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Clay Guida vs Thiago Tavares

Clay Guida is 38-22-0; Thiago Tavares is 21-7-1. Clay Guida is 3 years older than Thiago Tavares. They have met once: Clay Guida 0, Thiago Tavares 1.

Clay Guida
United States
Clay Guida
“The Carpenter” · 38-22-0
SUBUDUD
LightweightMet once
Thiago Tavares
Brazil
Thiago Tavares
21-7-1
TKOSUBTKO
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Style & credentials

Clay Guida
Folkstyle Wrestling
  • 2006Strikeforce Lightweight Championship (inaugural)Strikeforce
  • —XFO Lightweight Championship (2x)XFO (Xtreme Fighting Organization)
  • —XKK Lightweight ChampionshipXtreme Kage Kombat
  • —Combat-Do Lightweight ChampionshipCombat-Do
Camp · Team Alpha Male · Sacramento, California, US
Thiago Tavares
BJJJudo
  • —Black belt · BJJ
  • 2006It's Showtime 70 kg MMA ChampionIt's Showtime
  • 2006Lightweight Grand Prix ChampionRumble of Amsterdam
Camp · Team Tavares (Tavares Team) · Barreiros, São José, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

60%
Head
70%
16%
Body
23%
24%
Leg
7%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Clay Guidalast 37 fights
65%14%21%
Thiago Tavareslast 22 fights
54%39%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Clay Guida· from fights outside the UFC Thiago Tavares· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.732.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fightersThiago Tavares · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.182.31
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersThiago Tavares · Good · better than 84% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.763.83
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 84% of UFC fightersThiago Tavares · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%43%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersThiago Tavares · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
69%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersThiago Tavares · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.601.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersThiago Tavares · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.73
Strikes landed / min
2.00
3.18
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.31
2.76 / 8.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.83 / 8.9
34%
Takedown accuracy
43%
69%
Takedown defence
63%
4:14
Control time / fight
3:32
0.60
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.50

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

Clay Guida37 UFC fights · 1156 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%458/2440
8%88/183
18%207/239
Clinch
5%60/115
3%38/45
5%60/63
Ground
15%173/326
5%60/63
1%12/12
Thiago Tavares16 UFC fights · 298 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
46%138/508
16%48/74
7%21/31
Clinch
3%10/28
5%16/21
1%2/2
Ground
18%53/96
3%10/10
0%0/0

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.

Clay GuidaThiago Tavares

Frequently asked questions

Have Clay Guida and Thiago Tavares ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson (Sat, Nov 7, 2015), where Thiago Tavares won by Submission.

What are the records of Clay Guida and Thiago Tavares?

Clay Guida is 38-22-0 and Thiago Tavares is 21-7-1.

Who has the longer reach, Clay Guida or Thiago Tavares?

Neither. Both have a 70" · 178 cm reach.

Who is taller, Clay Guida or Thiago Tavares?

Neither. Both stand 5'7" · 170 cm.

Who is older, Clay Guida or Thiago Tavares?

Clay Guida is 44 and Thiago Tavares is 41.

Who has more finishes, Clay Guida or Thiago Tavares?

Clay Guida has 21 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 16 by submission); Thiago Tavares has 21 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 14 by submission).