Brad Tavares

Middleweight · 21-13 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
6'1"
185.42 cm
Reach
6'2"
187.96 cm
Age
38
Elo Rating
1528.8

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 166 Middleweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Stops 80% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 83% of Middleweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Attempts just 0.00 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 89% of Middleweight fighters
  • Completes only 26% of their takedown attempts — worse than 79% of Middleweight fighters
  • Averages just 0.70 takedowns per 15 minutes — worse than 76% of Middleweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.41
    Top 43%
  • Striking accuracy
    43%
    Bottom 28%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.32
    Bottom 42%
  • Striking defense
    54%
    Top 45%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.70
    Bottom 24%
  • Takedown accuracy
    26%
    Bottom 21%
  • Takedown defense
    80%
    Top 17%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.00
    Bottom 11%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1561, higher than 67% of Middleweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1529).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202510:55Rodrigues15:00Park15:00Meerschaert11:43Bryczek15:00Anders
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LEryk Anders
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
2026-03-14 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LRobert Bryczek
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
2025-09-06 · KO/TKO, R3 1:43
WGerald Meerschaert
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy
2025-04-05 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJunYong Park
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-10-12 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LGregory Rodrigues
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
2024-02-10 · KO/TKO, R3 0:55
WChris Weidman
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
2023-08-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LBruno Silva
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
2023-04-22
LDricus Du Plessis
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
2022-07-02 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WOmari Akhmedov
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
2021-07-10 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WAntonio Carlos Junior
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
2021-01-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LEdmen Shahbazyan
UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
2019-11-02 · KO/TKO, R1 2:27
LIsrael Adesanya
The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
2018-07-06 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WKrzysztof Jotko
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
2018-04-14 · KO/TKO, R3 2:16
WThales Leites
UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
2017-10-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WElias Theodorou
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
2017-07-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WCaio Magalhaes
UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem
2016-09-10 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LRobert Whittaker
UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
2015-05-09 · KO/TKO, R1 0:44
WNate Marquardt
UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier
2015-01-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LTim Boetsch
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux
2014-08-16 · KO/TKO, R2 3:18
LYoel Romero
UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne
2014-04-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WLorenz Larkin
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou
2014-01-15 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WRobert McDaniel
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
2013-08-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WRiki Fukuda
UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann
2013-03-02 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WTom Watson
UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic
2012-09-29 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WDongi Yang
UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier
2012-05-15 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LAaron Simpson
UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber
2011-07-02 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WPhil Baroni
UFC 125: Resolution
2011-01-01 · KO/TKO, R1 4:20
WSeth Baczynski
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale
2010-06-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00