Brad Tavares vs Thales Leites

Brad Tavares vs Thales Leites: Matchup Breakdown

Brad Tavares is 16-12 in the Middleweight division with a 57.1% win rate. Thales Leites is 13-8 at Middleweight, winning 61.9% of the time. Brad Tavares is listed as active. Thales Leites is listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Brad Tavares leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee on Oct 7, 2017, won by Brad Tavares by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Thales Leites holds the higher ELO rating, 1,014 to 875. Career peaks are 1,101 for Brad Tavares and 1,139 for Thales Leites. Brad Tavares has 2 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 16 victories, a 12.5% finish rate. Thales Leites has 2 KO/TKO and 5 submission wins, finishing 53.8% of the time.

Brad Tavares stands 6' 1" with a reach of 74" and fights orthodox. Thales Leites is 6' 1" with a reach of 78", orthodox. That is a 4-inch reach advantage for Thales Leites. Brad Tavares is 38, Thales Leites is 44.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Brad Tavares has landed 1,243 significant strikes at 43.7% accuracy with 17 takedowns and 46:38 of control time. Thales Leites has landed 562 at 40.5% with 37 takedowns and 1h 19m of control.

Brad Tavares has 0 title fights (0 won) against 1 (0 won) for Thales Leites. They share 4 common opponents: Krzysztof Jotko, Nate Marquardt, Tim Boetsch, Tom Watson.