Aaron Simpson vs Brad Tavares
Aaron Simpson is 12-5-0; Brad Tavares is 21-12-0. Aaron Simpson is 14 years older than Brad Tavares. Brad Tavares has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Aaron Simpson. Brad Tavares is 1" · 3 cm taller than Aaron Simpson. They have met once: Aaron Simpson 1, Brad Tavares 0.
Style & credentials
No background on record
Camp · Power MMA Team- —Purple belt · BJJ
- 2010Semifinalist · The Ultimate FighterMiddleweight
- —Waiakea High School (Hilo, Hawaii)Football (linebacker); track and field
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
4 early stoppages have no logged time
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- L
- L
- WUFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman· Jul 11, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger· Feb 15, 2012Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Full record · 17 fightsShow less
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis· Mar 26, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- LThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale· Jun 19, 2010TKO · R2 · 4:17 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WTim McKenzieUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann· Apr 1, 2009TKO · R1 · 1:40 · Middleweight
- WDavid AvellanWEC 36: Faber vs Brown· Nov 5, 2008TKO · R1 · 0:18 · Middleweight
- WTBAMexico Regional· May 31, 2008TKO
- WTBATuff-N-Uff· Feb 1, 2008TKO
- WTBACayman Islands Regional· Oct 5, 2007TKO
- WTBAArizona Regional· Apr 16, 2000SUB
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos· Mar 14, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy· Apr 5, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- L
Full record · 33 fightsShow less
- WUFC 292: Sterling vs O'Malley· Aug 19, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- LUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier· Jul 2, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2· Jan 24, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- LThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya· Jul 6, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Gaethje· Jul 7, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- W
- L
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou· Jan 15, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2· Aug 28, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WUFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier· May 15, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale· Jun 19, 2010Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WJonathan JoaoX-1 World Events 25· Mar 7, 2009TKO · Middleweight
- WJoshua FerreiraX-1 World Events 19· Sep 27, 2008· R2 · 2:28 · Middleweight
- WDevin KauweIcon 51: Hard Times· Aug 2, 2008TKO · R1 · 1:52 · Middleweight
- WJon FerrellNVP: Local Pride· Apr 18, 2008Middleweight
- WThomas SodenoMMA Contenders· Jun 29, 2007TKO · R1 · 0:40 · Middleweight
Head-to-Head History
Frequently asked questions
Have Aaron Simpson and Brad Tavares ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber (Sat, Jul 2, 2011), where Aaron Simpson won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Aaron Simpson and Brad Tavares?
Aaron Simpson is 12-5-0 and Brad Tavares is 21-12-0.
Who has the longer reach, Aaron Simpson or Brad Tavares?
Brad Tavares has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Aaron Simpson, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Aaron Simpson or Brad Tavares?
Brad Tavares is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Aaron Simpson stands 6'0" · 183 cm.
Who is older, Aaron Simpson or Brad Tavares?
Aaron Simpson is 52 and Brad Tavares is 38.
Who has more finishes, Aaron Simpson or Brad Tavares?
Aaron Simpson has 7 wins inside the distance (6 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Brad Tavares has 5 wins (5 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).