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Brad Tavares

Middleweight 16-12 Inactive
Age
38
Height
6' 1"
Reach
74"
Stance
Orthodox
Last 5 L L W L L
Last L vs Eryk Anders Mar 14, 2026
2L Streak
2 KOs
213 Days/Fight
3.41 Sig Str/Min
0.05 TD/Min
77 Rounds
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Statistics

16Wins
12Losses
0Draws
How the wins came
2 KO/TKO 0 Submission 14 Decision
  • Win rate57.1%16/28
  • Finish rate12.5%2/16
  • KO rate12.5%2/16
  • Sub rate0%0/16

Advanced Stats

43.7% Sig. Strike Acc.
26.6% Takedown Acc.
44.4 Sig. Strikes/Fight
0.6 Takedowns/Fight
0.18 Knockdowns/Fight
1:40 Avg. Control Time

Strike Distribution

Head
59%
Body
17%
Leg
23%
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Career Timeline 28 fights

861 Current ELO
1,121 Prime ELO (Jan 2014)
-139 Career Change
LOSS
vs Eryk Anders Decision - Unanimous · R3 Mar 14, 2026
-34 → 861
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LOSS
vs Robert Bryczek KO/TKO · R3 Sep 6, 2025
-40 → 895
→
WIN
vs Gerald Meerschaert Decision - Unanimous · R3 Apr 5, 2025
+20 → 935
→
LOSS
vs JunYong Park Decision - Split · R3 Oct 12, 2024
-34 → 915
→
LOSS
vs Gregory Rodrigues KO/TKO · R3 Feb 10, 2024
-40 → 949
→
WIN
vs Chris Weidman Decision - Unanimous · R3 Aug 19, 2023
+22 → 989
→
LOSS
vs Bruno Silva KO/TKO · R1 Apr 22, 2023
-62 → 967
→
LOSS
vs Dricus Du Plessis Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jul 2, 2022
-26 → 1,029
→
WIN
vs Omari Akhmedov Decision - Split · R3 Jul 10, 2021
+22 → 1,055
→
WIN
vs Antonio Carlos Junior Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jan 23, 2021
+22 → 1,033
→
LOSS
vs Edmen Shahbazyan KO/TKO · R1 Nov 2, 2019
-52 → 1,011
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LOSS
vs Israel Adesanya Decision - Unanimous · R5 Jul 6, 2018
-31 → 1,063
→
WIN
vs Krzysztof Jotko KO/TKO · R3 Apr 14, 2018
+27 → 1,094
→
WIN
vs Thales Leites Decision - Unanimous · R3 Oct 7, 2017
+25 → 1,067
→
WIN
vs Elias Theodorou Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jul 7, 2017
+24 → 1,042
→
WIN
vs Caio Magalhaes Decision - Split · R3 Sep 10, 2016
+20 → 1,018
→
LOSS
vs Robert Whittaker KO/TKO · R1 May 9, 2015
-42 → 998
→
WIN
vs Nate Marquardt Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jan 3, 2015
+24 → 1,040
→
LOSS
vs Tim Boetsch KO/TKO · R2 Aug 16, 2014
-75 → 1,016
→
LOSS
vs Yoel Romero Decision - Unanimous · R3 Apr 19, 2014
-29 → 1,091
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WIN
vs Lorenz Larkin Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jan 15, 2014 ▲ PRIME
+20 → 1,120
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WIN
vs Robert McDaniel Decision - Unanimous · R3 Aug 28, 2013
+22 → 1,100
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WIN
vs Riki Fukuda Decision - Unanimous · R3 Mar 2, 2013
+20 → 1,078
→
WIN
vs Tom Watson Decision - Split · R3 Sep 29, 2012
+20 → 1,058
→
WIN
vs Dongi Yang Decision - Unanimous · R3 May 15, 2012
+20 → 1,038
→
LOSS
vs Aaron Simpson Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jul 2, 2011
-31 → 1,018
→
WIN
vs Phil Baroni KO/TKO · R1 Jan 1, 2011
+27 → 1,049
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WIN
vs Seth Baczynski Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jun 19, 2010
+22 → 1,022
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Career Statistics 28 of 28 bouts with official stats

Career Rankings where Brad Tavares sits

1st of 471 UFC wins 16 Middleweight Tied Top 1%
1st of 458 Total octagon time 6h 4m Middleweight Top 1%
53rd of 2,738 Career significant strikes landed 1,243 UFC-wide Top 2%
1st of 472 Losses by knockout 6 Middleweight Tied Top 1%
1st of 472 UFC bouts 28 Middleweight Top 1%
4th of 471 Career significant strikes landed 1,243 Middleweight Top 1%
31st of 2,753 UFC wins 16 UFC-wide Tied Top 2%
23rd of 2,760 UFC losses 12 UFC-wide Tied Top 1%
18th of 2,616 Total octagon time 6h 4m UFC-wide Top 1%
2nd of 472 UFC losses 12 Middleweight Top 1%
18th of 2,760 Losses by knockout 6 UFC-wide Tied Top 1%
26th of 2,760 UFC bouts 28 UFC-wide Tied Top 1%

Ranked against every fighter on MMA.SOCIAL who qualifies for that board — UFC appearances only, not full professional careers.

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Brad Tavares is a Middleweight fighter tracked on MMA.SOCIAL with a UFC record of 16-12. Of 16 career wins, 2 have come by finish (2 by knockout). The current performance-based ELO rating is 861, with a career peak of 1,121.

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Brad Tavares — UFC fighter profile, record 16-12
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What is Brad Tavares's UFC record?

Brad Tavares is 16-12 as a Middleweight fighter — 2 by knockout, 14 by decision or other.

Last fight: Lost to Eryk Anders by decision, Mar 2026. Joint-most wins in Middleweight history (16). Also: Most octagon time in Middleweight history (6h 4m); Joint-most knockout losses in Middleweight history (6).

UFC record
16-12
KO/TKO wins
2
Losing streak
2

Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.