Tuivasa vs Tybura

Who won Tuivasa vs Tybura?

Marcin Tybura beat Tai Tuivasa by submission in the 1st round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 16th March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Tuivasa vs Tybura stats

Tai Tuivasa stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Marcin Tybura made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Tai Tuivasa's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Marcin Tybura marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Tai Tuivasa's UFC record stood at 8-8-0, while Marcin Tybura's came in at 13-8-0.

The stats suggested Tuivasa had a massive power advantage over Tybura, boasting a 93% knock out percentage over Tybura's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tybura had a large advantage over Tuivasa, boasting a 25% submission rate over Tuivasa's 0%.

Tai Tuivasa was the younger man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Tybura had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tuivasa. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Tuivasa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 months later than Tybura, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 39 less professional rounds, 35 to Tybura's 74.

Tuivasa vs Tybura form

Tai Tuivasa had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alexander Volkov at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, 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.

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

Tybura had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Blagoy Ivanov at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Alexander Romanov at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, he had been beaten by Alexander Volkov at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had won against Walt Harris at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in the United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Tai Tuivasa had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 4 days ago, while Marcin Tybura's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 21 days ago.

Tuivasa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Tybura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tuivasa vs Tybura?

Tai Tuivasa was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Marcin Tybura made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.