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UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Los Angeles, USA
19 Sept 2026
Heavyweight
VS
45%
Tuivasa
55%
Despaigne
Win Probability
Decision
Round 3 · 5:00
Tai
Tai Tuivasa
"Bam Bam"
15 – 10
6'2"75" reachSouthpaw33 yrs8-fight slideKnockout Artist
CFR 43
Robelis
Robelis Despaigne
"The Big Boy"
5 – 2
Well-Rounded38 yrsOrthodox84" reach6'7"
CFR 52
★ Official Result
Robelis DespaignewinsDecisionR3 · 5:00
def. Tai Tuivasa · UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Despaigne
Despaigne by TKO in round one — the reach lands first and Tuivasa's durability n…
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Actual result
Despaigne wins
Decision · R3
Pre-fight analysis

A heavyweight on a five-fight losing run with a chin rating of zero meets a 213cm-reach knockout artist who has not competed in nearly two years.

Tai Tuivasa's chin rating is 0.0. That figure is not an insult to a fighter who was once one of the most entertaining heavyweights in the sport — it is the model registering five consecutive defeats, two of them submissions inside two rounds and three of them full-distance beatings, and concluding that the margin is gone. The losing run is worth listing because the shape of it matters. Louie Suth…

Tuivasa intel

Tuivasa (15-10) has lost five in a row — decisions to Louie Sutherland, Tallison Teixeira and Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and submissions to Marcin Tybura and Alexander Volkov. His 0.0 chin rating is the lowest on the card and his momentum has sunk to 19.5, though a 54.4 quality-of-victory and 9.64 striking score mark what he used to be.

Despaigne intel

Despaigne (5-2) is 1-2 in three recorded UFC fights: an 18-second knockout of Josh Parisian, then decision losses to Waldo Cortes Acosta and Austen Lane. He has not been recorded competing since October 2024. At 200.7cm with 213.4cm of reach he is the largest man on the card.

Key angles

Twenty-three centimetres of reach — the widest physical gap on the card

A 0.0 chin rating against a 10.0 striking score

Despaigne's 0.67 volume: he has never won a fight that got past round one

Nearly two years of recorded inactivity for Despaigne

Despaigne's 60.0 quality-of-victory actually leads Tuivasa's 54.4, on three recorded fights against eighteen

Risk flags

Tuivasa's 9.64 striking and 0.88 finish rate mean one clean left hand inside the reach ends it

Despaigne has twice been outpointed over three rounds; if this reaches the judges his 0.67 volume is a liability

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout
TuivasaDespaigne
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
—
Strike Accuracy
—
Tuivasa
Despaigne
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'2"
Height
+6'7"
75"
Reach
+84"
33+
Age
38
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Tuivasa
Despaigne
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
42.7
52.1
49.5
Performance Avg
45.5
54
Quality of Victory
43
20
Momentum Score
58
Tuivasa
Despaigne
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
9.6
/ 10
6.0
/ 10
7.4
Style: Pressure
5.0
1.8
Style: Volume
5.0
7 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
1 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
6
Head
8
1
Body
0
2
Leg
0
RangeRange
6Distance3
3Clinch5
0Ground0
Tuivasa
Despaigne
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
0.3
/ 10
1.2
/ 10
0.2
Wrestling Style (/10)
0.8
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
0.0
0
Submission wins
0
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Tuivasa
Despaigne
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
0
96
2 consec. KOs
Verdict
Never stopped
3
KO/TKO Losses
0
3
Sub Losses
0
Avg R2.0 stoppage
KO round context
—
6 fights ago
Last KO loss
—
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
19/25 fights
Chin rating based on
4/7 fights
Tuivasa
Despaigne
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
20
58
8-fight 📉 slide
Current form
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
L · Sub · R1
Last 5
W · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
W · KO · R1
Tuivasa
Despaigne
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
88%
50%
7
KO / TKO Wins
1
0
Submission Wins
0
1
Decision Wins
1

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Tuivasa
Despaigne
Striking9.6 / 6.0Volume1.8 / 5.0Grappling0.3 / 1.2Wrestling0.2 / 0.8Submission0.0 / 0.0Pressure7.4 / 5.0
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
9.6
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
6.0
0.3
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
1.2
0.2
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
0.8
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
0.0
7.4
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
5.0
1.8
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
5.0
Tuivasa
Strike Zones
Despaigne
Tuivasa
Attacking
6HEAD1BODY2LEGS9 landed
Absorbing
8HEAD0BODY0LEGS8 absorbed
Despaigne
Attacking
8HEAD0BODY0LEGS8 landed
Absorbing
6HEAD1BODY2LEGS9 absorbed
Targeting Overlap
🎯Tuivasa targets the head (67% of attacks) — Despaigne absorbs 67% of strikes there
🎯Despaigne targets the head (100% of attacks) — Tuivasa absorbs 100% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Tuivasa
RND
Despaigne
0/0R00/0

Tuivasa · Last 5

L · Dec · R3
Robelis Despaigne
Decision
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 · 2026-09
L · Dec · R3
Louie Sutherland
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · 2026-05
L · Dec · R3
Tallison Teixeira
Decision
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · 2026-01
L · Dec · R3
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Decision
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · 2024-08
L · Sub · R1
Marcin Tybura
Submission
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · 2024-03

Despaigne · Last 4

W · Dec · R3
Tai Tuivasa
Decision
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 · 2026-09
L · Dec · R3
Austen Lane
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira · 2024-10
L · Dec · R3
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · 2024-05
W · KO · R1
Josh Parisian
KO/TKO
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · 2024-03

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