Jones vs Tuivasa

When is Jones vs Tuivasa?

Jon Jones could potentially square off against Tai Tuivasa, in Late 2024.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Jones vs Tuivasa stats

Jon Jones would step into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Tai Tuivasa would make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Tuivasa would have a massive power advantage over Jones, boasting a 93% knock out percentage over Jones' 37%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Jones would have a large advantage over Tuivasa, boasting a 26% submission rate over Tuivasa's 0%.

Jon Jones is the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Jones has a height advantage of 2 inches over Tuivasa. This also extends to a 10-inch reach advantage.

Jones is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Tuivasa, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 51 more professional rounds, 83 to Tuivasa's 32.

Jones vs Tuivasa form

Jones has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight, he won against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Thiago Santos at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by split decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Anthony Smith at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

Tai Tuivasa has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Alexander Volkov at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated 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.

Before that, he had lost to Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had beaten Derrick Lewis at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Tai Tuivasa has been fighting more than Jon Jones.

Jon Jones last fought 1 year, 1 month and 14 days ago, while Tai Tuivasa's last outing was 1 month and 2 days ago.

Jones' last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Tuivasa's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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