Brad Tavares: record, fights and statistics
Brad Tavares is a middleweight fighter from USA with a published career record of 21-13-0. StatsNext stores 25 UFC bouts for Brad Tavares (14-11). In the 3 fights stored since Apr 5, 2025, Brad Tavares is 1-2.
Profile
| Height | 6'1" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 74" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight class | Middleweight |
| Born | 1987 |
What are Brad Tavares's fighting stats?
Across 16 stored UFC bouts with statistics (192 minutes) through March 14, 2026, Brad Tavares lands 3.97 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 3.74, with 47.6% striking accuracy and 56.1% striking defense. Grappling: 0.16 takedowns per 15 minutes, 86.7% takedown defense, 0.00 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 14-11 in 25 stored UFC bouts, 2 of 14 wins inside the distance.
Brad Tavares: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 3.97 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 3.74 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 47.6% |
| Significant striking defense | 56.1% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.31 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 0.16 |
| Takedown accuracy | |
| Takedown defense | 86.7% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.00 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 0.54 |
| Share of fight time in control | 3.6% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 16 (191.7) |
Significant strikes landed: 57.8% head, 15.9% body, 26.3% legs; 87.4% at distance, 10% in the clinch, 2.6% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 2 | 6 |
| Submission | 0 | 0 |
| Decision | 12 | 5 |
14-11 in the 25 stored UFC bouts since January 2, 2011, averaging 12.7 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders
Wins and losses by method since Apr 5, 2025
- 1 win: 1 by decision
- 2 losses: 1 by decision, 1 by ko/tko
Striking and grappling totals since Apr 5, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 137 of 297 (46.1%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 141 of 305 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 1 |
| Takedowns landed | 1 of 4 |
| Opponent takedowns | 4 of 18 (77.8% defended) |
| Submission attempts | 0 |
| Control time | 1:52 |
Totals over 3 of 3 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 | Eryk Anders (9-9) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Middleweight | 48 of 86 (35) | 0 of 1 | 0:29 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | Robert Bryczek (0-1) | Loss | KO/TKO | R3 1:43 | 11.7 | Middleweight | 42 of 102 (68) | 1 of 3 | 1:22 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Gerald Meerschaert (10-10) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Middleweight | 47 of 109 (38) | 0 of 0 | 0:01 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | JunYong Park (7-3) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Middleweight | 65 of 149 (99) | 0 of 0 | 0:42 |
| Feb 10, 2024 | Gregory Rodrigues (5-2) | Loss | KO/TKO | R3 0:55 | 10.9 | Middleweight | 37 of 84 (71) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Chris Weidman (11-6) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Middleweight | 70 of 115 (37) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Bruno Silva (3-2) | Loss | KO/TKO | R1 3:35 | 3.6 | Middleweight | 15 of 64 (23) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Dricus Du Plessis (2-0) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Middleweight | 82 of 150 (113) | 0 of 1 | 2:01 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Omari Akhmedov (9-4-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Middleweight | 84 of 150 (48) | 0 of 0 | 0:09 |
| Jan 24, 2021 | Antonio Carlos Jr. (6-4) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Middleweight | 54 of 108 (34) | 0 of 0 | 0:05 |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Edmen Shahbazyan (2-0) | Loss | KO/TKO | R1 2:27 | 2.5 | Middleweight | 3 of 23 (14) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Apr 15, 2018 | Krzysztof Jotko (6-3) | Win | KO/TKO | R3 2:16 | 12.3 | Middleweight | 46 of 96 (24) | 0 of 1 | |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Thales Leites (11-5) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Middleweight | 70 of 136 (46) | 0 of 0 | |
| Sep 11, 2016 | Caio Magalhaes (4-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Middleweight | 46 of 100 (26) | 0 of 0 | |
| May 9, 2015 | Robert Whittaker (4-2) | Loss | KO/TKO | R1 0:44 | 0.7 | Middleweight | 2 of 7 (10) | 0 of 0 |
Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.
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Research in StatsNext
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