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Brad Tavares
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Brad Tavares

21-12-0United StatesUnited StatesLast 5
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CAREER SUMMARY

Brad Tavares holds a professional MMA record of 21-12-0. Their full professional MMA career spans 38 bouts on record. Brad Tavares has won 24 fights: 6 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 18 by decision. Of 14 career losses, 7 came by KO/TKO and 0 by submission. In the UFC, Brad Tavares lands 3.41 significant strikes per minute with 43% accuracy and averages 0.70 takedowns per 15 minutes. Most recent fight: March 14, 2026. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height
6'1"185 cm
Weight
185 lbs84 kg
Reach
74"188 cm
Stance
Orthodox
DOB
1987-12-21
Age
38
Nationality
United States
Birthplace
United States

Fight DNA

Knockout Artist

UFCalendar's style model · Middleweight roster (229 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
Granite Base
96 · top 1% in division
Punch power66
Kick power94
Punch speed94
Kick speed94
Accuracy94
Takedowns72
Ground striking51
Submissions63
Chin93
Body strength96
Cardio94

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

UFC careerRecord: 21-13-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed3.41per min
43% accuracy
Strikes absorbed3.32per min
54% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed0.70per 15 min
26% success
Takedowns stuffed80%
Submission attempts0.0per 15 min

Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and our model's estimate of what Brad Tavares earns per fight.

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Career history

  1. LOSS
    vs Eryk Anders
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos· Mar 14, 2026· Middleweight· 21-11 vs 17-9
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  2. LOSS
    vs Robert Bryczek
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho· Sep 6, 2025· Middleweight· 21-10 vs 17-6
    TKO
    R3 · 1:43
  3. WIN
    vs Gerald Meerschaert
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy· Apr 5, 2025· Middleweight· 20-10 vs 37-18
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  4. LOSS
    vs JunYong Park
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira· Oct 12, 2024· Middleweight· 20-9 vs 17-6
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  5. LOSS
    vs Gregory Rodrigues
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Pyfer· Feb 10, 2024· Middleweight· 20-8 vs 14-5
    TKO
    R3 · 0:55
  6. WIN
    vs Chris Weidman
    UFCUFC 292: Sterling vs O'Malley· Aug 19, 2023· Middleweight· 19-8 vs 15-6
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  7. LOSS
    vs Bruno Silva
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes· Apr 22, 2023· Middleweight· 19-7 vs 22-8
    TKO
    R1 · 3:35
  8. LOSS
    vs Dricus Du Plessis
    UFCUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier· Jul 2, 2022· Middleweight· 19-6 vs 16-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  9. WIN
    vs Omari Akhmedov
    UFCUFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3· Jul 10, 2021· Middleweight· 18-6 vs 21-5-1
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  10. WIN
    vs Antonio Carlos Junior
    UFCUFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2· Jan 24, 2021· Middleweight· 17-6 vs 10-4
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  11. LOSS
    vs Edmen Shahbazyan
    UFCUFC 244: Masvidal vs Diaz· Nov 3, 2019· Middleweight· 17-5 vs 10-0
    TKO
    R1 · 2:27
  12. LOSS
    vs Israel Adesanya
    UFCThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya· Jul 6, 2018· Middleweight· 17-4 vs 13-0
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  13. WIN
    vs Krzysztof Jotko
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje· Apr 15, 2018· Middleweight· 16-4 vs 19-3
    TKO
    R3 · 2:16
  14. WIN
    vs Thales Leites
    UFCUFC 216: Ferguson vs Lee· Oct 7, 2017· Middleweight· 15-4 vs 27-7
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  15. WIN
    vs Elias Theodorou
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Gaethje· Jul 8, 2017· Middleweight· 14-4 vs 13-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  16. WIN
    vs Caio Magalhaes
    UFCUFC 203: Miocic vs Overeem· Sep 11, 2016· Middleweight· 13-4 vs 9-2
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  17. LOSS
    vs Robert Whittaker
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt· May 9, 2015· Middleweight· 13-3 vs 13-4
    TKO
    R1 · 0:44
  18. WIN
    vs Nate Marquardt
    UFCUFC 182: Jones vs Cormier· Jan 3, 2015· Middleweight· 12-3 vs 33-13-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  19. LOSS
    vs Tim Boetsch
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux· Aug 18, 2014· Middleweight
    TKO
    R2 · 3:18
  20. LOSS
    vs Tim Boetsch
    UFC Fight Night 47· Aug 16, 2014· Middleweight· 12-2 vs 17-7
    TKO
    R2 · 3:18
  21. LOSS
    vs Yoel Romero
    UFCUFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne· Apr 19, 2014· Middleweight· 12-1 vs 7-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  22. WIN
    vs Lorenz Larkin
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou· Jan 15, 2014· Middleweight· 11-1 vs 14-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  23. WIN
    vs Robert McDaniel
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2· Aug 29, 2013· Middleweight· 10-1 vs 21-6
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  24. WIN
    vs Riki Fukuda
    UFCUFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann· Mar 2, 2013· Middleweight· 9-1 vs 19-6
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  25. WIN
    vs Tom Watson
    UFCUFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic· Sep 29, 2012· Middleweight· 8-1 vs 15-4
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  26. WIN
    vs Dongi Yang
    UFCUFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier· May 15, 2012· Middleweight· 7-1 vs 10-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  27. LOSS
    vs Aaron Simpson
    UFCUFC 132: Cruz vs Faber· Jul 2, 2011· Middleweight· 7-0 vs 9-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  28. WIN
    vs Phil Baroni
    UFCUFC 125: RESOLUTION· Jan 2, 2011· Middleweight· 6-0 vs 13-12
    TKO
    R1 · 4:20
  29. WIN
    vs Seth Baczynski
    UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale· Jun 19, 2010· Middleweight· 5-0 vs 12-7
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  30. LOSS
    vs Court McGee
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 11· Mar 2, 2010· Middleweight· 8-0
    -
    R3 · 4:48
  31. WIN
    vs Seth Baczynski
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 11· Feb 23, 2010· Middleweight· 7-0
    -
    R1 · 5:00
  32. WIN
    vs James Hammortree
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 11· Feb 1, 2010· Middleweight· 6-0
    UD
  33. WIN
    vs Jordan Smith
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 11· Jan 23, 2010· Middleweight· 5-0
    TKO
    R1 · 0:45
  34. WIN
    vs Jonathan Joao
    X-1 World Events 25· Mar 7, 2009· Middleweight· 4-0 vs 2-2
    TKO
  35. WIN
    vs Joshua Ferreira
    X-1 World Events 19· Sep 27, 2008· Middleweight· 3-0 vs 1-3
    -
    R2 · 2:28
  36. WIN
    vs Devin Kauwe
    Icon 51: Hard Times· Aug 2, 2008· Middleweight· 2-0 vs 0-0
    TKO
    R1 · 1:52
  37. WIN
    vs Jon Ferrell
    NVP: Local Pride· Apr 18, 2008· Middleweight· 1-0 vs 0-0
    -
  38. WIN
    vs Thomas Sodeno
    MMA Contenders· Jun 29, 2007· Middleweight· 0-0 vs 0-0
    TKO
    R1 · 0:40

