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Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Tallison Teixeira won · U-DEC R3
Elo1453
Tai Tuivasa
Elo1490

Tai TuivasavsTallison TeixeiraUFC Prediction Result

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · Saturday, January 31, 2026Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Official fight result

Tallison Teixeira won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupTai Tuivasa: StrikervsTallison Teixeira: Wrestler

Classic striker-vs-wrestler. The wrestler historically gets the edge if they can close distance and finish takedowns.

Model Prediction: Tallison Teixeira wins(89.5%)

Actual result: Tallison Teixeira wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Tallison Teixeira at -300 American odds

+$33 profit

$133 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Tai Tuivasa enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Tai Tuivasa is a KO finisher (88% of wins). Tallison Teixeira has lost 100% of fights by KO.
  • Tai Tuivasa has 58pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Striker vs grappler stylistic clash — fight location (standing vs ground) typically decides it.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Tai Tuivasa (53.5%).
  • Tallison Teixeira has a 20cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Tai Tuivasa
Red Corner
VS
Tallison Teixeira
Blue Corner
+245
(29%)
Vegas Odds
-300
(75%)
1453
Elo
1490
33
Age
26
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'7"
190.5 cm
Reach
210.82 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Tai TuivasaL5 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Sergei Pavlovich · Dec 22
L
SUBvs Alexander Volkov · Sep 23
L
SUBvs Marcin Tybura · Mar 24
L
vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · Aug 24
L
DECvs Louie Sutherland · May 26
latest
Tallison TeixeiraL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Justin Tafa · Feb 25
L
KOvs Derrick Lewis · Jul 25
L
KOvs Sergei Pavlovich · May 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Tai TuivasaMetricTallison Teixeira
3.37
Strikes / min
5.02
4.61
Strikes absorbed / min
3.86
42%
Strike defense
42%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
2.48
58%
Takedown defense
0%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.24Δ 2.40 — meaningful gap+1.16

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1503 vs 1503Strikes3.7 vs 5.0Takedowns0.0 vs 2.5Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form-0.9 vs -0.2
Tai TuivasaTallison Teixeira

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14401463148515081530← oldermost recent →
Tai Tuivasa(10 fights)Tallison Teixeira(4 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -37.7|Blue +37.7
Recent Form
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red +329.0|Blue -329.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Tai TuivasaTargetTallison Teixeira

By target zone

21
58% acc · 50%
Head
39
65% acc · 76%
10
100% acc · 24%
Body
10
91% acc · 20%
11
92% acc · 26%
Leg
2
67% acc · 4%

By position

27
77% acc · 64%
Distance
26
55% acc · 51%
11
65% acc · 26%
Clinch
4
100% acc · 8%
4
67% acc · 10%
Ground
21
91% acc · 41%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Tai Tuivasa rounds
0
even
2
Tallison Teixeira rounds
Round 1Tallison Teixeira edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:42
19Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:57Control
Round 2Tallison Teixeira edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control0:06
21Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:01Control
Round 3Tai Tuivasa edged it
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns0
Control3:10
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
42 / 58
Sig Strikes
51 / 74
65.7%
Sig Str %
68%
56 / 74
Total Strikes
117 / 144
0 / 0
TDs
3 / 9
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
3:58
Ctrl Time
7:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Tallison Teixeira19 / 2351 / 582 / 40
1Tai Tuivasa2 / 43 / 50 / 00
2Tallison Teixeira21 / 3143 / 541 / 10
2Tai Tuivasa13 / 1817 / 230 / 00
3Tallison Teixeira11 / 2023 / 320 / 40
3Tai Tuivasa27 / 3636 / 460 / 00

Tai Tuivasa

StanceSouthpaw
Height74.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights17

Tallison Teixeira

StanceOrthodox
Height79.0"
Reach83.0"
Fights4