UFC 269 · Heavyweight · Prelims
Augusto Sakai vs. Tai Tuivasa
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 8:00 PM ET · 3 rounds
Tai Tuivasa def. Augusto Sakai by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 0:26. Heavyweight, 3 rounds, UFC 269, Dec 11, 2021. UFC records going in: Sakai 4-2, Tuivasa 6-3.
Result
Tai Tuivasa won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 0:26.
Augusto Sakai vs. Tai Tuivasa by the numbers
| Augusto Sakai | Tai Tuivasa | |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2 | UFC record going in | 6-3 |
| – | Pro record today | 15-11-0 |
| – | Wins by KO/TKO | 14 |
| – | Wins by submission | 0 |
| – | Wins by decision | 1 |
| – | Age | 33 |
| 6 ft 3 in | Height | 6 ft 2 in |
| 77 in | Reach | 75 in |
| Orthodox | Stance | Southpaw |
| Brazil | Country | Australia |
The crowd on each fighter today
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Sakai vs. Tuivasa head-to-head
Sakai and Tuivasa have not met in the UFC before this fight.
UFC results on Bandwagon begin in November 1993.
Sakai vs. Tuivasa: common opponents
2 fighters both met in the UFC before this fight.
| Opponent | Sakai | Tuivasa |
|---|---|---|
| Blagoy Ivanov | Win, Decision, Split, R3 (May 2020) | Loss, Decision, Unanimous, R3 (Jun 2019) |
| Andrei Arlovski | Win, Decision, Split, R3 (Apr 2019) | Win, Decision, Unanimous, R3 (Jun 2018) |
Last bouts
Augusto Sakai: last 5 UFC bouts
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Augusto Sakai Jairzinho Rozenstruik won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 1 at 4:59Rozenstruik vs. Sakai fight page
- Alistair Overeem vs. Augusto Sakai Alistair Overeem won by KO/TKO (Elbows), round 5 at 0:26Overeem vs. Sakai fight page
- Blagoy Ivanov vs. Augusto Sakai Augusto Sakai won by Decision - Split, round 3 at 5:00Ivanov vs. Sakai fight page
- Marcin Tybura vs. Augusto Sakai Augusto Sakai won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 1 at 0:59Tybura vs. Sakai fight page
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Augusto Sakai Augusto Sakai won by Decision - Split, round 3 at 5:00Arlovski vs. Sakai fight page
Tai Tuivasa: last 5 UFC bouts
- Tai Tuivasa vs. Greg Hardy Tai Tuivasa won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 1 at 1:07Tuivasa vs. Hardy fight page
- Tai Tuivasa vs. Harry Hunsucker Tai Tuivasa won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 1 at 0:49Tuivasa vs. Hunsucker fight page
- Stefan Struve vs. Tai Tuivasa Tai Tuivasa won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 1 at 4:59Struve vs. Tuivasa fight page
- Tai Tuivasa vs. Serghei Spivac Serghei Spivac won by Submission (Arm Triangle), round 2 at 3:14Tuivasa vs. Spivac fight page
- Tai Tuivasa vs. Blagoy Ivanov Blagoy Ivanov won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Tuivasa vs. Ivanov fight page