Brad Tavares UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age38 (Dec 21, 1987)

Height6'1"

Weight185 lbs

Reach74"

StanceOrthodox

Career Stats

Statistic	Brad Tavares
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Strike Differential	0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	27.9%
Takedown Defense	80.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	1:29
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	14.3%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	85.7%
Avg Fight Time	12:22
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6
Takedown Accuracy	25.0%
Takedown Defense	73.3%
Control Time/Fight	0:30

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Eryk Anders

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos • Mar 2026

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares48/8656%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:29

Eryk Anders35/8442%TD 3/9Ctrl 9:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	18/35	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eryk Anders	20/41	49%	0/4	3:10	—

R2	Brad Tavares	18/31	58%	0/0	0:29	1
	Eryk Anders	11/31	35%	0/1	2:25	—

R3	Brad Tavares	12/20	60%	0/1	0:00	—
	Eryk Anders	4/12	33%	3/4	3:45	—

LOSS

vs. Robert Bryczek

UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho • Sep 2025

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:43

Brad Tavares42/10241%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:22

Robert Bryczek68/13849%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	17/40	42%	1/1	1:22	—
	Robert Bryczek	39/73	53%	1/1	1:16	1

R2	Brad Tavares	15/40	38%	0/1	0:00	—
	Robert Bryczek	9/28	32%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Brad Tavares	10/22	45%	0/1	0:00	—
	Robert Bryczek	20/37	54%	0/0	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Gerald Meerschaert

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy • Apr 2025

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares47/10943%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Gerald Meerschaert38/8346%TD 0/8Ctrl 4:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	13/36	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gerald Meerschaert	8/24	33%	0/2	0:26	—

R2	Brad Tavares	26/51	51%	0/0	0:01	—
	Gerald Meerschaert	23/44	52%	0/1	0:47	—

R3	Brad Tavares	8/22	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gerald Meerschaert	7/15	47%	0/5	3:31	—

LOSS

vs. JunYong Park

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira • Oct 2024

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares65/14944%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:42

JunYong Park99/17756%TD 2/6Ctrl 6:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	26/57	46%	0/0	0:42	—
	JunYong Park	19/46	41%	0/2	1:18	—

R2	Brad Tavares	31/80	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	JunYong Park	67/108	62%	1/1	0:35	—

R3	Brad Tavares	8/12	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	JunYong Park	13/23	57%	1/3	4:39	—

LOSS

vs. Gregory Rodrigues

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer • Feb 2024

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 0:55

Brad Tavares37/8444%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Gregory Rodrigues71/12358%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	14/30	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gregory Rodrigues	25/49	51%	1/3	1:56	—

R2	Brad Tavares	18/39	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gregory Rodrigues	22/40	55%	1/3	1:22	—

R3	Brad Tavares	5/15	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gregory Rodrigues	24/34	71%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Chris Weidman

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley • Aug 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares70/11561%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Chris Weidman37/9240%TD 0/8Ctrl 1:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	16/29	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Weidman	7/20	35%	0/3	0:12	—

R2	Brad Tavares	27/44	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Weidman	20/41	49%	0/2	0:54	—

R3	Brad Tavares	27/42	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Weidman	10/31	32%	0/3	0:15	—

LOSS

vs. Bruno Silva

UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes • Apr 2023

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:35

Brad Tavares15/6423%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	15/64	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bruno Silva	23/51	45%	0/0	0:02	1

LOSS

vs. Dricus Du Plessis

UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier • Jul 2022

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares82/15055%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:01

Dricus Du Plessis113/21253%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	10/13	77%	0/0	1:58	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	14/26	54%	0/6	1:18	—

R2	Brad Tavares	33/59	56%	0/0	0:03	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	39/75	52%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Brad Tavares	39/78	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	60/111	54%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Omari Akhmedov

UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 • Jul 2021

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares84/15056%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

Omari Akhmedov48/16629%TD 2/9Ctrl 1:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	22/39	56%	0/0	0:02	—
	Omari Akhmedov	11/43	26%	1/4	1:05	—

R2	Brad Tavares	24/38	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Omari Akhmedov	17/56	30%	1/3	0:37	—

R3	Brad Tavares	38/73	52%	0/0	0:07	1
	Omari Akhmedov	20/67	30%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Antonio Carlos Junior

UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor • Jan 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares54/10850%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

