Thiago Tavares
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Thiago Tavares is a 21-7-1 submission specialist. 60% finish rate.
Thiago debuted Apr. 05, 2007 vs Naoyuki Kotani (win). 10 years active (Apr. 05, 2007–Jul. 08, 2016).
Best wins: Naoyuki Kotani (U-DEC R3, Apr. 05, 2007); Jason Black (SUB Triangle Choke R2, Jun. 12, 2007); Clay Guida (SUB Guillotine Choke R1, Nov. 07, 2015).
Thiago Tavares (born November 8, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and medical doctor who most recently competed in the Lightweight division. An 18-fight veteran of the UFC, he has also fought in the Professional Fighters League and Cage Warriors. During his tenure with the UFC, he was awarded "Fight of the Night" honors four times.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul. 08, 2016 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale | L Dooho Choi | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 2:42 | 0 1 | 2 4 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 07, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 | W Clay Guida | SUB Guillotine Choke | 1 | 0:39 | 0 0 | 2 3 | 0 1 | 1 0 |
| Jun. 06, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson | L Brian Ortega | KO/TKO Punch | 3 | 4:10 | 0 1 | 39 41 | 6 0 | 0 1 |
| Aug. 16, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux | W Robert Peralta | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 4:27 | 0 0 | 18 0 | 2 0 | 1 0 |
| Nov. 09, 2013 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 | W Justin Salas | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:38 | 0 0 | 7 4 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Jan. 19, 2013 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping | L Khabib Nurmagomedov | KO/TKO Elbows | 1 | 1:55 | 0 1 | 2 22 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 14, 2012 | UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes | W Sam Stout | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 50 45 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 27, 2011 | UFC 134: Silva vs Okami | W Spencer Fisher | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 2:51 | 0 0 | 10 3 | 3 0 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 03, 2011 | UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann | L Shane Roller | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 1:28 | 0 1 | 22 26 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 25, 2010 | UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop | W Pat Audinwood | SUB Guillotine Choke | 1 | 3:47 | 0 0 | 7 3 | 2 0 | 1 0 |
| Jan. 11, 2010 | UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz | D Nik Lentz | M-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 55 71 | 1 4 | 1 1 |
| Jan. 31, 2009 | UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 | W Manvel Gamburyan | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 27 26 | 3 1 | 0 1 |
| Sep. 06, 2008 | UFC 88: Breakthrough | L Kurt Pellegrino | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 2 | 18 61 | 1 1 | 0 1 |
| Jun. 07, 2008 | UFC 85: Bedlam | L Matt Wiman | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 1:57 | 0 1 | 13 18 | 1 2 | 3 1 |
| Jan. 23, 2008 | UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman | W Michihiro Omigawa | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 19 11 | 7 1 | 0 2 |
| Sep. 22, 2007 | UFC 76: Knockout | L Tyson Griffin | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 6 29 | 4 2 | 4 1 |
| Jun. 12, 2007 | UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher | W Jason Black | SUB Triangle Choke | 2 | 2:49 | 0 0 | 11 0 | 2 0 | 2 2 |
| Apr. 05, 2007 | UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard | W Naoyuki Kotani | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 21 12 | 4 1 | 2 1 |
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