Winner: Tai Tuivasa
Confidence Score: 67Tai Tuivasa is the more experienced UFC heavyweight, with 23 UFC fights and a history of competing against top-tier competition. He has a significant knockout record (14 KOs, 12 first-round finishes) and a proven ability to handle the pressure of big events. Although Tallison Teixeira is a dangerous young striker with a huge reach (83" arm, 43" leg), most of his wins are quick first-round KOs against lower-level competition, and he was recently stopped in the first round by Derrick Lewis, a fighter Tuivasa has also faced. Tuivasa's experience, power, and durability in extended exchanges give him the edge over the untested Teixeira, who may struggle if he cannot secure an early finish. Historically, heavyweights with Tuivasa's experience and knockout power win the majority of these matchups against less-tested, young knockout artists.
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