Fighter Profile›Middleweight

Brad Tavares

21-1328 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

· 2L

Declining

Goes Long

High Wear

6'1"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·38age

Last fightLEryk Anders·U-DEC·R3·2mo ago

Fighter Context

16–12UFC·

2KO

0Sub

14Dec

13.0min/fight

364UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

10–10(20 fights)

10%finish rate

-0.8str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

5–2(7 fights)

0%finish rate

+1.5str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.09

Neutral

51%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.063

Passive

23%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

25%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

52%

Average

49%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Tavares

Distance Striker

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.41

Str. Accuracy43%

1,243UFC landed/2,844attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.2 vs avg3.32

Str. Defense54%

KD Rate / fight0.18

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.29

CQ KO Power

Below Avg18%ile0.40

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

59%

Body

17%

Leg

24%

By Position

Distance84%

Clinch12%

Ground4%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 128 rounds	Round 224 rounds	Round 323 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	15	18	17	8	6
Avg. Absorbed	14	17	16	28	25
Avg. Net	+1	+1	+1	-20	-19

Grappling

Tavares

Control Wrestler

·100s ctrlAverage Control

Middleweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.70

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.64

TD Accuracy26%

17UFC landed/64attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense80%

114UFC defended/142opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

13%

Decision Fighter

div avg 61%

How They Lose

12UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 16

Submission0 / 16

Decision14 / 16

KD → Finish

2/5Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO6 / 12

Submission0 / 12

Decision6 / 12

Loss Pattern

Mixed

4 early · 2 late · 6 dec across 12 losses

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

50%

7 of 14 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.9pts

W11 dec

2.1pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

16UD

4SD

0MD

20%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 12 more in second half of career

28 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=28

R2n=24

R3n=23

Outputsig strikes / min

3.1

3.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

3.4

3.5

Diff

+0.2

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-22%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Tavares — 28 UFC Fights

Result

Method

28 fights

Eryk AndersVeteran

U-DEC R3Mar '26

+13

·48 SS (56%)·35 abs·0/1 td·3 td taken·29s ctrl·1 kd landed

Robert Bryczek

KO/TKO R3 · 1:43Sep '25

-26

·42 SS (41%)·68 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·82s ctrl·1 kd taken

Gerald MeerschaertVeteran

U-DEC R3Apr '25

·47 SS (43%)·38 abs

JunYong Park

S-DEC R3Oct '24

-34

·65 SS (44%)·99 abs·2 td taken·42s ctrl

Gregory Rodrigues

KO/TKO R3 · 0:55Feb '24

-34

·37 SS (44%)·71 abs·2 td taken

Chris WeidmanVeteran

U-DEC R3Aug '23

+33

·70 SS (61%)·37 abs

Bruno Silva

KO/TKO R1 · 3:35Apr '23

-8

·15 SS (23%)·23 abs·1 kd taken

Dricus Du Plessis

U-DEC R3Jul '22

-31

·82 SS (55%)·113 abs·0/1 td·121s ctrl

Omari AkhmedovVeteran

S-DEC R3Jul '21

+36

·84 SS (56%)·48 abs·2 td taken·9s ctrl·1 kd landed

Antonio Carlos Junior

U-DEC R3Jan '21

+20

·54 SS (50%)·34 abs·1 td taken·5s ctrl

All Fighters

Middleweight

Brad Tavares

21-1328 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·38age

Last fightLEryk Anders·U-DEC·2mo ago

Fighter Context

16–12UFC·

2KO

0Sub

14Dec

13.0min/fight

364UFC min

vs. Winning Record10–10

vs. Veterans (8+ W)5–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.09

51%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.063

23%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

25%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

52%

49%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Tavares

Middleweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.41

Str. Accuracy43%

1,243UFC landed/2,844attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.2 vs avg3.32

Str. Defense54%

KD Rate / Fight0.18

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.29

CQ KO Power

Below Avg18%ile0.40

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

59%

Body

17%

Leg

24%

By Position

Dist84%

Clinch12%

Ground4%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=28	R2 n=24	R3 n=23	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	15	18	17	8	6
Absorbed	14	17	16	28	25
Net	+1	+1	+1	-20	-19

Grappling

Tavares

Middleweight avg

Control Wrestler

100s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.70

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.64

TD Accuracy26%

17UFC landed/64attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense80%

114UFC defended/142opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 8 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

13%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

14Dec

Loss Methods

6KO/TKO

0Sub

6Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

50%7 of 14 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.9pts

W11 dec

2.1pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

16UD

4SD

0MD

20%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=28

R2n=24

R3n=23

Outputsig strikes / min

3.1

3.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

3.4

3.5

Diff

+0.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Tavares — UFC Fight Log

Eryk AndersVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Mar '26

48 SS (56%)·35 abs·0/1 td·3 td taken·29s ctrl·1 kd

Robert Bryczek

KO/TKO·R3·Sep '25

42 SS (41%)·68 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·82s ctrl·1 kd taken

Gerald MeerschaertVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Apr '25

47 SS (43%)·38 abs

JunYong Park

S-DEC·R3·Oct '24

65 SS (44%)·99 abs·2 td taken·42s ctrl

Gregory Rodrigues

KO/TKO·R3·Feb '24

37 SS (44%)·71 abs·2 td taken

Chris WeidmanVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Aug '23

70 SS (61%)·37 abs

Bruno Silva

KO/TKO·R1·Apr '23

15 SS (23%)·23 abs·1 kd taken

Dricus Du Plessis

U-DEC·R3·Jul '22

82 SS (55%)·113 abs·0/1 td·121s ctrl

Round 128 rounds

Round 224 rounds

Round 323 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-20

-19

n=28

n=24

n=23

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-20

-19