Brad Tavares

OctagonStats Rating 1528

16-12-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 1" (185 cm)

Weight185 lbs. (84 kg)

Reach74" (188 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornDec 21, 1987

Age38

DivisionMiddleweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.41

Str. Acc43%

SApM3.32

Str. Def54%

TD Avg0.70

TD Acc26%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L L W L L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

28 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

2 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 14 decision wins

Losses by method

6 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 6 decision losses

Finish rate12%

Times finished50%

StreakL2

Best streak5

Avg fight13:01

Octagon time6h 4m

Opp win%71%

ActiveJun. 19, 2010 – Mar. 14, 2026 (17y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced4

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Career story

Brad Tavares is a 21-13-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Brad debuted Jun. 19, 2010 vs Seth Baczynski (win). Longest win streak: 5. On a 2-fight losing skid. 17 years active (Jun. 19, 2010–Mar. 14, 2026).

Best wins: Thales Leites (U-DEC R3, Oct. 07, 2017); Robert McDaniel (U-DEC R3, Aug. 28, 2013); Krzysztof Jotko (KO/TKO Punch R3, Apr. 14, 2018).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Mar. 14, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos	L Eryk Anders	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	48 35	0 3	0 0
Sep. 06, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho	L Robert Bryczek	KO/TKO Punches	3	1:43	0 1	42 68	1 1	0 0
Apr. 05, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy	W Gerald Meerschaert	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	47 38	0 0	0 0
Oct. 12, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira	L JunYong Park	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	65 99	0 2	0 0
Feb. 10, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer	L Gregory Rodrigues	KO/TKO Punches	3	0:55	0 0	37 71	0 2	0 0
Aug. 19, 2023	UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley	W Chris Weidman	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	70 37	0 0	0 0
Apr. 22, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes	L Bruno Silva	KO/TKO Punch	1	3:35	0 1	15 23	0 0	0 0
Jul. 02, 2022	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier	L Dricus Du Plessis	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	82 113	0 0	0 0
Jul. 10, 2021	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3	W Omari Akhmedov	S-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	84 48	0 2	0 0
Jan. 23, 2021	UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor	W Antonio Carlos Junior	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	54 34	0 1	0 0
Nov. 02, 2019	UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz	L Edmen Shahbazyan	KO/TKO Kick	1	2:27	0 2	3 14	0 0	0 0
Jul. 06, 2018	The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale	L Israel Adesanya	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	40 119	1 0	0 1
Apr. 14, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje	W Krzysztof Jotko	KO/TKO Punch	3	2:16	1 0	46 24	0 0	0 0
Oct. 07, 2017	UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee	W Thales Leites	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	70 46	0 0	0 0
Jul. 07, 2017	The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale	W Elias Theodorou	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	31 34	1 3	0 0
Sep. 10, 2016	UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem	W Caio Magalhaes	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	46 26	0 1	0 1
May. 09, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt	L Robert Whittaker	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:44	0 1	2 10	0 0	0 0
Jan. 03, 2015	UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier	W Nate Marquardt	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	50 30	1 0	0 0
Aug. 16, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux	L Tim Boetsch	KO/TKO Punch	2	3:18	0 2	24 14	0 1	0 0
Apr. 19, 2014	UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne	L Yoel Romero	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	21 31	0 7	0 0
Jan. 15, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou	W Lorenz Larkin	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	45 39	2 0	0 0
Aug. 28, 2013	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2	W Robert McDaniel	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	30 14	0 1	0 0
Mar. 02, 2013	UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann	W Riki Fukuda	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	116 69	0 1	0 0
Sep. 29, 2012	UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic	W Tom Watson	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	83 65	5 0	0 0
May. 15, 2012	UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier	W Dongi Yang	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	39 32	2 1	0 0
Jul. 02, 2011	UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber	L Aaron Simpson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	13 43	1 2	0 2
Jan. 01, 2011	UFC 125: Resolution	W Phil Baroni	KO/TKO Punches	1	4:20	1 1	22 11	0 0	0 1
Jun. 19, 2010	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale	W Seth Baczynski	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	18 22	3 0	0 3

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

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