Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares
21-13-0
RESULT

Robert Whittaker def. Brad Tavares (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 0:44
WIN
Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker
“The Reaper”
27-9-0
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia

Robert Whittaker defeated Brad Tavares by TKO in round 1 (0:44) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt, held Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide.

Fight stats

Brad Tavares
Robert Whittaker
0
Knockdowns
1
2 of 7
Significant strikes
10 of 14
29%
Sig. strike accuracy
71%
2 of 7
Total strikes
10 of 14
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:04
Significant strikes by target
0 of 5
Head
9 of 12
0 of 0
Body
0 of 1
2 of 2
Leg
1 of 1
2 of 7
Distance
7 of 11
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
3 of 3

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
2 of 7
Sig. str.
10 of 14
2 of 7
Total str.
10 of 14
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:04
Referee
Steve Perceval
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-13-0
Record
27-9-0
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
35
6'1"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
73"
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.41
SLpM
4.39
43%
Str. Acc.
43%
3.32
SApM
3.36
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.70
TD Avg.
0.73
26%
TD Acc.
38%
80%
TD Def.
82%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Brad Tavares · 1-4
  • L
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  • L
    Robert Bryczek
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    TKO · R3 · 1:43 · Middleweight
  • W
    Gerald Meerschaert
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    JunYong Park
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    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Gregory Rodrigues
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    TKO · R3 · 0:55 · Middleweight
Robert Whittaker · 2-3
  • L
    Reinier de Ridder
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De RidderSat, Jul 26, 2025
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Khamzat Chimaev
    UFC 308: Topuria vs HollowaySat, Oct 26, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 3:34 · Middleweight
  • W
    Ikram Aliskerov
    UFC Saudi ArabiaSat, Jun 22, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 1:49 · Middleweight
  • W
    Paulo Costa
    UFC 298: Volkanovski vs TopuriaSat, Feb 17, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Dricus Du Plessis
    UFC 290: Volkanovski vs RodriguezSat, Jul 8, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 2:23 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 28 fights · 24 fights
44.4
Avg sig. strikes
59.8
0.61
Avg takedowns
0.67
1:40
Avg control time
1:07
116
Career high strikes
150
5
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Brad Tavares
Strike target
Robert Whittaker
59%
Head
71%
17%
Body
11%
23%
Leg
19%
Brad Tavares
Strike position
Robert Whittaker
84%
Distance
86%
12%
Clinch
7%
4%
Ground
7%