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. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 49-46, Israel Adesanya won the decision.
Brad Tavares vs Israel Adesanya
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 17 media scorecards
- Wesley Riddle · MMASucka.com50-43Adesanya
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com50-43Adesanya
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com50-45Adesanya
- Drake Riggs · BJPenn.com50-45Adesanya
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com50-45Adesanya
- Mike Straus · MMAJA50-45Adesanya
- Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com50-45Adesanya
- Dominik Durniat · Polsat Sport50-45Adesanya
- Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com50-45Adesanya
- Nolan King · MMA-Today.com50-45Adesanya
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com49-45Adesanya
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com49-46Adesanya
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno49-46Adesanya
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com49-46Adesanya
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling49-46Adesanya
- MMAMania.com49-46Adesanya
- MMAJunkie.com49-46Adesanya
Fan Scorecards
79 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Brad Tavares | Israel Adesanya |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | -104 | -116 |
| Bookmaker | -105 | -115 |
| Bovada | -105 | -125 |
| Pinnacle | -100 | -112 |
| sports-interaction | -110 | -120 |
| unibet | -106 | -117 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Style & credentials
- —Purple belt · BJJ
- 2010Semifinalist · The Ultimate FighterMiddleweight
- —Waiakea High School (Hilo, Hawaii)Football (linebacker); track and field
- —Purple belt · BJJAndré Galvão
- 2016GLORY Middleweight Contender Tournament WinnerGLORY
- 2015King in the Ring 86 kg III ChampionKing in the Ring
- 2015King in the Ring 100 kg II ChampionKing in the Ring
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
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
3 early stoppages have no logged time
3 early stoppages have no logged time
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Brad Tavares vs Israel Adesanya?
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. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 49-46, Israel Adesanya won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Brad Tavares vs Israel Adesanya?
The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 49-46, Israel Adesanya won the decision.
Was Brad Tavares vs Israel Adesanya a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 95% of 79 fan cards scored it for Israel Adesanya; 100% of 17 media scores picked Israel Adesanya.
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