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

Bruno Silva def. Brad Tavares (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 3:35
WIN
Bruno Silva
Bruno Silva
“Bulldog”
15-8-2 (1 NC)
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Bruno Silva defeated Brad Tavares by TKO in round 1 (3:35) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes, held Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Brad Tavares
Bruno Silva
0
Knockdowns
1
15 of 64
Significant strikes
23 of 51
23%
Sig. strike accuracy
45%
15 of 65
Total strikes
24 of 52
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:02
Significant strikes by target
11 of 56
Head
17 of 40
4 of 8
Body
5 of 9
0 of 0
Leg
1 of 2
15 of 64
Distance
21 of 48
0 of 0
Clinch
1 of 2
0 of 0
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
15 of 64
Sig. str.
23 of 51
15 of 65
Total str.
24 of 52
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:02
Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-13-0
Record
15-8-2 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
36
6'1"
Height
5'4"
74"
Reach
65"
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.41
SLpM
3.95
43%
Str. Acc.
51%
3.32
SApM
4.69
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.70
TD Avg.
2.01
26%
TD Acc.
25%
80%
TD Def.
72%
—
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
Bruno Silva · 1-4
  • L
    Charles Johnson
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs VallejosSat, Mar 14, 2026
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • W
    HyunSung Park
    UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs HernandezSat, Oct 18, 2025
    Submission · R3 · 2:15 · Flyweight
  • L
    Joshua Van
    UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2Sat, Jun 7, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 4:01 · Flyweight
  • L
    Marc-Andre Barriault
    UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della MaddalenaSat, May 10, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 1:27 · Middleweight
  • L
    Manel Kape
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs BuckleySun, Dec 15, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 1:57 · Flyweight

Career Averages

Based on 28 fights · 21 fights
44.4
Avg sig. strikes
39.4
0.61
Avg takedowns
0.90
1:40
Avg control time
1:25
116
Career high strikes
76
5
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Brad Tavares
Strike target
Bruno Silva
59%
Head
67%
17%
Body
19%
23%
Leg
14%
Brad Tavares
Strike position
Bruno Silva
84%
Distance
80%
12%
Clinch
9%
4%
Ground
11%