Brad Tavares stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Brad Tavares, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC
- Tracked bouts
- 28
- Strikes landed / min
- 3.41
- Strike accuracy
- 44%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 3.32
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 0.70
- Control time
- 13%
- Average fight time
- 13:01
Rates are computed over the 28 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Brad Tavares sits in the top 25.
All MMA
- #1 Most decision wins, Middleweight14
- #1 Most time in the cage, Middleweight6h 4m
- #1 Most fights, Middleweight28
- #2 Most decision wins, all divisions14
- #2 Most wins, Middleweight16
- #4 Most significant strikes landed, Middleweight1,243
- #5 Best takedown defence, Middleweight80.3%
- #24 Most control time, Middleweight46:38
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
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| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos | Eryk Anders | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 48 of 86 | 35 of 84 | 55 of 95 | 0 of 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:29 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho | Robert Bryczek | LOSS · TKO · R3 1:43 | 42 of 102 | 68 of 138 | 50 of 111 | 1 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 1:22 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy | Gerald Meerschaert | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 47 of 109 | 38 of 83 | 56 of 118 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:01 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira | JunYong Park | LOSS · SD · R3 5:00 | 65 of 149 | 99 of 177 | 73 of 159 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:42 |
| Feb 10, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Pyfer | Gregory Rodrigues | LOSS · TKO · R3 0:55 | 37 of 84 | 71 of 123 | 42 of 90 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | UFC 292: Sterling vs O'Malley | Chris Weidman | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 70 of 115 | 37 of 92 | 71 of 116 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes | Bruno Silva | LOSS · TKO · R1 3:35 | 15 of 64 | 23 of 51 | 15 of 65 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier | Dricus Du Plessis | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 82 of 150 | 113 of 212 | 98 of 167 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:01 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 | Omari Akhmedov | WIN · SD · R3 5:00 | 84 of 150 | 48 of 166 | 88 of 155 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:09 |
| Jan 24, 2021 | UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2 | Antonio Carlos Junior | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 54 of 108 | 34 of 103 | 73 of 135 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:05 |
| Nov 2, 2019 | UFC 244: Masvidal vs Diaz | Edmen Shahbazyan | LOSS · TKO · R1 2:27 | 3 of 23 | 14 of 38 | 3 of 23 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Jul 6, 2018 | The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya | Israel Adesanya | LOSS · UD · R5 5:00 | 40 of 174 | 119 of 215 | 46 of 181 | 1 of 12 | 0 | 0 | 2:05 |
| Apr 14, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje | Krzysztof Jotko | WIN · TKO · R3 2:16 | 46 of 96 | 24 of 74 | 62 of 115 | 0 of 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:33 |
| Oct 7, 2017 | UFC 216: Ferguson vs Lee | Thales Leites | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 70 of 136 | 46 of 132 | 80 of 146 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:23 |
| Jul 7, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Gaethje | Elias Theodorou | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 31 of 71 | 34 of 82 | 34 of 74 | 1 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 2:06 |
| Sep 10, 2016 | UFC 203: Miocic vs Overeem | Caio Magalhaes | WIN · SD · R3 5:00 | 46 of 100 | 26 of 81 | 58 of 112 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:00 |
| May 10, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt | Robert Whittaker | LOSS · TKO · R1 0:44 | 2 of 7 | 10 of 14 | 2 of 7 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Jan 3, 2015 | UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier | Nate Marquardt | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 50 of 119 | 30 of 64 | 57 of 126 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:29 |
| Aug 17, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux | Tim Boetsch | LOSS · TKO · R2 3:18 | 24 of 56 | 14 of 28 | 37 of 70 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:19 |
| Apr 19, 2014 | UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne | Yoel Romero | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 21 of 70 | 31 of 48 | 35 of 87 | 0 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 1:08 |
| Jan 15, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou | Lorenz Larkin | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 45 of 112 | 39 of 113 | 62 of 132 | 2 of 9 | 0 | 0 | 3:11 |
| Aug 28, 2013 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 | Robert McDaniel | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 30 of 79 | 14 of 56 | 38 of 87 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:37 |
| Mar 3, 2013 | UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs Stann | Riki Fukuda | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 116 of 254 | 69 of 172 | 131 of 270 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Sep 29, 2012 | UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic | Tom Watson | WIN · SD · R3 5:00 | 83 of 173 | 65 of 127 | 92 of 183 | 5 of 12 | 0 | 0 | 5:25 |
| May 15, 2012 | UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier | Dongi Yang | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 39 of 159 | 32 of 83 | 47 of 167 | 2 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 2:18 |
| Jul 2, 2011 | UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber | Aaron Simpson | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 13 of 33 | 43 of 66 | 41 of 62 | 1 of 4 | 0 | 0 | 0:58 |
| Jan 2, 2011 | UFC 125: RESOLUTION | Phil Baroni | WIN · TKO · R1 4:20 | 22 of 31 | 11 of 16 | 25 of 34 | 0 of 3 | 1 | 0 | 0:44 |
| Jun 19, 2010 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale | Seth Baczynski | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 18 of 34 | 22 of 44 | 54 of 74 | 3 of 6 | 0 | 0 | 11:33 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head738 of 2171
- Body213 of 327
- Leg292 of 346
Totals across 28 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance1049 of 2548
- Clinch150 of 231
- Ground44 of 65
Totals across 28 tracked fights.
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 16-12-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 3.41per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 44%
- SApM
- 3.32per min
- Str. Def.
- 55%
- Takedowns
- 0.70per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 27%
- TD Def.
- 80%
- Submission attempts
- 0.0per 15 min
Top 49% in the UFC
Top 47% in the UFC
Top 17% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1497 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.
Pro MMASource: UFCalendar
- Significant strikes
- 3.41per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 44%
- SApM
- 3.32per min
- Str. Def.
- 55%
- Takedowns
- 0.70per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 27%
- TD Def.
- 80%
- Submission attempts
- 0.0per 15 min
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