Middleweight Bout
Brad Tavares
- UFC record
- 16-12-0
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Reach
- 74"
- Weight
- 185 lbs.
- Born
- Dec 21, 1987
Career snapshot
- Fights
- 28
- Minutes
- 364.3
- Knockdowns
- 5
- Sig. accuracy
- 43.7%
- Sig. landed / 15
- 51.2
- Absorbed / 15
- —
- TD accuracy
- 26.6%
- TD defense
- —
- Sub attempts
- 0
- Control / 15
- 1:55
Where this career sits
- SLpM
- 3.41
- KD / 15
- 0.21
- CTRL / 15
- 1:55
Sig. strikes landed per minute
64th percentile
285 peers
Knockdowns per 15 minutes
49th percentile
285 peers
Control time per 15 minutes
31st percentile
285 peers
SLpM leads this profile at the 64th percentile of Middleweight peers (3.41). That edge is modest, in the upper middle of the Middleweight rollup.
SLpM is significant strikes landed per minute. KD/15 is knockdowns per 15 minutes. CTRL/15 is control time per 15 minutes. Each rate uses career totals when the rollup has no per-minute column. Peers are the 285 Middleweight fighters with at least 10 minutes on the career offense rollup. The roster has no active flag and no gender column, so everyone listed at this weight is included.
Striking
Offense
- Head59.4%
- Body17.1%
- Leg23.5%
- Distance84.4%
- Clinch12.1%
- Ground3.5%
Defense
- Head63.6%
- Body15.7%
- Leg20.7%
- Distance77.8%
- Clinch16.6%
- Ground5.6%
Grappling
For
Against
Round striking
Average significant strikes for each round number in the UFC sample.
Offense
No per-round striking offense for this fighter yet.
Defense
No per-round striking defense for this fighter yet.
Round grappling
Average takedowns and control time for each round number.
Offense
Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Defense
No per-round takedown or control defense for this fighter yet.
By round
The same averages as the charts, in a table.
| Round | TD | TD acc |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | 0.2/0.6 | 36.8% |
| R2 | 0.2/0.6 | 33.3% |
| R3 | 0.2/1.1 | 20.2% |
| R4 | 1/2 | 50.0% |
| R5 | 0/6 | 0.0% |
Leg kicks
Leg kicks for each round number. Defense is the opponent’s leg strikes in the same round. Per 15 divides the leg-kick total by career minutes.
- Landed / att
- 292/346
- Accuracy
- 84.4%
- Share of sig.
- 23.5%
- Per round
- —
- Per 15
- 12.0
- Leg defense
- —
Takedowns by round
Average takedown attempts for each appearance in that round. Career totals appear when each round is stored as its own row. Rounds with no shots are muted.
| Round | Sample | Avg TD | Acc | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | — | 0.2/0.6 | 36.8% | Shots |
| R2 | — | 0.2/0.6 | 33.3% | Shots |
| R3 | — | 0.2/1.1 | 20.2% | Shots |
| R4 | — | 1/2 | 50.0% | Shots |
| R5 | — | 0/6 | 0.0% | Shots |
Fight log
Result and method stay on the list. Significant strikes, takedowns, and control are filled in for and against when the round rows or the recent-fight view have them. Open a bout for its rounds.
Loss vs Eryk Anders
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. VallejosMar 14, 2026
KD 1
Sig 48/86
TD 0/1
Ctrl 0:29
Loss vs Robert Bryczek
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:43
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. BorralhoSep 6, 2025
KD 0
Sig 42/102
TD 1/3
Ctrl 1:22
Win vs Gerald Meerschaert
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. MurphyApr 5, 2025
KD 0
Sig 47/109
TD 0/0
Ctrl 0:01
Loss vs JunYong Park
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. TairaOct 12, 2024
KD 0
Sig 65/149
TD 0/0
Ctrl 0:42
Loss vs Gregory Rodrigues
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 0:55
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. PyferFeb 10, 2024
KD 0
Sig 37/84
TD 0/0
Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Chris Weidman
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'MalleyAug 19, 2023
KD 0
Sig 70/115
TD 0/0
Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Bruno Silva
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:35
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. BlaydesApr 22, 2023
KD 0
Sig 15/64
TD 0/0
Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Dricus Du Plessis
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. CannonierJul 2, 2022
KD 0
Sig 82/150
TD 0/1
Ctrl 2:01
Win vs Omari Akhmedov
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3Jul 10, 2021
KD 1
Sig 84/150
TD 0/0
Ctrl 0:09
Win vs Antonio Carlos Junior
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregorJan 23, 2021
KD 0
Sig 54/108
TD 0/0
Ctrl 0:05
Loss vs Edmen Shahbazyan
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:27
UFC 244: Masvidal vs. DiazNov 2, 2019
Loss vs Israel Adesanya
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated FinaleJul 6, 2018
Win vs Krzysztof Jotko
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 2:16
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. GaethjeApr 14, 2018
Win vs Thales Leites
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 216: Ferguson vs. LeeOct 7, 2017
Win vs Elias Theodorou
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption FinaleJul 7, 2017
Win vs Caio Magalhaes
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 203: Miocic vs. OvereemSep 10, 2016
Loss vs Robert Whittaker
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:44
UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs HuntMay 9, 2015
Win vs Nate Marquardt
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 182: Jones vs CormierJan 3, 2015
Loss vs Tim Boetsch
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:18
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint PreuxAug 16, 2014
Loss vs Yoel Romero
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC on FOX: Werdum vs BrowneApr 19, 2014
Win vs Lorenz Larkin
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs PhilippouJan 15, 2014
Win vs Robert McDaniel
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2Aug 28, 2013
Win vs Riki Fukuda
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. StannMar 2, 2013
Win vs Tom Watson
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs MiocicSep 29, 2012
Win vs Dongi Yang
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs PoirierMay 15, 2012
Loss vs Aaron Simpson
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 132: Cruz vs FaberJul 2, 2011
Win vs Phil Baroni
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:20
UFC 125: ResolutionJan 1, 2011
Win vs Seth Baczynski
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz FinaleJun 19, 2010