| Name | Tai Tuivasa |
| Age | 30 |
| Net Worth | $1.5 million |
| Source of wealth | MMA, endorsements |
| Residence | St Marys, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nickname | Bam Bam |
| Last Updated | January 2024. |
Tai Tuivasa is one of the most ferocious UFC heavyweights out there who is on the rise to the top. The Australian made his UFC debut back in 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura against Rashad Coulter. The fighter is currently #6 in the UFC heavyweight rankings and is looking forward to getting into the title picture soon.
Tuivasa had a five-fight winning streak and dominated everyone who came in his way from 2020-2022. The fighter has a total of thirteen wins in 16 matches out of which twelve were Knockouts. The brutal power of the ‘Bam Bam’ is enough to drop any opponent down in the initial rounds of the fight.
Tai Tuivasa professional career
Tuivasa’s professional career started in 2012 when he fought in the Elite Cage Championship 2. The fighter then went on to win every fight he took part in and gained a lot of attention. In 2014, Tuivasa was signed by UFC and was given a chance to debut. The fighter won his first fight and then defeated two more opponents in a row.
Tuivasa suffered his first-ever professional loss against Junior dos Santos at UFC Fight Night 142 via TKO. He again lost two more fights against Blagoy Ivanov and Sergey Spivak. It was the fight with Stefan Struve at UFC 254 in which the heavyweight decided to come back to his winning days as he defeated Struve via KO in the first round.
Since then, Tuivasa went on to amass a win streak that was snapped by Ciryl Gane in 2022. He tried to bounce back against Sergei Pavlovich but failed in December 2022. He will look to defeat Alexander Volkov at UFC 293.
Tai Tuivasa Personal Life
Tuivasa was born on March 16, 1993, in Sydney, Australia. His parents, Tony Tuivasa and Kerry Johnson, were from an upper-middle-class family. While growing up, Tuivasa was a rugby player and was good at it. If it wasn’t for gambling addiction, the fighter would have been a national rugby player as the professional Sydney Roosters rugby league signed him.
Tuivasa has one son named Carter Tuivasa with Brierley Pedro, the sister of UFC light heavyweight Tyson Pedro. The fighter shares regular pictures of his son on his official Instagram account.
Tai Tuivasa net worth
Most of Tuivasa’s revenues have come from his UFC fight purses and others from brand endorsements. According to The Sports Daily, Tuivasa’s total career earning is $963,500 and his highest salary per fight was $221,000 which he got after defeating Greg Hardy at UFC 264. Tai Tuivasa has amassed a net worth of $1.5 million.
Tuivasa has a podcast, “The Half cast Podcast” which he co-hosts with Tyson Pedro and Andrew Fifita. The fighter is one of the main faces of the merch line ‘FROM THE AREA‘ and also owns a drink brand known as Drink West.
At UFC 254 after the fighter did the ‘Shoey’ celebration after winning the bout it went viral and he earned a new title ‘ Shoeyvasa’. He is currently thinking of using that hype for a new business idea.
Q. What nationality is Tai Tuivasa?
Tuivasa is born and brought up in Australia
Q. What is Tai Tuivasa’s MMA record?
The fighter has been part of a total of 17 fights in which he has won 14 and has lost 3.
Q. What is Tai Tuivasa’s MMA record?When was Tai Tuivasa born?
Tuivasa was born on the 16th of March in 1993.
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