Brad Tavares is a prominent professional mixed martial artist who is currently signed with the leading professional mixed martial arts promotion, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He competes in the middleweight division and has an experience of 30 professional fights as of July 2024.
At the onset of his combat sports journey, Brad Tavares turned to professional mixed martial arts in 2007. He made his professional debut in the sport on June 29, 2007, against Thomas Sedano at MMAC: Conflict: The Beginning. He won the fight by a first-round TKO to start his career. Tavares fought in various promotions before appearing on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lidell vs. Team Ortiz in 2010.
Since 2010, Brad Tavares has been regularly competing in the UFC and has fought some of the most notable names in the promotion’s roster like Robert Whittaker, Israel Adesanya, and Dricus du Plessis. He is scheduled to return to the octagon in a middleweight showdown against Jun Yong Park on July 20, 2024, at UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba in the co-main of the event.
Brad Tavares’ Record
As of July 2024, Brad Tavares holds a professional mixed martial arts record of 20 wins and 10 losses. He has secured five wins by knockout, two by submission, and 13 by decision. Tavares has also suffered five knockout, one submission, and four decision losses until July 2024.
| DATE | OPPONENT | RES. | DECISION | RND | TIME | EVENT |
| 11-Feb-24 | Gregory Rodrigues | L | KO/TKO | 3 | 00:55 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer |
| 20-Aug-23 | Chris Weidman | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 05:00 | UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley |
| 23-Apr-23 | Bruno Silva | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 03:35 | UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes |
| 03-Jul-22 | Dricus Du Plessis | L | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 05:00 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier |
| 11-Jul-21 | Omari Akhmedov | W | Decision - Split | 3 | 05:00 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 |
| 24-Jan-21 | Antonio Carlos Jr. | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 05:00 | UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 |
| 03-Nov-19 | Edmen Shahbazyan | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 02:27 | UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz |
| 07-Jul-18 | Israel Adesanya | L | Decision - Unanimous | 5 | 05:00 | The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale |
| 15-Apr-18 | Krzysztof Jotko | W | KO/TKO | 3 | 02:16 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje |
| 07-Oct-17 | Thales Leites | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 05:00 | UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee |
| 08-Jul-17 | Elias Theodorou | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 05:00 | The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale |
| 11-Sep-16 | Caio Magalhaes | W | Decision - Split | 3 | 05:00 | UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem |
| 10-May-15 | Robert Whittaker | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 00:44 | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt |
| 04-Jan-15 | Nate Marquardt | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 05:00 | UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier |
| 16-Aug-14 | Tim Boetsch | L | KO/TKO | 2 | 03:18 | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux |
| 19-Apr-14 | Yoel Romero | L | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 05:00 | UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne |
| 15-Jan-14 | Lorenz Larkin | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 05:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou |
| 29-Aug-13 | Bubba McDaniel | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 05:00 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 |
| 03-Mar-13 | Riki Fukuda | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 05:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann |
| 30-Sep-12 | Tom Watson | W | Decision - Split | 3 | 05:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs. Miocic |
| 16-May-12 | Dongi Yang | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 05:00 | UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier |
| 03-Jul-11 | Aaron Simpson | L | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 05:00 | UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2 |
| 02-Jan-11 | Phil Baroni | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 04:20 | UFC 125: Resolution |
| 20-Jun-10 | Seth Baczynski | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 05:00 | The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale |
| 17-Jun-10 | Court McGee | L | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 3 | 04:48 | The Ultimate Fighter 11 Semifinal |
| 07-Mar-09 | Jonathan Joao | W | TKO | 1 | - | X-1: Temple of Boom 4 |
| 27-Sep-08 | Joshua Ferreira | W | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 | 02:28 | X-1: Temple of Boom 1 |
| 02-Aug-08 | Devin Kauwe | W | TKO | 1 | 01:52 | Icon Sport: Hard Times |
| 18-Apr-08 | John Ferrel | W | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | - | NVP: Niko Vitale Promotions |
| 29-Jun-07 | Thomas Sedano | W | TKO | 1 | 00:40 | MMAC: Conflict: The Beginning |
Brad Tavares’ Last Fight
In his most recent outing to the octagon, Brad Tavares squared off against Gregory Rodrigues on February 10, 2024, at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer. Rodrigues handed Tavares a third-round TKO defeat in the fight.
FAQs on Brad Tavares' record
A. He has a professional MMA record of 20 wins and 10 losses as of July 2024.
A. As of July 2024, he fights in the middleweight division of the UFC.
A. He faced Gregory Rodrigues in his most recent fight.
A. No, he lost his most recent fight against Brad Tavares by a third-round TKO.
A. He is 36 years old.
