Tai Tuivasa vs Marcin Tybura Picks and Prediction – 3/16/2024

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Tai “Bam Bam” Tuivasa will step into the cage Saturday night for the 15th time his career. With fifteen wins in 21 fights overall Tuivasa has had a successful career up to this point. Fighting out of the southpaw stance from Lions High Performance Centre in Australia Tuivaa looks to avenge a recent skid to his record. For other UFC action see our UFC Picks.

With a mediocre 8-6 record inside the Octagon Tuivasa must right a ton of wrongs Saturday to get back on track. 14 of his fifteen wins professionally have been via the knockout including his last victory in February of 2022 with a knockout victory in the second round against Derek Lewis. Tuivasa has hit a rough patch as he stepped up in competition over his last three fights failing to finish any of the fights awake as all three ended via a finish loss.

Marcin Tybura comes into Saturday as the more experienced fighter heading into his 33rd professional fight overall. Tybura has 24 wins through 32 fights up to this point following a knockout loss to Tom Aspinal last July. Prior to the knockout loss Tybura had run off back-to-back decision victories in February of 23 and August of 2022.

Tybura is a towering 6’3 247 pound fighter fighting out of the orthodox stance coming into Saturday. Representing Poland a victory in resounding fashion for “Tybur” could propel him up the heavyweight rankings. With 9 knockouts and six submission victories to his name Tybura has the strength and skills to end the fight Saturday in an instant.