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Matt Wiman vs Thiago Tavares

Matt Wiman is 16-10-0; Thiago Tavares is 21-7-1. Matt Wiman is 2 years older than Thiago Tavares. Thiago Tavares has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Matt Wiman. Matt Wiman is 3" · 8 cm taller than Thiago Tavares. They have met once: Matt Wiman 1, Thiago Tavares 0.

Matt Wiman
United States
Matt Wiman
“Handsome” · 16-10-0
TKOUDTKO
LightweightMet once
Thiago Tavares
Brazil
Thiago Tavares
21-7-1
TKOSUBTKO

Style & credentials

Matt Wiman
MMA
  • 2007Competitor · The Ultimate Fighterlightweight
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

69%
Head
70%
12%
Body
23%
18%
Leg
7%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Matt Wimanlast 18 fights
44%25%31%
Thiago Tavareslast 22 fights
54%39%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Matt Wiman Thiago Tavares
Strikes landed / min
3.172.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Matt Wiman · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersThiago Tavares · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.572.31
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Matt Wiman · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersThiago Tavares · Good · better than 84% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.133.83
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Matt Wiman · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersThiago Tavares · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
37%42%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Matt Wiman · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersThiago Tavares · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
56%62%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Matt Wiman · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersThiago Tavares · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.501.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Matt Wiman · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersThiago Tavares · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.17
Strikes landed / min
2.00
3.57
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.31
2.13 / 5.8
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.83 / 9.1
37%
Takedown accuracy
42%
56%
Takedown defence
62%
3:21
Control time / fight
3:32
1.50
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

Matt Wiman18 UFC fights · 557 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
23%128/451
6%35/55
15%84/106
Clinch
17%94/156
6%33/36
2%12/15
Ground
29%164/284
0%1/3
1%6/6
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.

Matt WimanThiago Tavares

Frequently asked questions

Have Matt Wiman and Thiago Tavares ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 85: BEDLAM (Sat, Jun 7, 2008), where Matt Wiman won by TKO.

What are the records of Matt Wiman and Thiago Tavares?

Matt Wiman is 16-10-0 and Thiago Tavares is 21-7-1.

Who has the longer reach, Matt Wiman or Thiago Tavares?

Thiago Tavares has the longer reach: 70" · 178 cm against 68" · 173 cm for Matt Wiman, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Matt Wiman or Thiago Tavares?

Matt Wiman is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Thiago Tavares stands 5'7" · 170 cm.

Who is older, Matt Wiman or Thiago Tavares?

Matt Wiman is 43 and Thiago Tavares is 41.

Who has more finishes, Matt Wiman or Thiago Tavares?

Matt Wiman has 9 wins inside the distance (4 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission); Thiago Tavares has 21 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 14 by submission).

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