Tai Tuivasa vs Marcin Tybura: Betting Odds & Prediction

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Written by: Mark McLaughlin

Tai Tuivasa and Marcin Tybura are set to showdown in a heavyweight clash in the main event of UFC Fight Night this weekend.

Tuivasa and Tybura are ranked at Number 9 and Number 10 in the UFC Heavyweight Rankings heading into the clash.

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Tai Tuivasa

The Australian brawler is looking to turn his fortunes around in the UFC following a three-fight losing streak. Those losses came against top heavyweight talents, with Ciryl Gane, Sergei Pavlovich and Alexander Volkov all finishing Tuivasa in his last three UFC appearances.

Tuivasa came close to stopping Gane in the second round of their September 2022 fight before the Frenchman rallied with a knockout victory in the following round.

His most recent showing against Volkov back in September highlighted Tuivasa’s weakness on the ground. Taivusa was easily submitted by the Russian, losing via an Ezekiel Choke in the second round. The former is renowned for his striking - a gameplan he'll look to implement this weekend against Tybura.

Before the fight with Gane, Tuivasa enjoyed a five-fight winning streak, finisihing all five of those fights via KO. Tuivasa has only been the distance twice in his career, with 93% of his wins coming via KO.

Marcin Tybura

The Polish heavyweight comes into the bout following a first-round knockout loss to Interim Heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall in July. The fight saw Tybura struggle with the speed and power of the Englishman, which may prove a problem again in this weekend's bout.

Tybura holds a professional record of 24-8 and has so far displayed a versatile approach en route to getting his hand raised. Seven of his wins have come via submission, eight by knockout and nine by decision. He hasn't won by submission since 2014, however. 

Tybura’s last two wins came against Blagoy Ivanov and Alexandr Romanov, winning both via unanimous decision. Tybura displayed an ability to control the pace of the fight against both men and will be hoping to do the same this weekend against a KO-hungry Tuivasa. 

Tybura is in relatively good form in the UFC, holding a record of 7-2 in his last nine fights, with notable wins coming against Serghei Spivac and Greg Hardy.

Prediction

Both fighters need a win if they are to edge closer to the UFC title picture. OddsNow expect the extra speed and power of Tuivasa to be enough for the Australian to return to winning ways this weekend.

OddsNow's Pick: Tuivasa to win by KO/TKO/DQ (21/20 @ BoyleSports)

 

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