Career history data via Tapology.

Official UFC Ranking

Brad Tavares's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
Unranked
Peak
#8 Middleweight
First ranked
Jan 17, 2014
Times ranked
245

Middleweight

#1#5#10#152015201720192021Jan 17, 2014 · #13Feb 17, 2014 · #14Mar 17, 2014 · #13Mar 25, 2014 · #14Apr 14, 2014 · #13Apr 21, 2014 · #14Apr 28, 2014 · #15Jun 9, 2014 · #14Jun 16, 2014 · #15Sep 22, 2014 · #15Mar 2, 2015 · #14Apr 27, 2015 · #14Jul 10, 2017 · #15Oct 9, 2017 · #13Oct 30, 2017 · #14Jan 17, 2018 · #15Jan 29, 2018 · #11Feb 7, 2018 · #15Apr 18, 2018 · #10May 23, 2018 · #9May 30, 2018 · #8Jul 11, 2018 · #10Nov 7, 2018 · #9Nov 12, 2018 · #10Apr 1, 2019 · #11May 21, 2019 · #12Jul 2, 2019 · #11Jul 15, 2019 · #12Aug 12, 2019 · #11Sep 16, 2019 · #12Oct 28, 2019 · #11Nov 4, 2019 · #13Nov 18, 2019 · #12Dec 16, 2019 · #11Jun 8, 2020 · #12Nov 2, 2020 · #13Nov 16, 2020 · #14Dec 7, 2020 · #13Dec 14, 2020 · #14Jan 25, 2021 · #13Feb 15, 2021 · #14May 3, 2021 · #15Jul 12, 2021 · #12Jul 19, 2021 · #13Oct 4, 2021 · #12Nov 8, 2021 · #11Mar 7, 2022 · #12Jul 4, 2022 · #15Aug 15, 2022 · #14Oct 3, 2022 · #15Nov 21, 2022 · #15#15

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1695▼10
Peak
1830Jan 15, 2014
Rated fights
37
150016001700180020082012201620202024Jun 29, 2007 · 1541Apr 18, 2008 · 1576Aug 2, 2008 · 1608Sep 27, 2008 · 1633Mar 7, 2009 · 1657Jan 23, 2010 · 1728Feb 1, 2010 · 1747Feb 23, 2010 · 1762Mar 2, 2010 · 1726Jun 19, 2010 · 1742Jan 2, 2011 · 1764Jul 2, 2011 · 1737May 15, 2012 · 1756Sep 29, 2012 · 1768Mar 2, 2013 · 1790Aug 29, 2013 · 1808Jan 15, 2014 · 1830Apr 19, 2014 · 1800Aug 18, 2014 · 1782Jan 3, 2015 · 1794May 9, 2015 · 1778Sep 11, 2016 · 1754Jul 8, 2017 · 1768Oct 7, 2017 · 1781Apr 15, 2018 · 1798Jul 6, 2018 · 1788Nov 3, 2019 · 1744Jan 24, 2021 · 1740Jul 10, 2021 · 1745Jul 2, 2022 · 1738Apr 22, 2023 · 1722Aug 19, 2023 · 1731Feb 10, 2024 · 1718Oct 12, 2024 · 1713Apr 5, 2025 · 1726Sep 6, 2025 · 1705Mar 14, 2026 · 16951695

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Frequently asked questions

When does Brad Tavares fight next?

Brad Tavares has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Brad Tavares's record?

Brad Tavares's professional MMA record is 21-12-0.

Who is Brad Tavares fighting next?

Brad Tavares's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Brad Tavares fight last?

Brad Tavares most recently fought Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos on Saturday, March 14, 2026, LOSS (Unanimous Decision).

What weight class does Brad Tavares fight in?

Brad Tavares fights at Middleweight.

How many knockouts does Brad Tavares have?

Brad Tavares has 6 wins by KO/TKO and 0 wins by submission.

How tall is Brad Tavares?

Brad Tavares is 6'1" (185 cm) tall.

How much does Brad Tavares weigh?

Brad Tavares weighs 185 lbs (84 kg).

What is Brad Tavares's reach?

Brad Tavares has a reach of 74" (188 cm).

How old is Brad Tavares?

Brad Tavares is 38 years old (born Dec 21, 1987).

Where is Brad Tavares from?

Brad Tavares is from United States.