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Brad Tavares
United States
21-13-0W-L-D
- Age
- 38
- Height
- 6'1"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 74"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- MiddleweightMiddleweight: 171 to 185 lb (78 to 84 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Xtreme Couture
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1671
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- L
- L
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Tavares lives on the scorecards. He has 17 decision wins to 5 by KO/TKO and none by submission, a 21% finish rate. He grinds out rounds more than he ends fights early.
- Recent Form
- Eryk Anders (18-9-0), loss, unanimous decision. Robert Bryczek (18-8-0), loss, TKO in round 3. Gerald Meerschaert (37-22-0), win, unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox with a 74" reach. He lands 3.41 significant strikes a minute at 44% accuracy and absorbs 3.32. He defends 55% of strikes. Takedown defense is a strong 80%, and he rarely shoots himself, at 0.7 per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (21%)
- 17 Decision (71%)
- 2 No method on record (8%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 23%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 8 months ago
24 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 92-46 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1717
- Lossvs Eryk Anders18-9-0 · Power Index 1764Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Mar 14, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos
- Lossvs Robert Bryczek18-8-0 · Power Index 1638KO/TKO · R3 · 1:43Sep 6, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho
- Winvs Gerald Meerschaert37-22-0 · Power Index 1702Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Apr 6, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy
Fight stats
Stat Brad Tavares Gerald Meerschaert Sig. strikes 47/109 38/83 Takedowns 0/0 0/8 Control time 0:01 4:44 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 13 8 Round 2 sig. strikes 26 23 Round 3 sig. strikes 8 7 - Lossvs JunYong Park19-7-0 · Power Index 1762Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Oct 12, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira
- Lossvs Jun Yong ParkDecision · SplitOct 12, 2024 · UFC Fight Night
Career Stats
Based on 28 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.41
- Striking accuracy
- 44%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.32
- Striking defense
- 55%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.70
- Takedown accuracy
- 27%
- Takedown defense
- 80%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00