Tuivasa vs Asker

Who won Tuivasa vs Asker?

Tai Tuivasa beat Cyril Asker by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 221, on Saturday 10th February 2018 at Perth Arena in Perth.

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 Asker stats

Tai Tuivasa stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Cyril Asker made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 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.

Tai Tuivasa's UFC record stood at 8-8-0, while Cyril Asker's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Tuivasa had a massive power advantage over Asker, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Asker's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Asker had a massive advantage over Tuivasa, boasting a 33% submission rate over Tuivasa's 0%.

Tai Tuivasa was the younger man by 7 years, at 31 years old.

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

Tuivasa's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Asker's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 months later than Asker, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 35 to Asker's 21.

Activity check

What were the odds on Tuivasa vs Asker?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Tuivasa vs Asker.