Gane vs Tuivasa

Who won Gane vs Tuivasa?

Ciryl Gane beat Tai Tuivasa by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night Paris, on Saturday 3rd September 2022 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Gane vs Tuivasa stats

Ciryl Gane stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Tai Tuivasa made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Ciryl Gane's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Tai Tuivasa marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Ciryl Gane's UFC record stood at 10-2-0, while Tai Tuivasa's came in at 8-8-0.

The stats suggested Tuivasa had a massive power advantage over Gane, boasting a 93% knock out percentage over Gane's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gane had a large advantage over Tuivasa, boasting a 30% submission rate over Tuivasa's 0%.

Ciryl Gane was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Gane had a height advantage of 2 inches over Tuivasa. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Gane was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years later than Tuivasa, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 40 to Tuivasa's 35.

Gane vs Tuivasa form

Tai Tuivasa had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Greg Hardy at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Harry Hunsucker at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Sergey Spivac at UFC 243 on 5th October 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.

Before that, he had been beaten by Blagoy Ivanov at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at United Center, Chicago, United States.

He had been defeated by Junior dos Santos at UFC Fight Night 142 on 1st December 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Adelaide Entertainment Center, Adelaide, South Australia.

Activity check

Gane's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 10 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Tuivasa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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