Brad Tavares

Middleweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record16-12 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record135-80-1 (62.8%) across 28 opponents
Last 5 opponents33-25 (56.9%) across 5 opponents
Age38
Height6' 1"
Reach74"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.41
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.32
Striking accuracy44%
Striking defense55%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.70
Takedowns landed / attempted27%
Takedown defense80%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.00
Average fight time13 min

UFC wins: 2 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 14 decision. UFC losses: 6 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 6 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-03-14Eryk Anders9-9 (1 NC)BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
2025-09-06Robert Bryczek0-1BalancedLKO/TKO R3 1:43UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
2025-04-05Gerald Meerschaert12-10GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy
2024-10-12JunYong Park7-3Submission grapplerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-02-10Gregory Rodrigues5-2WrestlerLKO/TKO R3 0:55UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
2023-08-19Chris Weidman11-6WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
2023-04-22Bruno Silva3-2StrikerLKO/TKO R1 3:35UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
2022-07-02Dricus Du Plessis2-0—LDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
2021-07-10Omari Akhmedov9-4-1WrestlerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
2021-01-23Antonio Carlos Junior7-4 (1 NC)WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
2019-11-02Edmen Shahbazyan3-0WrestlerLKO/TKO R1 2:27UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
2018-07-06Israel Adesanya2-0StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
2018-04-14Krzysztof Jotko6-3BalancedWKO/TKO R3 2:16UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
2017-10-07Thales Leites12-6GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
2017-07-07Elias Theodorou5-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
2016-09-10Caio Magalhaes4-2Submission grapplerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem
2015-05-09Robert Whittaker4-2StrikerLKO/TKO R1 0:44UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
2015-01-03Nate Marquardt11-6GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier
2014-08-16Tim Boetsch8-6Submission grapplerLKO/TKO R2 3:18UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux
2014-04-19Yoel Romero3-0StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne
2014-01-15Lorenz Larkin1-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou
2013-08-28Robert McDaniel1-0—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
2013-03-02Riki Fukuda2-2WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann
2012-09-29Tom WatsonUFC debut—WDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic
2012-05-15Dongi Yang1-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier
2011-07-02Aaron Simpson4-2WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber
2011-01-01Phil Baroni3-6BalancedWKO/TKO R1 4:20UFC 125: Resolution
2010-06-19Seth BaczynskiUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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