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Brad Tavares

Middleweight

Record: 21-13-0

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Height 6'1"
Weight 186 lb
Reach 74"
Leg reach 43"
Stance Orthodox
Style MMA
Age 38

Career stats

Striking

Striking accuracy 44%
Sig. strikes landed 1,243 of 2,844
Landed per min 3.41
Absorbed per min 3.32
Strike defence 55%
Knockdown avg 0.21

Grappling

Takedown accuracy 25%
Takedowns landed 16 of 64
Takedown defence 80%
Takedowns per 15 min 0.70
Submissions per 15 min 0.00
Avg fight time 13:01

Strikes by target

Head 59%
Body 17%
Leg 23%

Strikes by position

Standing 84%
Clinch 12%
Ground 4%

Wins by method · 5 first-round finishes

KO/TKO 5
Submission 2
Decision 14
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Fights in UFC

28 bouts
Date Opponent Result Method Event
Mar 14, 2026 Eryk Anders Loss Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos
Sep 6, 2025 Robert Bryczek Loss KO/TKO, R3 1:43 UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho
Apr 5, 2025 Gerald Meerschaert Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy
Oct 12, 2024 JunYong Park Loss Decision - Split, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira
Feb 9, 2024 Gregory Rodrigues Loss KO/TKO, R3 0:55 UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
Aug 18, 2023 Chris Weidman Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Apr 21, 2023 Bruno Silva Loss KO/TKO, R1 3:35 UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
Jul 1, 2022 Dricus Du Plessis Loss U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Jul 9, 2021 Omari Akhmedov Win S-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Jan 22, 2021 Antonio Carlos Junior Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
Nov 1, 2019 Edmen Shahbazyan Loss KO/TKO, R1 2:27 UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
Jul 5, 2018 Israel Adesanya Loss U-DEC, R5 5:00 The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
Apr 13, 2018 Krzysztof Jotko Win KO/TKO, R3 2:16 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Oct 6, 2017 Thales Leites Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
Jul 6, 2017 Elias Theodorou Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
Sep 9, 2016 Caio Magalhaes Win S-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem
May 8, 2015 Robert Whittaker Loss KO/TKO, R1 0:44 UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
Jan 2, 2015 Nate Marquardt Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier
Aug 15, 2014 Tim Boetsch Loss KO/TKO, R2 3:18 UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux
Apr 18, 2014 Yoel Romero Loss U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne
Jan 14, 2014 Lorenz Larkin Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou
Aug 27, 2013 Robert McDaniel Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
Mar 1, 2013 Riki Fukuda Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann
Sep 28, 2012 Tom Watson Win S-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic
May 14, 2012 Dongi Yang Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier
Jul 1, 2011 Aaron Simpson Loss U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber
Dec 31, 2010 Phil Baroni Win KO/TKO, R1 4:20 UFC 125: Resolution
Jun 18, 2010 Seth Baczynski Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale