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Brad Tavares
L221-13-0
0Prospect
🇺🇸USA/Middleweight/Age 38/Orthodox/6' 1"/74″ reach/185 lbs
Win %
62%
SLpM
3.4
Str Acc
43%
Str Def
54%
TD Avg
0.7
TD Def
80%
Sub Avg
0.0
Finish
35%
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At a Glance
3.4
SLpM
median
43%
Str Acc
below average
0.7
TD Avg
below average
35%
Finish %
top 25%
54%
Str Def
above average
Brad Tavares is a USA orthodox Middleweight mixed martial artist competing in the UFC, profiled as a well-rounded mixed martial artist. With a record of 21-13-0, the fighter carries a 67% win rate across 36 pro contests. Standout traits include elite 80% takedown defense.
Career Arc
37 fightspeak +16 · current +12
Skill Profile
Fighter
UFC Avg
0Prospect
Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg
Str Acc
Str Def
TD Acc
TD Def
Striking Output
Sig. Strikes Landed / Min
3.41-0.01 vs avg
0avg 3.49
Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min
3.32+0.14 vs avg
0avg 3.29
Grappling Output
Takedowns / 15 Min
0.70-0.82 vs avg
0avg 1.56
Submissions / 15 Min
0.00-0.40 vs avg
0avg 0.43
Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)
Absorbed (3.32)Landed (3.41)
0
+0.09
Wins by Method
35%Finish
KO/TKO626%
Submission29%
Decision1565%
24 total wins
Win / Loss by Method
Wins (24)
6 KO
2 SUB
15 DEC
1 OTH
Losses (12)
6 KO
6 DEC
Recent Form (Last 5)
L
Dec
L
KO
W
Dec
L
Dec
L
KO
Career Fight Pace (Avg Sig Strikes / Round)
R1
21/45(47%)
R2
26/50(52%)
R3
13/27(48%)
Landed
Attempted
Positional & Target Breakdown
Position
83%
Distance: 314Clinch: 43Ground: 23
Target
73%
16%
Head: 278Body: 59Leg: 43
Grappling Efficiency
Avg TD / Fight
0.2
Avg Control / Fight
0:35
TD Success Rate
27%
Durability & Resilience
Fights to Decision
21 of 37
KO/TKO Losses
6
Avg Fight Duration
2.5 rounds
Post-Loss Record
6-5
Fight History28 UFC + 9 pre-UFC
37 fights24W12L
| Result | Opponent | Method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Eryk Anders | DU-DEC | ||||
LOSS Method U-DEC Round 3 of 3 Time 5:00 Division Middleweight | ||||||
| L | Robert Bryczek | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Gerald Meerschaert | DU-DEC | ||||
| L | JunYong Park | DS-DEC | ||||
| L | Gregory Rodrigues | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Chris Weidman | DU-DEC | ||||
| L | Bruno Silva | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| L | Dricus Du Plessis | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Omari Akhmedov | DS-DEC | ||||
| W | Antonio Carlos Junior | DU-DEC | ||||
| L | Edmen Shahbazyan | KKO/TKO Kick | ||||
| L | Israel Adesanya | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Krzysztof Jotko | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| W | Thales Leites | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Elias Theodorou | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Caio Magalhaes | DS-DEC | ||||
| L | Robert Whittaker | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| W | Nate Marquardt | DU-DEC | ||||
| L | Tim Boetsch | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| L | Yoel Romero | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Lorenz Larkin | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Robert McDaniel | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Riki Fukuda | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Tom Watson | DS-DEC | ||||
| W | Dongi Yang | DU-DEC | ||||
| L | Aaron Simpson | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Phil Baroni | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Unknown | DDEC | ||||
| W | Seth Baczynski | DU-DEC | ||||
| ? | Unknown | SSUB | ||||
| W | Unknown | •DQ | ||||
| W | Unknown | KTKO | ||||
| W | Jonathan Joao | KTKO | ||||
| W | Joshua Ferreira | SSUB | ||||
| W | Devin Kauwe | KTKO | ||||
| W | Jon Ferrell | SSUB | ||||
| W | Thomas Sodeno | KTKO | ||||