Fighter profile

Brad Tavares

Middleweight · UFC record 16-12 · 28 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 14 Mar 2026

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)74

Power70

Striking defense74

Takedown defense89

WrestlingProvisional measure64

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (28 detailed fights; as of Sat 14 Mar 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED78.1

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED72.1

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Reach: 188 cm (6'2")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 38

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

28 detailed UFC fights · 77 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 14 Mar 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed16.1significant, per round

Strikes absorbed15.7per round

Striking differential+0.4per round

Takedown attempts0.83per round

Takedown defense80.3%of attempts stopped

Finish rate12.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 16.1
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 15.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +0.4
Striking accuracy: 43.7%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 54.9%
Knockdowns per round: 0.06
Target: head / body / leg: 59.4% / 17.1% / 23.5%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 84.4% / 12.1% / 3.5%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.83
Takedowns landed per round: 0.22
Takedown accuracy: 26.6%
Takedown defense: 80.3%
Control time per round: 0:36
Submission attempts per round: 0.00
Reversals per round: 0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 16-12-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 12.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 0 · 14
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 6 · 0 · 6
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 5 / 8
Average fight time: 12:51 (over 26 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Brad Tavares — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 14 Mar 2026	Eryk Anders	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
Sat 6 Sep 2025	Robert Bryczek	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 1:43	UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Sat 5 Apr 2025	Gerald Meerschaert	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy
Sat 12 Oct 2024	JunYong Park	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Sat 10 Feb 2024	Gregory Rodrigues	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 0:55	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer

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Brad Tavares — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 19 Aug 2023	Chris Weidman	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Sat 22 Apr 2023	Bruno Silva	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:35	UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
Sat 2 Jul 2022	Dricus Du Plessis	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Sat 10 Jul 2021	Omari Akhmedov	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Sat 23 Jan 2021	Antonio Carlos Junior	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
Sat 2 Nov 2019	Edmen Shahbazyan	L	KO/TKO Kick	R1 2:27	UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
Fri 6 Jul 2018	Israel Adesanya	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
Sat 14 Apr 2018	Krzysztof Jotko	W	KO/TKO Punch	R3 2:16	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Sat 7 Oct 2017	Thales Leites	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
Fri 7 Jul 2017	Elias Theodorou	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
Sat 10 Sep 2016	Caio Magalhaes	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem
Sat 9 May 2015	Robert Whittaker	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:44	UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
Sat 3 Jan 2015	Nate Marquardt	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier
Sat 16 Aug 2014	Tim Boetsch	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 3:18	UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux
Sat 19 Apr 2014	Yoel Romero	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne
Wed 15 Jan 2014	Lorenz Larkin	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou
Wed 28 Aug 2013	Robert McDaniel	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
Sat 2 Mar 2013	Riki Fukuda	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann
Sat 29 Sep 2012	Tom Watson	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic
Tue 15 May 2012	Dongi Yang	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier
Sat 2 Jul 2011	Aaron Simpson	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber
Sat 1 Jan 2011	Phil Baroni	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:20	UFC 125: Resolution
Sat 19 Jun 2010	Seth Baczynski	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale

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