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Brad Tavares

Middleweight Division

21-11-0 (W-L-D)

5

Wins by Knockout

2

Wins by Submission

5

First Round Finishes

Brad Tavares

athlete record

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Learn more about Brad Tavares' UFC history, fighter facts, and Q&A below.

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