Tuivasa vs Arlovski

Who won Tuivasa vs Arlovski?

Tai Tuivasa beat Andrei Arlovski by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 225, on Saturday 9th June 2018 at United Center in Chicago.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tai Tuivasa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Tuivasa vs Arlovski stats

Tai Tuivasa stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Andrei Arlovski made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Tai Tuivasa's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Andrei Arlovski marked his 42nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2000.

Tai Tuivasa's UFC record stood at 8-8-0, while Andrei Arlovski's came in at 23-18-0.

The stats suggested Tuivasa had a massive power advantage over Arlovski, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Arlovski's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Arlovski had an advantage over Tuivasa, with a 11% submission rate over Tuivasa's 0%.

Tai Tuivasa was the younger man by 14 years, at 32 years old.

Arlovski had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tuivasa. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Tuivasa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 34 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 13 years and 2 months later than Arlovski, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 95 less professional rounds, 35 to Arlovski's 130.

Tuivasa vs Arlovski form

Tai Tuivasa had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had won against Derrick Lewis at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Augusto Sakai at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Greg Hardy at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Andrei Arlovski had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jared Vanderaa at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had beaten Carlos Felipe at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Chase Sherman at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tai Tuivasa had been fighting more than Andrei Arlovski.

Going to this contest, Tai Tuivasa had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 24 days ago, while Andrei Arlovski's last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 29 days ago.

Tuivasa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Arlovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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