Antonio Carlos Junior34/10333%TD 1/12Ctrl 6:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	9/26	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Antonio Carlos Junior	9/30	30%	0/3	2:47	—

R2	Brad Tavares	25/49	51%	0/0	0:05	—
	Antonio Carlos Junior	11/34	32%	1/4	1:11	—

R3	Brad Tavares	20/33	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Antonio Carlos Junior	14/39	36%	0/5	2:30	—

LOSS

vs. Edmen Shahbazyan

UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz • Nov 2019

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 2:27

Brad Tavares3/2313%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Edmen Shahbazyan14/3837%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	3/23	13%	0/0	0:00	—
	Edmen Shahbazyan	14/38	37%	0/0	0:04	2

WIN

vs. Krzysztof Jotko

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje • Apr 2018

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 2:16

Brad Tavares46/9648%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:33

Krzysztof Jotko24/7432%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	14/39	36%	0/0	0:33	—
	Krzysztof Jotko	7/23	30%	0/1	0:21	—

R2	Brad Tavares	12/25	48%	0/1	1:56	—
	Krzysztof Jotko	12/26	46%	0/2	0:25	—

R3	Brad Tavares	20/32	62%	0/0	0:04	1
	Krzysztof Jotko	5/25	20%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Thales Leites

UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee • Oct 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares70/13651%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:23

Thales Leites46/13235%TD 0/7Ctrl 2:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	20/47	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Thales Leites	12/30	40%	0/2	1:21	—

R2	Brad Tavares	22/45	49%	0/0	0:13	—
	Thales Leites	20/53	38%	0/2	0:30	—

R3	Brad Tavares	28/44	64%	0/0	1:10	1
	Thales Leites	14/49	29%	0/3	1:06	—

WIN

vs. Caio Magalhaes

UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem • Sep 2016

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares46/10046%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:00

Caio Magalhaes26/8132%TD 1/7Ctrl 2:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	8/23	35%	0/0	0:10	—
	Caio Magalhaes	9/18	50%	0/2	2:04	—

R2	Brad Tavares	11/29	38%	0/0	0:36	—
	Caio Magalhaes	8/25	32%	1/3	0:31	—

R3	Brad Tavares	27/48	56%	0/0	1:14	—
	Caio Magalhaes	9/38	24%	0/2	0:12	—

LOSS

vs. Robert Whittaker

UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt • May 2015

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:44

Brad Tavares2/729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Robert Whittaker10/1471%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	10/14	71%	0/0	0:04	1

WIN

vs. Nate Marquardt

UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier • Jan 2015

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares50/11942%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:29

Nate Marquardt30/6447%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	12/36	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nate Marquardt	10/22	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brad Tavares	14/29	48%	1/1	0:27	—
	Nate Marquardt	6/14	43%	0/4	0:45	—

R3	Brad Tavares	24/54	44%	0/0	0:02	—
	Nate Marquardt	14/28	50%	0/3	0:42	—

LOSS

vs. Tim Boetsch

UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux • Aug 2014

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:18

Brad Tavares24/5643%TD 0/1Ctrl 4:19

Tim Boetsch14/2850%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	16/34	47%	0/1	2:40	—
	Tim Boetsch	8/14	57%	1/5	0:27	—

R2	Brad Tavares	8/22	36%	0/0	1:39	—
	Tim Boetsch	6/14	43%	0/0	0:09	2

LOSS

vs. Yoel Romero

UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne • Apr 2014

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares21/7030%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:08

Yoel Romero31/4865%TD 7/12Ctrl 6:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	6/15	40%	0/2	0:27	—
	Yoel Romero	16/23	70%	4/4	2:45	—

R2	Brad Tavares	6/21	29%	0/0	0:41	—
	Yoel Romero	5/9	56%	1/6	2:16	—

R3	Brad Tavares	9/34	26%	0/1	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	10/16	62%	2/2	1:47	—

WIN

vs. Lorenz Larkin

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou • Jan 2014

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares45/11240%TD 2/9Ctrl 3:11

Lorenz Larkin39/11335%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	15/37	41%	1/1	0:29	—
	Lorenz Larkin	8/29	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brad Tavares	16/36	44%	1/2	1:44	—
	Lorenz Larkin	8/17	47%	0/0	0:19	—

R3	Brad Tavares	14/39	36%	0/6	0:58	—
	Lorenz Larkin	23/67	34%	0/0	0:23	—

WIN

vs. Robert McDaniel

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 • Aug 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares30/7938%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:37

