Last fight
UFC FIGHT NIGHT
Win
Tavares vs Park
Oct. 12, 2024
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
5
Wins by Knockout
2
Wins by Submission
5
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 1153
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 2656
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 16
- Takedowns Attempted
- 60
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
United States
Trains at
Xtreme Couture - Las Vegas, NV
Fighting style
MMA
Age
37
Height
73.00
Weight
185.50
Octagon Debut
Jun. 19, 2010
Reach
74.00
Leg reach
43.00
- Team Liddell member on TUF11
- Five wins by TKO, two by submission (2 RNC)
- Star linebacker in high school
- Has won nine of his last 16 and four of his last eight
- Pro since 2007
- Five first round finishes
UFC on ESPN (4/5/25) Tavares won a three round unanimous decision over Gerald Meerschaert
UFC Fight Night (10/12/24) Tavares lost a three round split decision to Junyong Park
UFC Fight Night (2/10/24) Tavares was stopped by Gregory Rodrigues via strikes at :55 of the third round
UFC 292 (8/19/23) Tavares won a three round unanimous decision over Chris Weidman
UFC Fight Night (4/22/23) Tavares was stopped by Bruno Silva via strikes at 3:35 of the first round
UFC 276 (7/2/22) Tavares lost a three round unanimous decision to Dricus Du Plessis
UFC 264 (7/10/21) Tavares won a three round split decision over Omari Akhmedov
UFC 257 (1/24/21) Tavares won a three-round unanimous decision over Antonio Carlos Junior
UFC 244 (11/2/19) Tavares was knocked out by Edmen Shahbazyan at 2:27 of the first round
TUF 27 Finale (7/6/18) Tavares lost a five round unanimous decision to Israel Adesanya
UFC on FOX (4/14/18) Tavares stopped Krzysztof Jotko via strikes at 2:16 of the third round
UFC 216 (10/7/17) Tavares won a three round unanimous decision over Thales Leites
TUF 25 Finale (7/7/17) Tavares won a three round unanimous decision over Elias Theodorou
UFC 203 (9/10/16) Tavares won a three round split decision over Caio Magalhaes
UFC Fight Night (5/10/15) Tavares was knocked out by Robert Whittaker at :44 of the first round
UFC 182 (1/3/15) Tavares won a three round unanimous decision over Nate Marquardt
UFC Fight Night (8/16/14) Tavares was stopped by Tim Boetsch via strikes at 3:18 of the second round
UFC on FOX (4/19/14) Tavares lost a three round unanimous decision to Yoel Romero
UFC Fight Night (1/15/14) Tavares won a three round unanimous decision over Lorenz Larkin
UFC Fight Night (8/28/13) Tavares won a three round unanimous decision over Bubba McDaniel
UFC on FUEL TV (3/3/13) Tavares won a three round unanimous decision over Riki Fukuda
UFC on FUEL TV (9/29/12) Tavares won a three round split decision over Tom Watson
UFC on FUEL TV (5/15/12) Tavares won a three round unanimous decision over Dongi Yang
UFC 132 (7/2/11) Tavares lost a three round unanimous decision to Aaron Simpson
UFC 125 (1/1/11) Tavares knocked out Phil Baroni at 4:20 of the first round
TUF 11 Finale (6/19/10) Tavares won a three round unanimous decision over Seth Baczynski
The Ultimate Fighter, Season 11
Episode 11 – Tavares lost to Court McGee via third round submission (rear naked choke) in a semifinal bout.
Episode 9 – Tavares defeats Seth Baczynski via disqualification (illegal kick) in round one of a quarterfinal bout.
Episode 3 – Tavares scored a three round unanimous decision win over
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started fighting in 2007 because fighting is fun.
Any belts/ ranks in grappling disciplines? Purple belt in BJJ
What has been your toughest fight to date and why? Adesanya, my first five-rounder
Who is your favorite fighter and why? Ray Sefo because he’s the man!
What was your job before you started fighting? Ramp agent
Personal Life / Background: Spending time with my family, playing video games, spearfishing
