Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Brad Tavares
United StatesBrad Tavares
21-13-0
RESULT

JunYong Park def. Brad Tavares (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
JunYong Park
South KoreaJunYong Park
“The Iron Turtle”
19-7-0
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

JunYong Park defeated Brad Tavares by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira, held Saturday, October 12, 2024 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Brad Tavares
JunYong Park
0
Knockdowns
0
65 of 149
Significant strikes
99 of 177
44%
Sig. strike accuracy
56%
73 of 159
Total strikes
124 of 210
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 6
—
Takedown accuracy
33%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:42
Control time
6:32
Significant strikes by target
55 of 136
Head
76 of 151
2 of 3
Body
4 of 6
8 of 10
Leg
19 of 20
62 of 143
Distance
91 of 167
0 of 1
Clinch
3 of 5
3 of 5
Ground
5 of 5

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
26 of 57
Sig. str.
19 of 46
27 of 60
Total str.
21 of 48
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:42
Ctrl
1:18
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
31 of 80
Sig. str.
67 of 108
31 of 80
Total str.
68 of 109
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:35
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
8 of 12
Sig. str.
13 of 23
15 of 19
Total str.
35 of 53
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
4:39

Frequently asked questions

Who won Brad Tavares vs JunYong Park?

JunYong Park defeated Brad Tavares by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira, held Saturday, October 12, 2024 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Brad Tavares 49%51% JunYong Park

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCal Elo ratings. See all Elo ratings

Tale of the Tape

21-13-0
Record
19-7-0
1561
Elo rating
1568
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
35
6'1"
185 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
73"
185 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
United States
Nationality
South Korea

Striking Profile

3.41
SLpM
4.64
43%
Str. Acc.
51%
3.32
SApM
3.82
54%
Str. Def.
51%

Grappling Profile

0.70
TD Avg.
1.69
26%
TD Acc.
42%
80%
TD Def.
54%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.80

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • L
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  • L
    Robert Bryczek
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  • W
    Gerald Meerschaert
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs MurphySat, Apr 5, 2025
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  • L
    JunYong Park
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs TairaSat, Oct 12, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Gregory Rodrigues
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    TKO · R3 · 0:55 · Middleweight
JunYong Park · 3-2
  • L
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    UFC 321: Aspinall vs GaneSat, Oct 25, 2025
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  • W
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  • W
    Brad Tavares
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs TairaSat, Oct 12, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
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  • W
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    Submission · R2 · 4:45 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 28 fights · 13 fights
44.4
Avg sig. strikes
57.1
0.61
Avg takedowns
1.38
1:40
Avg control time
3:40
116
Career high strikes
105
5
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Brad Tavares
Strike target
JunYong Park
59%
Head
81%
17%
Body
10%
23%
Leg
10%
Brad Tavares
Strike position
JunYong Park
84%
Distance
84%
12%
Clinch
7%
4%
Ground
9%