Brad Tavares

🇺🇸

(1987-12-21)

Statistics

UFC Record: 16-11

By Method:

KO/TKO: 2-6
Submission: 0-0
Decision: 14-5

By Elo:

As Favorite: 6-8
As Underdog: 10-3

By Weight Class:

Middleweight: 16-11

By Round:

Round 1: 1-3
Round 2: 0-1
Round 3: 15-6
Round 5: 0-1

By Type:

Main Event: 0-1
Ranked Opponent: 4-3

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: W L L W L

Elo: 2739

Peak Elo: 3084 (2018-04-14)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2770 (#505)

Bonuses: 0 (0 FOTN, 0 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 12m 56s

Total Fight Time: 5h 49m 18s

Avg Time Between Fights: 175 days

Avg Card Placement: 6

Peak Rankings:

#8 Middleweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-03-14
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos

Brad Tavares (38) 🇺🇸
L W L L W • 16-11
Elo: 2739

MIDDLEWEIGHT

🇺🇸 Eryk Anders (38)
9-9 (1 NC) • W L W W L
Elo: 2808

Meta Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2025-09-06
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho

Robert Bryczek (35) 🇵🇱
L • 0-1
Elo: 2552

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R3
1:43

🇺🇸 Brad Tavares (37)
16-10 • W L L W L
Elo: 2917

Accor Arena
Paris
France 🇫🇷

2025-04-05
UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy

Brad Tavares (37) 🇺🇸
L L W L L • 15-10
Elo: 2806
29

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 Gerald Meerschaert (37)
12-10 • L L W W L
Elo: 2844
28

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2024-10-12
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

JunYong Park (33) 🇰🇷
W W W W L • 7-3
Elo: 2931
29

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 Brad Tavares (36)
15-9 • L W L L W
Elo: 2805
28

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2024-02-10
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer

Gregory Rodrigues (31) 🇧🇷
L W W L W • 5-2
Elo: 2878

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R3
0:55

🇺🇸 Brad Tavares (36)
15-8 • W L L W W
Elo: 2916

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2023-08-19
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley

Brad Tavares (35) 🇺🇸
L L W W L • 14-8
Elo: 2758

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Chris Weidman (39)
11-6 • W L L W L
Elo: 2988

TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
United States 🇺🇸

2023-04-22
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes

⭐ Bruno Silva (33) 🇧🇷
W W W L L • 3-2
Elo: 2765

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:35

🇺🇸 Brad Tavares (35)
14-7 • L W W L L
Elo: 2894

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-07-02
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier

Dricus Du Plessis (28) 🇿🇦
W W • 2-0
Elo: 3010

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Brad Tavares (34)
14-6 • W W L L W
Elo: 2987 • UFC rank: #12

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-07-10
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3

Brad Tavares (33) 🇺🇸
W L L W W • 13-6
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2923

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇷🇺 Omari Akhmedov (33)
9-4-1 • W W W L W
Elo: 3031 • UFC rank: #13

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-01-23
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2

Brad Tavares (33) 🇺🇸
L L W W W • 12-6
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 2800

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 Antonio Carlos Junior (30)
7-4 (1 NC) • W W W L L
Elo: 2883

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2019-11-02
UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz

Edmen Shahbazyan (21) 🇺🇸
W W W • 3-0
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2837

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:27

🇺🇸 Brad Tavares (31)
12-5 • L W W W W
Elo: 2925 • UFC rank: #11

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States 🇺🇸

2018-07-06
The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated

⭐ Israel Adesanya (28) 🇳🇬 🇳🇿
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2847

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 Brad Tavares (30)
12-4 • W W W W L
Elo: 3084 • UFC rank: #8

Pearl Theatre
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2018-04-14
UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje

Brad Tavares (30) 🇺🇸
W W W L W • 11-4
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 3023

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R3
2:16

🇵🇱 Krzysztof Jotko (28)
6-3 • W W W L L
Elo: 2881 • UFC rank: #13

Gila River Arena
Glendale, Arizona
United States 🇺🇸

2017-10-07
UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee

Brad Tavares (29) 🇺🇸
W W L W L • 10-4
Elo: 2889

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 Thales Leites (36)
12-6 • L L W L W
Elo: 3010 • UFC rank: #13

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2017-07-07
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption

Brad Tavares (29) 🇺🇸
W L W L L • 9-4
Elo: 2730

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇦 Elias Theodorou (29)
5-1 • W W L W W
Elo: 2969

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2016-09-10
UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem

Brad Tavares (28) 🇺🇸
L W L L W • 8-4
Elo: 2696

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 Caio Magalhaes (28)
4-2 • W W W W L
Elo: 2695

Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
United States 🇺🇸

2015-05-09
UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt

⭐ Robert Whittaker (24) 🇦🇺
W L L W W • 4-2
Elo: 2780

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:44

🇺🇸 Brad Tavares (27)
8-3 • W L L W W
Elo: 2802 • UFC rank: #14

Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Adelaide
Australia 🇦🇺

2015-01-03
UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier

Brad Tavares (27) 🇺🇸
L L W W W • 7-3
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2650

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Nate Marquardt (35)
11-6 • L W L L W
Elo: 2852

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2014-08-16
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux

⭐ Tim Boetsch (33) 🇺🇸
W L L W L • 8-6
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 2744

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:18

🇺🇸 Brad Tavares (26)
7-2 • L W W W W
Elo: 2752

Cross Insurance Center
Bangor, Maine
United States 🇺🇸

2014-04-19
UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne

Yoel Romero (36) 🇨🇺
W W W • 3-0
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 2742

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Brad Tavares (26)
7-1 • W W W W W
Elo: 2893 • UFC rank: #13

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2014-01-15
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou

Brad Tavares (26) 🇺🇸
W W W W L • 6-1
Elo: 2786

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Lorenz Larkin (27)
1-1 • L W
Elo: 2811 • UFC rank: #13

The Arena at Gwinnett Center
Duluth, Georgia
United States 🇺🇸

2013-08-28
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2

Brad Tavares (25) 🇺🇸
W W W L W • 5-1
Elo: 2723

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Bubba McDaniel (30)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2590

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
United States 🇺🇸

2013-03-02
UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann

Brad Tavares (25) 🇺🇸
W W L W W • 4-1
Elo: 2653

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇯🇵 Riki Fukuda (32)
2-2 • L W L W
Elo: 2547

Saitama Super Arena
Saitama
Japan 🇯🇵

2012-09-29
UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic

Brad Tavares (24) 🇺🇸
W L W W • 3-1
Elo: 2567

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tom Watson (30)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2764

Capital FM Arena
Nottingham, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

2012-05-15
UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier

Brad Tavares (24) 🇺🇸
L W W • 2-1
Elo: 2466

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇰🇷 Dong Yi Yang (27)
1-2 • L W L
Elo: 2472

Patriot Center
Fairfax, Virginia
United States 🇺🇸

2011-07-02
UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber

Aaron Simpson (36) 🇺🇸
W W L L W • 4-2
Elo: 2597

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Brad Tavares (23)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2553

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2011-01-01
UFC 125: Resolution

Brad Tavares (23) 🇺🇸
W • 1-0
Elo: 2495

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:20

🇺🇸 Phil Baroni (34)
3-6 • L L L L L
Elo: 2339

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2010-06-19
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz

Brad Tavares (22) 🇺🇸
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2400

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Seth Baczynski (28)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2383

Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