Brad Tavares
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| Age | 37 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Middleweight |
| Height | 185 cm |
| Reach | 188 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
31
fights
21
✅ wins
10
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
0
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
0
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
June 19, 2010
UFC debuts
September 06, 2025
UFC last fight
5h49:18
time in the cage
12:56
avg time by combat
59.3%
win rate
12.5%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1527
as of September 06, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1599
on April 14, 2018
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
67
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Takedowns defense | 89 | 81% |
| 2. | Leg strikes landed | 81 | 4.15 / round |
| 3. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 73 | 598 |
| 4. | Distance strikes landed | 68 | 14.57 / round |
| 5. | Ko tko | 66 | 2 |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submissions attempted | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 2. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Ground strikes landed | 18 | 0.59 / round |
| 4. | Total strikes accuracy | 27 | 48% |
| 5. | Takedowns landed | 33 | 0.24 / round |
57
Boxing Score
68
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+0.30
/ round
💫 Strike differential
14.6 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
13.2 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
40.9%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
58.6%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
29
Wrestling Score
1
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.9 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
27.0%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
81.2%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
40s / round
⏱ Control Time
1:01 / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
0.6 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
69.5%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Brad Tavares' UFC Fight History
September 06, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (1:43).
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April 05, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 12, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Middleweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 10, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (55s).
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August 19, 2023 - UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 22, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (3:35).
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July 02, 2022 - UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Middleweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 10, 2021 - UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Middleweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 23, 2021 - UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 02, 2019 - UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Kick) at round 1 (2:27).
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July 06, 2018 - The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
Middleweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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April 14, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 3 (2:16).
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October 07, 2017 - UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 07, 2017 - The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 10, 2016 - UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem
Middleweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 09, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (44s).
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January 03, 2015 - UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 16, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (3:18).
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April 19, 2014 - UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne
Middleweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 15, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 28, 2013 - UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 02, 2013 - UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 29, 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic
Middleweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 15, 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 02, 2011 - UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber
Middleweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 01, 2011 - UFC 125: Resolution
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (4:20).
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June 19, 2010 - The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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