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Brad Tavares

Brad Tavares#42 MW

DISTANCE KICKBOXER
established · 28 UFC fights
21-14
Record
5 KO · 2 SUB · 14 DEC
Wins by method
LossLossWinLossLoss
Recent form
38
Age
185 cm
Height
188 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-03-14
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P43
Volume
P66
Striking Efficiency
P56
Range Sniper
P61
Kickboxing
P78
Clinch Striking
P44
Defensive Striking
P61
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P18
Pressure Wrestling
P38
Top Control
P29
Submission
P9
Anti-Wrestling
P39
Grappling Defense
P81
Scrambler
P41
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P20
Finisher
P1
Damage Resistance
P34
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P11
Pace
P33
Late Fighter
P56
GLOBAL
Versatility
P34
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. DISTANCE KICKBOXER2024-02-10 → CURRENT · 5 fights
  2. MIXED PROFILE2023-04-22 → 2023-08-19 · 2 fights
  3. DEFENSIVE STRIKER2022-07-02 · 1 fight
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-03-14
Striking
3.41
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
3.32
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
44%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
55%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.21
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.33
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.70
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
2.64
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
27%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
80%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
1:55
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.00
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head59%
Body17%
Leg23%
Position
Distance84%
Clinch12%
Ground4%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2113R3105stable
TakedownsR1100R2109R3190increasing
ControlR1100R2121R391stable

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
75%
Model correct (6/8)
2/4
Fighter wins when model favored
0/4
Fighter wins when model underdog
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Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-03-14
vs Eryk Anders Loss · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
47.2%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-09-06
vs Robert Bryczek Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
59.6%
Model · pick ✗
→
2025-04-05
vs Gerald Meerschaert Win · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy
53.0%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-10-12
vs JunYong Park Loss · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
27.8%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-02-10
vs Gregory Rodrigues Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
35.1%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-08-19
vs Chris Weidman Win · DEC
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
50.6%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-04-22
vs Bruno Silva Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
59.9%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-07-02
vs Dricus Du Plessis Loss · DEC
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
46.8%
Model · pick ✓
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