Brad Tavares
21 - 12 - 0
Middleweight
Height
6'1" (185cm)
Reach
74.0" (188cm)
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Height
6'1" (185cm)
Reach
74.0" (188cm)
Division
Middleweight
Born
1987-12-21
Birthplace
Kailua, Hawaii, United States
Fighting Out Of
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Team(s)
Xtreme Couture
Coach(s)
Ray Sefo
Overall Record
21 - 12 - 0
Winning Method
62.5%
Dec.
Decision
15 / 24
8.3%
Sub.
Submission
2 / 24
29.2%
KO
KO
7 / 24
Losing Method
46.2%
Dec.
Decision
6 / 13
7.7%
Sub.
Submission
1 / 13
46.2%
KO
KO
6 / 13
Past Fights
March 14, 2026
UFC Fight Night
Eryk Anders
Loss (21-11)Decision
September 6, 2025
UFC Fight Night
Robert Bryczek
Loss (21-10)Right Cross & Follow-up Punches • Round 3 (1:43)
April 5, 2025
UFC Fight Night
Gerald Meerschaert
Win (20-10)Decision
View All 37 Fights
March 14, 2026
UFC Fight Night
Eryk Anders
Loss (21-11)Decision
September 6, 2025
UFC Fight Night
Robert Bryczek
Loss (21-10)Right Cross & Follow-up Punches • Round 3 (1:43)
April 5, 2025
UFC Fight Night
Gerald Meerschaert
Win (20-10)Decision
October 12, 2024
UFC Fight Night
Jun Yong Park
Loss (20-9)Decision
February 10, 2024
UFC Fight Night
Gregory Rodrigues
Loss (20-8)Punches • Round 3 (0:55)
August 19, 2023
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Chris Weidman
Win (19-8)Decision
April 22, 2023
UFC Fight Night
Bruno Silva
Loss (19-7)Knee & Punches • Round 1 (3:35)
July 2, 2022
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Dricus Du Plessis
Loss (19-6)Decision
July 10, 2021
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Omari Akhmedov
Win (18-6)Decision
January 23, 2021
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2
Antonio Carlos Jr.
Win (17-6)Decision
November 2, 2019
UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
Edmen Shahbazyan
Loss (17-5)Left Head Kick • Round 1 (2:27)
July 6, 2018
The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale
Israel Adesanya
Loss (17-4)Decision
April 14, 2018
UFC on FOX 29
Krzysztof Jotko
Win (16-4)Punches • Round 3 (2:16)
October 7, 2017
UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
Thales Leites
Win (15-4)Decision
July 7, 2017
The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale
Elias Theodorou
Win (14-4)Decision
September 10, 2016
UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem
Caio Magalhaes
Win (13-4)Decision
May 9, 2015
UFC Fight Night 65
Robert Whittaker
Loss (13-3)Punches • Round 1 (0:44)
January 3, 2015
UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier
Nate Marquardt
Win (12-3)Decision
August 16, 2014
UFC Fight Night 47
Tim Boetsch
Loss (12-2)Punches • Round 2 (3:18)
April 19, 2014
UFC on FOX 11
Yoel Romero
Loss (12-1)Decision
January 15, 2014
UFC Fight Night 35
Lorenz Larkin
Win (11-1)Decision
August 28, 2013
UFC Fight Night 27
Bubba McDaniel
Win (10-1)Decision
March 2, 2013
UFC on FUEL TV 8
Riki Fukuda
Win (9-1)Decision
September 29, 2012
UFC on FUEL TV 5
Tom Watson
Win (8-1)Decision
May 15, 2012
UFC on FUEL TV 3
Dong Yi Yang
Win (7-1)Decision
July 2, 2011
UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber II
Aaron Simpson
Loss (7-0)Decision
January 1, 2011
UFC 125: Resolution
Phil Baroni
Win (6-0)Punches • Round 1 (4:20)
June 19, 2010
The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale
Seth Baczynski
Win (5-0)Decision
March 2, 2010
The Ultimate Fighter Season 11
Court McGee
Loss ()Rear Naked Choke • Round 3 (4:48)
February 23, 2010
The Ultimate Fighter Season 11
Seth Baczynski
Win ()Knee to Head of Grounded Opponent • Round 1 (5:00)
February 1, 2010
The Ultimate Fighter Season 11
James Hammortree
Win ()Decision
January 23, 2010
The Ultimate Fighter Season 11
Jordan Smith
Win ()KO/TKO • Round 1 (0:45)
March 7, 2009
X-1 World Events 25
Jonathan Joao
Win (4-0)Punches
September 27, 2008
X-1 World Events 19
Joshua Ferreira
Win (3-0)Rear Naked Choke • Round 2 (2:28)
August 2, 2008
Icon 51: Hard Times
Devin Kauwe
Win (2-0)Punches • Round 1 (1:52)
April 18, 2008
NVP: Local Pride
Jon Ferrell
Win (1-0)Rear Naked Choke
June 29, 2007
MMA Contenders
Thomas Sodeno
Win (0-0)Punches • Round 1 (0:40)
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