Middleweight Bout

Brad Tavares

Record: 16-12-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 1"
Reach: 74"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: Dec 21, 1987

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 28
Minutes: 364.3
Knockdowns: 5
Sig. accuracy: 43.7%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 26.6%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 0
Control / 15: 1:55

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted1243/2844

Accuracy43.7%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head59.4%
Body17.1%
Leg23.5%

Position

Distance84.4%
Clinch12.1%
Ground3.5%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head63.6%
Body15.7%
Leg20.7%

Position absorbed

Distance77.8%
Clinch16.6%
Ground5.6%

Grappling

For

Takedowns17/64

TD accuracy26.6%

TD per 150.7

Sub attempts0

Subs per 150

Reversals2

Control46:38

Control per 151:55

Against

Takedowns absorbed28/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced8

Control conceded80:14

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/0.6	36.8%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/0.6	33.3%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/1.1	20.2%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	1/2	50.0%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/6	0.0%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Eryk Anders
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. VallejosMar 14, 2026
KD 1 · Sig 48/86 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:29
Loss vs Robert Bryczek
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:43
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. BorralhoSep 6, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 42/102 · TD 1/3 · Ctrl 1:22
Win vs Gerald Meerschaert
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. MurphyApr 5, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 47/109 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:01
Loss vs JunYong Park
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. TairaOct 12, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 65/149 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:42
Loss vs Gregory Rodrigues
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 0:55
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. PyferFeb 10, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 37/84 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Chris Weidman
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'MalleyAug 19, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 70/115 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Bruno Silva
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:35
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. BlaydesApr 22, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 15/64 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Dricus Du Plessis
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. CannonierJul 2, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 82/150 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 2:01
Win vs Omari Akhmedov
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3Jul 10, 2021
KD 1 · Sig 84/150 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:09
Win vs Antonio Carlos Junior
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregorJan 23, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 54/108 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:05

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