Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares
21-13-0
RESULT

Dricus Du Plessis def. Brad Tavares (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Dricus Du Plessis
Dricus Du Plessis
“Stillknocks”
23-3-0
Saturday, July 2, 2022
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Dricus Du Plessis defeated Brad Tavares by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier, held Saturday, July 2, 2022 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Brad Tavares
Dricus Du Plessis
0
Knockdowns
0
82 of 150
Significant strikes
113 of 212
55%
Sig. strike accuracy
53%
98 of 167
Total strikes
123 of 222
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 7
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:01
Control time
1:18
Significant strikes by target
55 of 113
Head
79 of 169
21 of 31
Body
17 of 21
6 of 6
Leg
17 of 22
69 of 132
Distance
97 of 192
12 of 16
Clinch
14 of 18
1 of 2
Ground
2 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
10 of 13
Sig. str.
14 of 26
25 of 29
Total str.
23 of 35
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 6
0
Sub. att
0
1:58
Ctrl
1:18
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
33 of 59
Sig. str.
39 of 75
33 of 59
Total str.
39 of 75
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
39 of 78
Sig. str.
60 of 111
40 of 79
Total str.
61 of 112
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-13-0
Record
23-3-0
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
32
6'1"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
76"
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.41
SLpM
5.18
43%
Str. Acc.
48%
3.32
SApM
4.33
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.70
TD Avg.
2.22
26%
TD Acc.
51%
80%
TD Def.
34%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Brad Tavares · 1-4
  • L
    Eryk Anders
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs VallejosSat, Mar 14, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Robert Bryczek
    UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs BorralhoSat, Sep 6, 2025
    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
Dricus Du Plessis · 4-1
  • L
    Khamzat Chimaev
    UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs ChimaevSat, Aug 16, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Sean Strickland
    UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2Sat, Feb 8, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Israel Adesanya
    UFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024
    Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
  • W
    Sean Strickland
    UFC 297: Strickland vs du PlessisSat, Jan 20, 2024
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Robert Whittaker
    UFC 290: Volkanovski vs RodriguezSat, Jul 8, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 2:23 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 28 fights · 10 fights
44.4
Avg sig. strikes
77.0
0.61
Avg takedowns
2.20
1:40
Avg control time
1:45
116
Career high strikes
147
5
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Brad Tavares
Strike target
Dricus Du Plessis
59%
Head
59%
17%
Body
18%
23%
Leg
23%
Brad Tavares
Strike position
Dricus Du Plessis
84%
Distance
82%
12%
Clinch
8%
4%
Ground
10%