The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brought another exciting fight night event, UFC Fight Night: Tai Tuivasa vs. Marcin Tybura, on March 16, 2024. The event was held at the UFC Apex in Paradise, Las Vegas, Nevada. Heavyweight professional mixed martial artists Tai Tuivasa and Marcin Tybura headlined the event, along with a card full of exciting fights across different weight classes in the UFC. Tybura emerged victorious in this bout via submission in the first round.
Tai Tuivasa is an experienced fighter currently active in the heavyweight division of the UFC. He made his debut on July 6, 2012, at Elite Cage Championships 2 against Simon Osborne. He made a dominant statement in his first professional fight as a mixed martial artist by making quick work of Osborne and winning the fight via first-round TKO.
After compiling a clinical record of six consecutive victories in different professional mixed martial arts promotions, Tai Tuivasa entered the elite mixed martial arts promotion, the UFC. He made his debut in the Octagon against Rashad Coulter on November 19, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura. Tuivasa maintained his dominant run by tearing through Coulter in the first round and winning the fight via a flying knee.
Tai Tuivasa’s rival for the event, Marcin Tybura, is an experienced mixed martial artist who has been active on the professional circuit since 2011. He made his debut on November 5, 2011, against Robert Marcock at the Polish MMA Championships Finals. Tybura finished Marcock by finishing him with a first-round submission to start his career with a win.
After fighting in multiple fight promotions, Marcin Tybura made his debut in the UFC against Timothy Johnson on April 10, 2016, at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos. He was defeated by Johnson via a unanimous decision in the first showing in the octagon. He recovered from his initial stumblings and is currently the No. 10 ranked heavyweight fighter in the UFC’s heavyweight division.
Tai Tuivasa vs. Marcin Tybura Stats
| Stats | Tai Tuivasa | Marcin Tybura |
| Record | 14-7 (13 KOs) | 25-8 (9 KOs) |
| Championship | - | - |
| Age | 30 | 38 |
| Height | 6 ft. 2 Inches | 6 ft. 3 Inches |
| Division(s) | Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 75” | 78” |
| Win Streak (Active) | 0 | 1 |
| Professional Debut | 2012 | 2011 |
Tai Tuivasa Record
Tai Tuivasa has a professional record of 14 wins and 7 losses as of March 2024.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 14-7 | Marcin Tybura | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | March 16, 2024 | 1 | 4:08 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 14–6 | Alexander Volkov | Submission (Ezekiel choke) | UFC 293 | 10-Sep-23 | 2 | 4:37 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Loss | 14–5 | Sergei Pavlovich | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland | 03-Dec-22 | 1 | 0:54 | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 14–4 | Ciryl Gane | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa | 03-Sep-22 | 3 | 4:23 | Paris, France | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 14–3 | Derrick Lewis | KO (elbow) | UFC 271 | 12-Feb-22 | 2 | 1:40 | Houston, Texas, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 13–3 | Augusto Sakai | KO (punches) | UFC 269 | 11-Dec-21 | 2 | 0:26 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 12–3 | Greg Hardy | KO (punches) | UFC 264 | 10-Jul-21 | 1 | 1:07 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 11–3 | Harry Hunsucker | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland | 20-Mar-21 | 1 | 0:49 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 10–3 | Stefan Struve | KO (punches) | UFC 254 | 24-Oct-20 | 1 | 4:59 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Loss | 9–3 | Serghei Spivac | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 243 | 06-Oct-19 | 2 | 3:14 | Melbourne, Australia | |
| Loss | 9–2 | Blagoy Ivanov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 238 | 08-Jun-19 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 9–1 | Junior dos Santos | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa | 02-Dec-18 | 2 | 2:30 | Adelaide, Australia | |
| Win | 9–0 | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 225 | 09-Jun-18 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Cyril Asker | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC 221 | 11-Feb-18 | 1 | 2:18 | Perth, Australia | |
| Win | 7–0 | Rashad Coulter | KO (flying knee) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | 19-Nov-17 | 1 | 4:35 | Sydney, Australia | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 6–0 | James McSweeney | TKO (corner stoppage) | AFC 17 | 15-Oct-16 | 1 | 5:00 | Melbourne, Australia | Defended the AFC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–0 | Brandon Sololi | KO (elbow) | AFC 16 | 18-Jun-16 | 1 | 0:21 | Melbourne, Australia | Won the AFC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 4–0 | Gul Pohatu | TKO (punches) | Urban Fight Night 5 | 12-Dec-15 | 1 | 0:44 | Liverpool, Australia | |
| Win | 3–0 | Erik Nosa | TKO (punches) | Gladiators Cage Fighting: Gladiators 3 | 09-Nov-12 | 1 | 0:28 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 2–0 | Aaron Nieborak | TKO (punches) | Gladiators Cage Fighting: Gladiators 2 | 31-Aug-12 | 1 | N/A | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 1–0 | Simon Osborne | TKO (punches) | Elite Cage Championships 2 | 06-Jul-12 | 1 | N/A | Sydney, Australia | Heavyweight debut. |
Marcin Tybura Record
Marcin Tybura has a professional record of 25 wins and 8 losses as of March 2024.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 25–8 | Tai Tuivasa | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | March 16, 2024 | 1 | 4:08 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 24–8 | Tom Aspinall | TKO (elbow and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura | July 22, 2023 | 1 | 1:13 | London, England | |
