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UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Tai Tuivasa
Tai Tuivasa
15-10 · AUS
VS
September 19, 2026 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Heavyweight
Prediction
TuivasaWin probabilityDespaigne
31.6%68.4%
KO / TKO
64%
Submission
12%
Decision
24%
Expected fight time: 7.7 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Tuivasa, blue toward Despaigne. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Tuivasa32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%69%
Submission3%8%
Decision7%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1433)
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)
Despaigne68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO42%62%
Submission9%13%
Decision17%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)
Combined totals~54 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R228%
R38%
Distance24%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Tuivasa
44.4%+121
Despaigne
-12153.6%
Most takedownstie 62.5%
Tuivasa
23.9%-177
Despaigne
+17713.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tuivasa
Expected: 25.7
25.5
Over 25.5
42.9%
+133
Under 25.5
57.1%
-133
03365
Despaigne
Expected: 28.4
28.5
Over 28.5
42.2%
+137
Under 28.5
57.8%
-137
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Tuivasa
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.7%
+274
Under 0.5
73.3%
-274
035
Despaigne
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.8%
Exactly 0
83.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 7.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market

No market on record for this bout.

Skill ratings
Tuivasa
Striking
79
Boxing
81
Kicking
81
Clinch
85
Striking def.
66
Wrestling off.
43
Wrestling def.
73
Ground game
51
Submissions
51
Grappling def.
76
Despaigne
Striking
70
Boxing
71
Kicking
74
Clinch
71
Striking def.
71
Wrestling off.
64
Wrestling def.
65
Ground game
59
Submissions
63
Grappling def.
65
Trait web
54.9Striking64.8
Despaigne +9.9
16.1Grappling13.9
Tuivasa +2.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TuivasaDespaigne
Tale of the tape
Physical
33 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'7"
75"
Reach
84"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.37
61st
Strikes landed / min
2.11
30th
48%
71st
Strike accuracy
59%
94th
4.61
23rd
Strikes absorbed / min
2.54
72nd
42%
22nd
Strike defense
46%
32nd
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
28th
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
28th
0%
28th
Takedown accuracy
0%
28th
58%
55th
Takedown defense
50%
46th
0.0
45th
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
45th
Form & résumé
44%
UFC win rate
33%
-7
Win/loss streak
-2
0%
Last-5 win rate
33%
88%
Finish rate
100%
1569
86th
Recent opp. quality
1518
26th
100
Days since last fight
660

Small figures are each fighter's percentile among UFC fighters (higher = better).

Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tai Tuivasa
  • LLouie SutherlandU-DEC R3
    Close -2325mo before
  • LTallison TeixeiraU-DEC R3
    Close +2498mo before
  • LJairzinho RozenstruikS-DEC R3
    Close +1952y 1mo before
  • LMarcin TyburaSUB R1
    Close -1172y 6mo before
  • LAlexander VolkovSUB R2
    Close +1953y before
Robelis Despaigne
  • LAusten LaneU-DEC R3
    Close -3931y 11mo before
  • LWaldo Cortes AcostaU-DEC R3
    Close -2302y 4mo before
  • WJosh ParisianKO/TKO R1
    Close -3882y 6mo before
Tuivasa — win / loss by method
Record: 15-11-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
14 wins, 4 losses
W
93% of wins
L
36% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
27% of losses
Decision
1 win, 4 losses
W
7% of wins
L
36% of losses
UFC
8win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(30%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(30%) 3
1 (13%)Decision(40%) 4
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Despaigne — win / loss by method
Record: 6-2-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Tuivasa
Finishing
Finish rate89%
by KO/TKO89%
by submission0%
by decision11%
Early-finish tendency42%
Octagon time
At distance
In the clinch
On the ground
Late-round dominance38%
Résumé
Quality of wins1556.7
Avg opponent Elo1568
Vs ranked (W–L)0–0
Title fights0
Momentum0.0
Reach vs division-2.2"
Height vs division-0.6"
Despaigne
Finishing
Finish rate100%
by KO/TKO100%
by submission0%
by decision0%
Early-finish tendency49%
Octagon time
At distance
In the clinch
On the ground
Late-round dominance5%
Résumé
Quality of wins1493.2
Avg opponent Elo1518
Vs ranked (W–L)0–0
Title fights0
Momentum12.4
Reach vs division+6.8"
Height vs division+4.4"

Profiles

Experience
Tuivasa
Despaigne
18
UFC fights
3
145.7 min · 8.1 avg
Octagon time
30.3 min · 10.1 avg
14y 1m
Career length
4y 2m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Tuivasa
Despaigne
291W–88L · 76.8%Averagetop 62%
Overall
38W–13L · 74.5%Softtop 72%
128W–49L · 72.3%Softtop 75%
Wins
15W–7L · 68.2%Softtop 89%
163W–39L · 80.7%Averagetop 43%
Losses
23W–6L · 79.3%Averagetop 52%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tuivasa
Despaigne
32W–23L · 58.2%
Overall
24W–10L · 70.6%
25W–18L · 58.1%
Wins
24W–10L · 70.6%
7W–5L · 58.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Tuivasa
Despaigne
4.27
Landed / min
5.08
42.8%
Accuracy
55.3%
47.8%
Defense
40.4%
0.82
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.50
55.7%
Time at distance
33.8%
Grappling & control
Tuivasa
Despaigne
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
58.7%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
33.6%
Control share
1.8%
Strike target map
Tuivasa
  • Head59%(290)div 65%
  • Body18%(86)div 19%
  • Legs23%(115)div 16%
Despaigne
  • Head64%(41)div 65%
  • Body6%(4)div 19%
  • Legs30%(19)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Tai Tuivasa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl
  • Tuivasa—/——/—
    Despaigne—/——/—

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Robelis Despaigne
CloseSSTDKDCtrl
  • Despaigne—/——/—
    Tuivasa—/——/—

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.