UFC UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates Final

Heavyweight

Tai Tuivasa vs Louie Sutherland

Tai Tuivasa
Australia

Tai Tuivasa

“Bam Bam”

15-10

VS
Louie Sutherland
England

Louie Sutherland

“Vanilla Gorilla”

11-6

Winner

Winner

Louie Sutherland

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

2 May 2026 · RAC Arena, Perth, Australia

Key takeaways

  • Louie Sutherland beat Tai Tuivasa by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Louie Sutherland landed 111 of 130 total strikes and 5 of 11 takedowns, with 11:45 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 26-30, 26-30, 26-30.

Tale of the tape

Tai TuivasaLouie Sutherland
15-10Record11-6
33Age on fight night32
6′2″ (188 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)
75″ (191 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
264 lb (119.7 kg)Weight264 lb (119.7 kg)
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
Lions High Performance CentreTeamGreat Britain Top Team
Kingswood, New South Wales, AustraliaFromLondon, England, United Kingdom

Fight statistics

27of 37 · 73%Total strikes landed111of 130 · 85%
26of 36Head strikes81of 99
0Body strikes24of 24
1of 1Leg strikes6of 7
0Takedowns5of 11
0:42Control time11:45

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Tai TuivasaRoundLouie Sutherland
8/11strikes0/0TD0KD0:10controlR132/38strikes1/4TD0KD3:40control
9/10strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR242/48strikes3/4TD0KD4:36control
10/16strikes0/0TD0KD0:32controlR337/44strikes1/3TD0KD3:29control

Judges’ scorecards

Evan Field

9R1109R2108R310

26total30

Nathan Pintabona

9R1109R2108R310

26total30

Clemens Werner

9R1109R2108R310

26total30

Form going into the fight

Tai Tuivasa

  1. LTallison Teixeiraunanimous decision2026
  2. LJairzinho Rozenstruiksplit decision2024
  3. LMarcin Tyburasubmission R1 4:082024
  4. LAlexander Volkovsubmission R2 4:372023
  5. LSergei PavlovichKO/TKO R1 0:542022

Louie Sutherland

  1. LBrando PericicKO/TKO R1 1:482026
  2. LValter Walkersubmission R1 1:242025

Also on this card

Jack Della Maddalena vs Carlos PratesWelterweightKO/TKO R3 3:17Beneil Dariush vs Quillan SalkilldLightweightKO/TKO R1 3:29Tim Elliott vs Steve ErcegFlyweightunanimous decisionMarwan Rahiki vs Ollie SchmidFeatherweightKO/TKO R1 2:47Tai Tuivasa vs Sean Sharaf

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