| Win | 24–7 | Blagoy Ivanov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac | February 4, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 23–7 | Alexander Romanov | Decision (majority) | UFC 278 | August 20, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
| Loss | 22–7 | Alexander Volkov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 267 | October 30, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 22–6 | Walt Harris | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | June 5, 2021 | 1 | 4:06 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 21–6 | Greg Hardy | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal | December 19, 2020 | 2 | 4:31 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 20–6 | Ben Rothwell | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | October 11, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 19–6 | Maxim Grishin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 251 | July 12, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 18–6 | Serghei Spivac | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | February 29, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | |
| Loss | 17–6 | Augusto Sakai | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje | September 14, 2019 | 1 | 0:59 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Loss | 17–5 | Shamil Abdurakhimov | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | April 20, 2019 | 2 | 3:15 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 17–4 | Stefan Struve | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith | July 22, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Loss | 16–4 | Derrick Lewis | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros | February 18, 2018 | 3 | 2:48 | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 16–3 | Fabrício Werdum | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | November 19, 2017 | 5 | 5:00 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 16–2 | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia | June 17, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | |
| Win | 15–2 | Luis Henrique | TKO (punches) | UFC 209 | March 4, 2017 | 3 | 3:46 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 14–2 | Viktor Pešta | KO (head kick) | UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres | August 6, 2016 | 2 | 0:53 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 13–2 | Timothy Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos | April 10, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| Win | 13–1 | Ante Delija | TKO (leg injury) | M-1 Challenge 61: Battle of Narts | September 20, 2015 | 1 | 2:21 | Nazran, Russia | Defended the M-1 Heavyweight Championship. |
| Loss | 12–1 | Stephan Puetz | TKO (doctor stoppage) | M-1 Challenge 57: Battle in the Heart of the Continent | May 2, 2015 | 3 | 3:48 | Orenburg, Russia | Non-title bout. |
| Win | 12–0 | Denis Smoldarev | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Challenge 53: Battle in the Celestial Empire | November 25, 2014 | 1 | 3:35 | Beijing, China | Defended the M-1 Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 11–0 | Damian Grabowski | Technical Submission (north-south choke) | M-1 Challenge 50: Battle of Neva | August 15, 2014 | 1 | 1:28 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Won the M-1 Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 10–0 | Maro Perak | TKO (punches) | M-1 Global: M-1 Challenge 47 | April 4, 2014 | 3 | 3:26 | Orenburg, Russia | |
| Win | 9–0 | Konstantin Gluhov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Global: M-1 Challenge 42 | October 20, 2013 | 1 | 4:30 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 8–0 | Chaban Ka | TKO (punches) | M-1 Global: M-1 Challenge 41 | August 21, 2013 | 1 | 2:05 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | M-1 Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal. |
| Win | 7–0 | Denis Komkin | TKO (retirement) | M-1 Challenge 37: Khamanaev vs. Puhakka | February 27, 2013 | 1 | 5:00 | Orenburg, Russia | M-1 Heavyweight Grand Prix alternate bout. |
| Win | 6–0 | Krystian Kopytowski | TKO (retirement) | Gladiator Arena 4 | December 8, 2012 | 3 | 1:53 | Pyrzyce, Poland | |
| Win | 5–0 | Szymon Bajor | Decision (split) | Prime FC 1: Bajor vs. Tybura | June 1, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Mielec, Poland | |
| Win | 4–0 | Andrzej Kosecki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | OEF: Carphatian Primus Belt Round 2 | February 24, 2012 | 1 | 3:17 | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| Win | 3–0 | Stanisław Ślusakowicz | Submission (triangle armbar) | OEF: Carphatian Primus Belt Round 1 | November 13, 2011 | 1 | 3:20 | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| Win | 2–0 | Adam Wieczorek | Decision (unanimous) | Polish MMA Championships Finals | November 5, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Chorzów, Poland | |
| Win | 1–0 | Robert Marcok | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Polish MMA Championships Finals | November 5, 2011 | 1 | 3:48 | Chorzów, Poland | |
Tai Tuivasa Losses
Tai Tuivasa has lost 7 fights in his professional mixed martial arts career as of March 2024. He was defeated in the first three-fight of his professional career in quick succession against Junior dos Santos, Blagoy Ivanov, and Serghei Spivac at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Tuivasa, UFC 238, and UFC 243.
Tai Tuivasa again lost four fights in succession in his recent outings to the octagon against Ciryl Gane, Sergey Pavlovich, Alexander Volkov, and Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa, UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland, UFC 293, and UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura.
FAQs on Tai Tuivasa vs. Marcin Tybura Head to Head Record
A. He has a professional record of 14 wins and 7 losses.
A. He has a professional record of 25 wins and 8 losses.
A. The duo fought each other at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on March 16, 2024.
A. Marcin Tybura is ranked as the No. 10 fighter in the UFC heavyweight division.
A. Tai Tuivasa is ranked as the No. 9 in the UFC heavyweight division.
