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Tai Tuivasa vs Robelis Despaigne: heavyweight prelim preview at UFC 331
Tale of the tape and archive form for Tai Tuivasa against Robelis Despaigne, on the prelims at UFC 331 on Sep 19, 2026.
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 lands on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and on the prelims sits Tai Tuivasa against Robelis Despaigne at heavyweight, scheduled for 3 rounds. Our schedule tables list 13 bouts on the card; this one is filed under the prelims.
Tale of the tape
Tai Tuivasa ("Bam Bam"), 33, comes in at 15-10-0, listed at 6'2", with a 75-inch reach, fighting southpaw. Across the cage, Robelis Despaigne ("The Big Boy"), 38, comes in at 6-2-0, listed at 6'7", with a 84-inch reach, fighting orthodox. On the tape, Despaigne has 5 inches of height and 9 inches of reach. Tuivasa is the younger by 5 years. It is an southpaw-versus-orthodox pairing, so lead hands and lead legs line up on opposite sides.
- Record: Tai Tuivasa 15-10-0 · Robelis Despaigne 6-2-0
- Age: Tai Tuivasa 33 · Robelis Despaigne 38
- Height: Tai Tuivasa 6'2" · Robelis Despaigne 6'7"
- Reach: Tai Tuivasa 75" · Robelis Despaigne 84"
- Stance: Tai Tuivasa Southpaw · Robelis Despaigne Orthodox
What the archive says
Our archive has 2 completed UFC bouts for Tai Tuivasa, 0 wins and 2 losses. He last fought on May 2, 2026 and lost to Louie Sutherland by unanimous decision in round 3.
- L vs Louie Sutherland — unanimous decision, R3 (May 2, 2026)
- L vs Tallison Teixeira — unanimous decision, R3 (Jan 31, 2026)
Robelis Despaigne has no completed UFC bout in the PropBetEdge archive at the time of writing. The 6-2-0 record above is his official line, and his fight-by-fight history will fill in as the archive loads.
What to watch
The 9-inch reach gap in Robelis Despaigne's favour is the tape's headline number; it defines the range each man is working from. The open-stance geometry puts Tai Tuivasa's lead right side against Robelis Despaigne's lead left, the classic setup for rear-hand and rear-kick exchanges. It is scheduled for 3 rounds.
Algo lean: locked. PropBetEdge model pricing for this bout ships with UFC Pro; no pick is shown until the model has produced one.
Written by the PropBetEdge UFC Desk from PropBetEdge's own fight tables and a stored fact block. Read the editorial policy.
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