
57%
Despaigne
Win Probability
Tai
Tai Tuivasa
"Bam Bam"
1510
6'2"75" reachSouthpaw33 yrs7-fight slideKnockout Artist
CFR 43
Robelis
Robelis Despaigne
"The Big Boy"
52
Knockout Artist2-fight slide37 yrsOrthodox84" reach6'7"
CFR 57
Tuivasa
Tai
Tuivasa
To Win
6.05
101/20
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Edge: Despaigne

A heavyweight on a five-fight losing run with a chin rating of zero meets a 213cm-reach knockout artist who has not competed in nearly two years.

Tai Tuivasa's chin rating is 0.0. That figure is not an insult to a fighter who was once one of the most entertaining heavyweights in the sport — it is the model registering five consecutive defeats, two of them submissions inside two rounds and three of them full-distance beatings, and concluding that the margin is gone. The losing run is worth listing because the shape of it matters. Louie Suth…

Tuivasa intel

Tuivasa (15-10) has lost five in a row — decisions to Louie Sutherland, Tallison Teixeira and Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and submissions to Marcin Tybura and Alexander Volkov. His 0.0 chin rating is the lowest on the card and his momentum has sunk to 19.5, though a 54.4 quality-of-victory and 9.64 striking score mark what he used to be.

Despaigne intel

Despaigne (5-2) is 1-2 in three recorded UFC fights: an 18-second knockout of Josh Parisian, then decision losses to Waldo Cortes Acosta and Austen Lane. He has not been recorded competing since October 2024. At 200.7cm with 213.4cm of reach he is the largest man on the card.

Key angles

Twenty-three centimetres of reach — the widest physical gap on the card

A 0.0 chin rating against a 10.0 striking score

Despaigne's 0.67 volume: he has never won a fight that got past round one

Nearly two years of recorded inactivity for Despaigne

Despaigne's 60.0 quality-of-victory actually leads Tuivasa's 54.4, on three recorded fights against eighteen

Risk flags

Tuivasa's 9.64 striking and 0.88 finish rate mean one clean left hand inside the reach ends it

Despaigne has twice been outpointed over three rounds; if this reaches the judges his 0.67 volume is a liability

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Tuivasa
Despaigne
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'2"
Height
+6'7"
75"
Reach
+84"
33+
Age
37
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Tuivasa
Despaigne
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
43.2
56.5
50.4
Performance Avg
49.3
54
Quality of Victory
60
20
Momentum Score
43
Tuivasa
Despaigne
Striking
Significant strikes per minute & accuracy
9.6
/ 10
10.0
/ 10
7.5
Style: Pressure
8.0
1.9
Style: Volume
0.7
7 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
1 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Tuivasa
Despaigne
Grappling
Takedowns, submissions & wrestling
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Pure striking matchup
Neither fighter has significant grappling in their history
0
Submission wins
0
Tuivasa
Despaigne
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
0
96
2 consec. KOs
Verdict
Never stopped
3
KO/TKO Losses
0
3
Sub Losses
0
Avg R2.0 stoppage
KO round context
6 fights ago
Last KO loss
Strikes absorbed / min
19/25 fights
Chin rating based on
4/7 fights
Tuivasa
Despaigne
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
20
43
7-fight 📉 slide
Current form
2-fight 📉 slide
Upcoming
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
L · Sub · R1
Last 5
Upcoming
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
W · KO · R1
Tuivasa
Despaigne
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
88%
100%
7
KO / TKO Wins
1
0
Submission Wins
0
1
Decision Wins
0

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Tuivasa
Despaigne
Striking9.6 / 10.0Volume1.9 / 0.7Grappling0.3 / 0.0Wrestling0.2 / 0.0Submission0.0 / 0.0Pressure7.5 / 8.0
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
9.6
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
10.0
0.3
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
0.0
0.2
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
0.0
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
0.0
7.5
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
8.0
1.9
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
0.7
Tuivasa
Strike Zones
Career patterns
Despaigne
Tuivasa
Attacking
177HEAD43BODY53LEGS273 landed
Absorbing
237HEAD54BODY22LEGS313 absorbed
Despaigne
Attacking
17HEAD2BODY10LEGS29 landed
Absorbing
21HEAD2BODY5LEGS28 absorbed
Targeting Overlap
🎯Tuivasa targets the head (65% of attacks) — Despaigne absorbs 75% of strikes there
🎯Despaigne targets the head (59% of attacks) — Tuivasa absorbs 76% of strikes there

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

Despaigne · Last 4

Upcoming
Tai Tuivasa
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 · 2026-09
L · Dec · R3
Austen Lane
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira · 2024-10
L · Dec · R3
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · 2024-05
W · KO · R1
Josh Parisian
KO/TKO
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · 2024-03

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Despaigne
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