Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN+ 68: Gane vs. Tuivasa is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 3, 2022, in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Ciryl “Bon Gamin” Gane will take on Tai “Bam Bam” Tuivasa in the Heavyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN+ 68 card.

In this post, we will break down Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 34-year-old, Ciryl Gane is coming in with a 10-1-0 record. Gane will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Francis Ngannou at UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane in January.

Tuivasa, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Derrick Lewis on January 22, 2022 at UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 and holds a 15-3-0 record.

Ciryl Gane has an orthodox fighting stance with a 81″ reach. The 31-year-old, Tai Tuivasa is an southpaw fighter with a 75″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Ciryl Gane:
→ Gane’s striking accuracy is 58%.
→ Gane lands 4.83 significant strikes per minute.
→ Gane’s takedown accuracy is 22%.
→ Gane’s takedown average is 0.69 per 15 minutes.
→ Gane’s takedown defense is 55%.

Gane comes in with 58% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.83 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Tuivasa fires at 52% accuracy, landing about 4.54 significant strikes per minute. Ciryl Gane also has a 22% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.69 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Tuivasa’s 0.00 takedowns and 50% takedown accuracy.

Tai Tuivasa:
→ Tuivasa’s striking accuracy is 52%.
→ Tuivasa lands 4.54 significant strikes per minute.
→ Tuivasa’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Tuivasa’s takedown average is 0.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Tuivasa’s takedown defense is 50%.

Tai spent on average 6:31 minutes in the Octagon and Ciryl has an average fight time of 16:20 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN+ 68 is live in , who do you think will win, Ciryl or Tai? Sound off in the comments.

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