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Antonio Carlos Junior vs Brad Tavares

Antonio Carlos Junior is 11-5-0 (1 NC); Brad Tavares is 21-13-0. Brad Tavares is 2 years older than Antonio Carlos Junior. Antonio Carlos Junior has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Brad Tavares. Antonio Carlos Junior is 1" · 3 cm taller than Brad Tavares. They have met once: Antonio Carlos Junior 0, Brad Tavares 1.

Antonio Carlos Junior
Brazil
Antonio Carlos Junior
“Cara de Sapato” · 11-5-0 (1 NC)
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Met once
Brad Tavares
United States
Brad Tavares
21-13-0
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Style & credentials

Antonio Carlos Junior

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team · Brazil
Brad Tavares
MMA
  • —Purple belt · BJJ
  • 2010Semifinalist · The Ultimate Fightermiddleweight
  • —Waiakea High School (Hilo, Hawaii)Football (linebacker); track and field
Camp · Xtreme Couture · Las Vegas, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

69%
Head
59%
18%
Body
17%
13%
Leg
23%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Antonio Carlos Juniorlast 5 fights
60%21%19%
Brad Tavareslast 8 fights
66%23%11%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Antonio Carlos Junior· from fights outside the UFC Brad Tavares· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.053.41
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Antonio Carlos Junior · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fightersBrad Tavares · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.063.32
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Antonio Carlos Junior · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersBrad Tavares · Average · better than 52% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.970.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Antonio Carlos Junior · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersBrad Tavares · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
38%27%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Antonio Carlos Junior · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersBrad Tavares · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
57%80%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Antonio Carlos Junior · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersBrad Tavares · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.900.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Antonio Carlos Junior · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersBrad Tavares · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.05
Strikes landed / min
3.41
2.06
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.32
2.97 / 7.8
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.70 / 2.6
38%
Takedown accuracy
27%
57%
Takedown defence
80%
5:12
Control time / fight
1:40
0.90
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

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

Antonio Carlos Junior13 UFC fights · 290 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
43%125/455
11%32/49
10%30/31
Clinch
3%8/15
4%11/14
3%10/12
Ground
22%63/94
3%9/9
1%2/2
Brad Tavares25 UFC fights · 1148 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
51%585/1752
12%141/241
23%262/315
Clinch
4%50/96
5%52/60
1%16/16
Ground
3%34/55
0%2/2
1%6/6

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Antonio Carlos JuniorBrad Tavares

Frequently asked questions

Have Antonio Carlos Junior and Brad Tavares ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2 (Sun, Jan 24, 2021), where Brad Tavares won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Antonio Carlos Junior and Brad Tavares?

Antonio Carlos Junior is 11-5-0 (1 NC) and Brad Tavares is 21-13-0.

Who has the longer reach, Antonio Carlos Junior or Brad Tavares?

Antonio Carlos Junior has the longer reach: 79" · 201 cm against 74" · 188 cm for Brad Tavares, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Antonio Carlos Junior or Brad Tavares?

Antonio Carlos Junior is taller at 6'2" · 188 cm; Brad Tavares stands 6'1" · 185 cm.

Who is older, Antonio Carlos Junior or Brad Tavares?

Brad Tavares is 38 and Antonio Carlos Junior is 36.

Who has more finishes, Antonio Carlos Junior or Brad Tavares?

Antonio Carlos Junior has 13 wins inside the distance (0 by KO/TKO, 13 by submission); Brad Tavares has 5 wins (5 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).