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Brad Tavares
Record
16-12
Rating
1800 ± 137
Since last event
▼ 1
Next fight
nothing booked
Age
38
38
Current streak
2 losses
2 losses
Wins by
2 KO · 0 sub · 14 dec
2 KO · 0 sub · 14 dec
Key facts
- Record
- 16-12
- Division
- Middleweight
- Our rank
- #42
- Rating
- 1800 ± 137
- Style label
- power puncher
- Country
- unknown
- Height
- 73"
- Reach
- 74"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Date of birth
- 1987-12-21
Rating history
Style profile
Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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The numbers behind it
Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of
what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ±
means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
| Metric | Brad Tavares | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 52.6 ± 5.8 65th percentile | 49.2 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 56.6 ± 5.3 29th percentile | 53.6 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 3.04 ± 1.68 6th percentile | 4.06 |
| Takedown defence % | 60 ± 12 85th percentile | 53 |
| Control time s /15 min | 152 ± 73 2nd percentile | 196 |
| Striking defence % | 52 ± 2 78th percentile | 50 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.63 ± 0.03 42nd percentile | 0.62 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.46 ± 0.46 8th percentile | 0.73 |
| Metric | Brad Tavares | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 62.1 ± 30.6 50th percentile | 62.8 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 67.1 ± 4.4 40th percentile | 67.0 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 4.15 ± 3.67 71st percentile | 4.08 |
| Takedown defence % | 71 ± 29 72nd percentile | 71 |
| Control time s /15 min | 197 ± 51 50th percentile | 198 |
| Striking defence % | 51 ± 6 34th percentile | 51 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 1.19 ± 0.21 50th percentile | 1.19 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.13 ± 0.13 55th percentile | 0.13 |
| Metric | Brad Tavares | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 58.9 ± 44.1 32nd percentile | 59.3 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 69.5 ± 10.0 50th percentile | 69.4 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 5.73 ± 8.37 68th percentile | 5.66 |
| Control time s /15 min | 225 ± 68 62nd percentile | 226 |
| Striking defence % | 51 ± 16 38th percentile | 51 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.35 ± 0.05 68th percentile | 0.35 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.22 ± 0.22 68th percentile | 0.22 |
UFC fight history
| L | Eryk Anders
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos · 2026-03-14 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Robert Bryczek
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho · 2025-09-06 |
KO/TKO R3 |
| W | Gerald Meerschaert
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy · 2025-04-05 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | JunYong Park
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · 2024-10-12 |
Decision - Split R3 |
| L | Gregory Rodrigues
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer · 2024-02-10 |
KO/TKO R3 |
| W | Chris Weidman
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley · 2023-08-19 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Bruno Silva
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes · 2023-04-22 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| L | Dricus Du Plessis
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · 2022-07-02 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Omari Akhmedov
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · 2021-07-10 |
Decision - Split R3 |
| W | Antonio Carlos Junior
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor · 2021-01-23 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Edmen Shahbazyan
UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · 2019-11-02 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| L | Israel Adesanya
The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale · 2018-07-06 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Krzysztof Jotko
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje · 2018-04-14 |
KO/TKO R3 |
| W | Thales Leites
UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee · 2017-10-07 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Elias Theodorou
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale · 2017-07-07 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Caio Magalhaes
UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem · 2016-09-10 |
Decision - Split R3 |
| L | Robert Whittaker
UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt · 2015-05-09 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Nate Marquardt
UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier · 2015-01-03 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Tim Boetsch
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux · 2014-08-16 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| L | Yoel Romero
UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne · 2014-04-19 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Lorenz Larkin
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · 2014-01-15 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Robert McDaniel
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 · 2013-08-28 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Riki Fukuda
UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann · 2013-03-02 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Tom Watson
UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic · 2012-09-29 |
Decision - Split R3 |
| W | Dongi Yang
UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · 2012-05-15 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Aaron Simpson
UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber · 2011-07-02 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Phil Baroni
UFC 125: Resolution · 2011-01-01 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Seth Baczynski | Decision - Unanimous R3 |