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

Tuivasa had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Alexander Volkov at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Tuivasa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Arlovski's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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