Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya
Middleweight5 rounds scheduled
Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares
21-13-0
RESULT

Israel Adesanya def. Brad Tavares (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
WIN
Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya
“The Last Stylebender”
24-6-0
Friday, July 6, 2018
Pearl Theatre, Las Vegas, United States

Israel Adesanya defeated Brad Tavares by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight main event of The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya, held Friday, July 6, 2018 at Pearl Theatre, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Brad Tavares
Israel Adesanya
0
Knockdowns
0
40 of 174
Significant strikes
119 of 215
23%
Sig. strike accuracy
55%
46 of 181
Total strikes
127 of 223
1 of 12
Takedowns
0 of 2
8%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
2:05
Control time
1:46
Significant strikes by target
34 of 163
Head
61 of 144
3 of 8
Body
21 of 29
3 of 3
Leg
37 of 42
37 of 164
Distance
99 of 192
1 of 8
Clinch
12 of 14
2 of 2
Ground
8 of 9

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
9 of 36
Sig. str.
14 of 35
11 of 38
Total str.
14 of 35
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:25
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
8 of 30
Sig. str.
25 of 49
8 of 30
Total str.
25 of 49
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:13
Ctrl
0:12
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
9 of 54
Sig. str.
27 of 50
10 of 55
Total str.
28 of 51
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:15
Ctrl
0:02
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
8 of 28
Sig. str.
28 of 37
11 of 32
Total str.
32 of 41
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:12
Ctrl
0:12
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
6 of 26
Sig. str.
25 of 44
6 of 26
Total str.
28 of 47
0 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
0:00
Ctrl
1:20
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-13-0
Record
24-6-0
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
36
6'1"
Height
6'4"
74"
Reach
80"
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.41
SLpM
4.03
43%
Str. Acc.
48%
3.32
SApM
3.22
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.70
TD Avg.
0.05
26%
TD Acc.
9%
80%
TD Def.
76%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Brad Tavares · 1-4
  • L
    Eryk Anders
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Robert Bryczek
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    TKO · R3 · 1:43 · Middleweight
  • W
    Gerald Meerschaert
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs MurphySat, Apr 5, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    JunYong Park
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs TairaSat, Oct 12, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Gregory Rodrigues
    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs PyferSat, Feb 10, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 0:55 · Middleweight
Israel Adesanya · 1-4
  • L
    Joe Pyfer
    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs PyferSat, Mar 28, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 4:18 · Middleweight
  • L
    Nassourdine Imavov
    UFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs ImavovSat, Feb 1, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 0:30 · Middleweight
  • L
    Dricus Du Plessis
    UFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024
    Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
  • L
    Sean Strickland
    UFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Alex Pereira
    UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2Sat, Apr 8, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 4:21 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 28 fights · 19 fights
44.4
Avg sig. strikes
69.1
0.61
Avg takedowns
0.05
1:40
Avg control time
0:32
116
Career high strikes
119
5
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Brad Tavares
Strike target
Israel Adesanya
59%
Head
49%
17%
Body
21%
23%
Leg
30%
Brad Tavares
Strike position
Israel Adesanya
84%
Distance
92%
12%
Clinch
5%
4%
Ground
3%