Robert McDaniel14/5625%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	9/30	30%	0/0	0:45	—
	Robert McDaniel	6/19	32%	0/2	0:40	—

R2	Brad Tavares	17/34	50%	0/1	0:28	—
	Robert McDaniel	4/19	21%	0/0	0:45	—

R3	Brad Tavares	4/15	27%	0/0	0:24	—
	Robert McDaniel	4/18	22%	1/1	3:16	—

WIN

vs. Riki Fukuda

UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann • Mar 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares116/25446%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Riki Fukuda69/17240%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	29/57	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Riki Fukuda	16/41	39%	1/1	0:40	—

R2	Brad Tavares	43/91	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Riki Fukuda	20/54	37%	0/0	0:20	—

R3	Brad Tavares	44/106	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Riki Fukuda	33/77	43%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tom Watson

UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic • Sep 2012

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares83/17348%TD 5/12Ctrl 5:25

Tom Watson65/12751%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	38/80	48%	2/4	0:58	—
	Tom Watson	29/55	53%	0/1	0:19	—

R2	Brad Tavares	23/58	40%	1/2	2:09	—
	Tom Watson	20/38	53%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Brad Tavares	22/35	63%	2/6	2:18	—
	Tom Watson	16/34	47%	0/1	0:47	—

WIN

vs. Dongi Yang

UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier • May 2012

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares39/15925%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:18

Dongi Yang32/8339%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	19/64	30%	0/0	0:31	—
	Dongi Yang	7/27	26%	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Brad Tavares	9/48	19%	0/0	0:29	—
	Dongi Yang	14/34	41%	0/2	0:24	—

R3	Brad Tavares	11/47	23%	2/3	1:18	—
	Dongi Yang	11/22	50%	1/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Aaron Simpson

UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber • Jul 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares13/3339%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:58

Aaron Simpson43/6665%TD 2/15Ctrl 11:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	8/15	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aaron Simpson	19/31	61%	0/6	3:48	—

R2	Brad Tavares	2/7	29%	1/2	0:56	—
	Aaron Simpson	13/15	87%	0/2	3:25	—

R3	Brad Tavares	3/11	27%	0/2	0:02	—
	Aaron Simpson	11/20	55%	2/7	3:47	—

WIN

vs. Phil Baroni

UFC 125: Resolution • Jan 2011

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:20

Brad Tavares22/3171%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:44

Phil Baroni11/1669%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	22/31	71%	0/3	0:44	1
	Phil Baroni	11/16	69%	0/0	1:49	1

Prior to UFC

Other (3 fights)

LOSS

vs. Israel Adesanya

The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale • Jul 2018

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Brad Tavares40/17423%TD 1/12Ctrl 2:05

Israel Adesanya119/21555%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	9/36	25%	0/1	0:25	—
	Israel Adesanya	14/35	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brad Tavares	8/30	27%	0/2	0:13	—
	Israel Adesanya	25/49	51%	0/1	0:12	—

R3	Brad Tavares	9/54	17%	0/1	0:15	—
	Israel Adesanya	27/50	54%	0/1	0:02	—

R4	Brad Tavares	8/28	29%	1/2	1:12	—
	Israel Adesanya	28/37	76%	0/0	0:12	—

R5	Brad Tavares	6/26	23%	0/6	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	25/44	57%	0/0	1:20	—

WIN

vs. Elias Theodorou

The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale • Jul 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares31/7144%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:06

Elias Theodorou34/8241%TD 3/7Ctrl 4:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	13/30	43%	1/1	0:40	—
	Elias Theodorou	9/33	27%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Brad Tavares	17/34	50%	0/2	0:25	—
	Elias Theodorou	20/41	49%	1/2	0:50	—

R3	Brad Tavares	1/7	14%	0/0	1:01	—
	Elias Theodorou	5/8	62%	2/4	3:23	—

WIN

vs. Seth Baczynski

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale • Jun 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brad Tavares18/3453%TD 3/6Ctrl 11:33

Seth Baczynski22/4450%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brad Tavares	4/12	33%	1/2	3:54	—
	Seth Baczynski	4/11	36%	0/1	0:23	—

R2	Brad Tavares	10/17	59%	1/1	4:21	—
	Seth Baczynski	7/15	47%	0/0	0:15	—

R3	Brad Tavares	4/5	80%	1/3	3:18	—
	Seth Baczynski	11/18	61%	0/1	1:09	—