Brad Tavaresvs
Gerald Meerschaert
Brad Tavares def. Gerald Meerschaert (Unanimous Decision)
Middleweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, April 5, 2025
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Brad Tavares defeated Gerald Meerschaert by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy, held Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Tale of the Tape
21-13-0
Record
37-22-0
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
38
6'1"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
77"
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Stance
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Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
3.41
SLpM
2.95
43%
Str. Acc.
45%
3.32
SApM
3.44
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.70
TD Avg.
1.70
26%
TD Acc.
29%
80%
TD Def.
40%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)
Brad Tavares · 1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs VallejosSat, Mar 14, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs MurphySat, Apr 5, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Royval vs TairaSat, Oct 12, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs PyferSat, Feb 10, 2024TKO · R3 · 0:55 · Middleweight
Gerald Meerschaert · 0-5
- LUFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs PratesSat, May 2, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LVeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs MakhachevSat, Nov 15, 2025Submission · R1 · 0:50 · Middleweight
- LUFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs ChimaevSat, Aug 16, 2025TKO · R1 · 3:03 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs MurphySat, Apr 5, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Magny vs PratesSat, Nov 9, 2024Submission · R3 · 1:44 · Middleweight
Common Opponents
Brad Tavares
Gerald Meerschaert
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 28 fights · 25 fights
44.4
Avg sig. strikes
26.1
0.61
Avg takedowns
1.00
1:40
Avg control time
1:59
116
Career high strikes
86
5
Career high TDs
6
Strike Distribution
Brad Tavares
Strike target
Gerald Meerschaert
59%
Head
73%
17%
Body
17%
23%
Leg
10%
Brad Tavares
Strike position
Gerald Meerschaert
84%
Distance
81%
12%
Clinch
10%
4%
Ground
9%
Fight stats
Brad Tavares
Gerald Meerschaert
0
Knockdowns
0
47 of 109
Significant strikes
38 of 83
43%
Sig. strike accuracy
46%
56 of 118
Total strikes
51 of 97
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 8
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Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:01
Control time
4:44
Significant strikes by target
29 of 85
Head
27 of 66
12 of 18
Body
7 of 10
6 of 6
Leg
4 of 7
45 of 105
Distance
36 of 79
2 of 4
Clinch
2 of 4
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
13 of 36
Sig. str.
8 of 24
14 of 37
Total str.
8 of 24
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:26
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
26 of 51
Sig. str.
23 of 44
26 of 51
Total str.
23 of 45
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
0:47
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
8 of 22
Sig. str.
7 of 15
16 of 30
Total str.
20 of 28
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:31
Referee
Mike Beltran
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)