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Thiago Tavares

21-7-118 UFC
Wrestler
Form
Inactive
Early Chaos
Output Builds Late
High Wear
5'7"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age
Last fightLDooho Choi·KO/TKO·R1·9yr ago
Fighter Context
10–7–1UFC·
1KO
·
5Sub
·
4Dec
·
9.1min/fight
·
164UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
5–4(10 fights)
·
80%finish rate
·
-1.0str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-0.31
Deficit

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.598
Strong

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

Durability
65
Average

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
61%
Strong

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

Striking
Tavares
Ground & Pound
Featherweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.00
Str. Accuracy40%
329UFC landed/820attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.7 vs avg2.31
Str. Defense62%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight0.39
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
70%
Body
23%
Leg
7%
By Position
Distance64%
/
Clinch9%
/
Ground27%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 118 rounds
Round 212 rounds
Round 38 rounds
Avg. Landed7815
Avg. Absorbed8817
Avg. Net-2-1-2
Grappling
Tavares
Sub Hunter
·212s ctrlElite Control
Featherweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min3.83
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY8.94
TD Accuracy42%
42UFC landed/98attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.50
5UFC wins/16attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense62%
22UFC defended/35opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Sub Proof
Finishing
Finish Rate
60%
Strong Finisher
div avg 47%
How They Lose
7UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 10
Submission5 / 10
Decision4 / 10
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO5 / 7
Submission0 / 7
Decision2 / 7
Loss Pattern
4 of 7 losses by finish in R1–R2
Fast and versatile. 6 of 6 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
SUB W
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
No eligible sequences on record.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
6UD
·
0SD
·
1MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Div. change
sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 17 vs 20 first half
0+16+32+47+63avg↗D2007200820092010201120122013201420152016

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

Pace & Cardio
Output Builds Late
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.61.93.1R1R2R3
R1n=18
R2n=12
R3n=8
Outputsig strikes / min
1.6
1.9
3.0
Absorbedsig strikes / min
1.9
2.0
3.4
Diff
-0.4
-0.1
-0.4

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

Last 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▲TD Acc+20%L3
-27%49%124%WWLWWLWL

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

Elite oppVeteran opp
Tavares — 18 UFC Fights
Result
Method
18 fights
L
Dooho Choi
KO/TKO R1 · 2:42Jul '16
-2
·
2 SS (40%)·4 abs·2/2 td·118s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Clay GuidaVeteran
SUB R1 · 0:39Nov '15
-1
·
2 SS (29%)·3 abs·1 td taken·1 sub att
L
Brian Ortega
KO/TKO R3 · 4:10Jun '15
-2
·
39 SS (41%)·41 abs·6/11 td·502s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Robert Peralta
SUB R1 · 4:27Aug '14
+18
·
18 SS (58%)·2/3 td·233s ctrl·1 sub att
W
Justin Salas
SUB R1 · 2:38Nov '13
+3
·
7 SS (64%)·4 abs·1/1 td·77s ctrl·1 sub att
L
Khabib Nurmagomedov
KO/TKO R1 · 1:55Jan '13
-20
·
2 SS (20%)·22 abs·1 kd taken
W
Sam Stout
U-DEC R3Jan '12
+5
·
50 SS (39%)·45 abs·2/11 td·142s ctrl
W
Spencer FisherVeteran
KO/TKO R2 · 2:51Aug '11
+7
·
10 SS (38%)·3 abs·3/7 td·401s ctrl
L
Shane Roller
KO/TKO R2 · 1:28Mar '11
-4
·
22 SS (31%)·26 abs·1/1 td·28s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Pat Audinwood
SUB R1 · 3:47Sep '10
+4
·
7 SS (64%)·3 abs·2/2 td·178s ctrl·1 sub att
All Fighters
Featherweight

Thiago Tavares

21-7-118 UFC
Form
5'7"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age
Last fightLDooho Choi·KO/TKO·9yr ago
Fighter Context
10–7–1UFC·
1KO
·
5Sub
·
4Dec
·
9.1min/fight
·
164UFC min
vs. Winning Record5–4
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.31

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.598

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

Durability
65

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
61%

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

Striking
Tavares
Featherweight avg
Ground & Pound
Sig. Strikes / Min2.00
Str. Accuracy40%
329UFC landed/820attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.7 vs avg2.31
Str. Defense62%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight0.39
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
70%
Body
23%
Leg
7%
By Position
Dist64%
Clinch9%
Ground27%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=18
R2
n=12
R3
n=8
Landed7815
Absorbed8817
Net-2-1-2
Grappling
Tavares
Featherweight avg
Sub Hunter
212s ctrlElite Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min3.83
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY8.94
TD Accuracy42%
42UFC landed/98attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.50
5UFC wins/16attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense62%
22UFC defended/35opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 11 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
60%
Strong Finisher
Win Methods
1KO/TKO
5Sub
4Dec
Loss Methods
5KO/TKO
0Sub
2Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—No eligible sequences.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
6UD
·
0SD
·
1MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output Builds Late
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.61.93.1R1R2R3
R1n=18
R2n=12
R3n=8
Outputsig strikes / min
1.6
1.9
3.0
Absorbedsig strikes / min
1.9
2.0
3.4
Diff
-0.4
-0.1
-0.4

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Tavares — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Dooho Choi
KO/TKO·R1·Jul '16
2 SS (40%)·4 abs·2/2 td·118s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Clay GuidaVeteran
SUB·R1·Nov '15
2 SS (29%)·3 abs·1 td taken·1 sub
L
Brian Ortega
KO/TKO·R3·Jun '15
39 SS (41%)·41 abs·6/11 td·502s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Robert Peralta
SUB·R1·Aug '14
18 SS (58%)·2/3 td·233s ctrl·1 sub
W
Justin Salas
SUB·R1·Nov '13
7 SS (64%)·4 abs·1/1 td·77s ctrl·1 sub
L
Khabib Nurmagomedov
KO/TKO·R1·Jan '13
2 SS (20%)·22 abs·1 kd taken
W
Sam Stout
U-DEC·R3·Jan '12
50 SS (39%)·45 abs·2/11 td·142s ctrl
W
Spencer FisherVeteran
KO/TKO·R2·Aug '11
10 SS (38%)·3 abs·3/7 td·401s ctrl
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