Thiago Tavares (24-11-1, 19) was born in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil on November 8, 1984. At the age of 18 years on November 1, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against James Jones, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On April 5, 2007, 22-year old Thiago Tavares made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard against a 25-year old Naoyuki Kotani, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Tavares' last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Timur Nagibin at age 36 on May 3, 2021. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 17 times in the UFC, and has a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Thiago Tavares' best fights have been against Robbie Peralta, Clay Guida, Justin Salas, Spencer Fisher, Jason Black, Pat Audinwood and Naoyuki Kotani.
Tavares has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | May 3, 2021 36 years, 5 months 24-11-1 (19) | Timur Nagibin | FT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
35 | Feb 6, 2021 36 years, 2 months 24-10-1 (19) | Jean Carlos Liebl | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
34 | Oct 24, 2020 35 years, 11 months 23-10-1 (18) | Laercio Alves dos Santos | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
33  | Oct 13, 2018 33 years, 11 months 22-10-1 (17) | 34 years, 4 months 21-2-1 (10) | PFL | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
32 | Oct 13, 2018 33 years, 11 months 22-9-1 (17) | Islam Mamedov | PFL | LT | 2 | UD | LOSS |
31 | Aug 2, 2018 33 years, 8 months 22-8-1 (17) | Arthur Estrázulas | PFL | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
30 | Jun 21, 2018 33 years, 7 months 21-8-1 (17) | Robert Watley | PFL | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Groin kick |
29 | Feb 18, 2017 32 years, 3 months 21-7-1 (17) | Mauricio Machado | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
28  | Jul 8, 2016 31 years, 8 months 20-7-1 (16) | 25 years, 2 months 13-1 (11) | TUF | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
27  | Nov 7, 2015 30 years, 11 months 20-6-1 (16) | 33 years, 10 months 32-15 (19) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
26  | Jun 6, 2015 30 years, 6 months 19-6-1 (15) | 24 years, 3 months 8-0 (4) | UFC | FT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
25  | Aug 16, 2014 29 years, 9 months 19-5-1 (15) | 28 years, 5 months 18-4 (15) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
24  | Nov 9, 2013 29 years 18-5-1 (14) | 31 years, 7 months 11-4 (6) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
23  | Jan 19, 2013 28 years, 2 months 17-5-1 (13) | 24 years, 3 months 18-0 (13) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches and elbows |
22  | Jan 14, 2012 27 years, 2 months 17-4-1 (13) | 27 years, 8 months 17-6-1 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Aug 27, 2011 26 years, 9 months 16-4-1 (13) | 35 years, 3 months 24-7 (19) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20  | Mar 3, 2011 26 years, 3 months 15-4-1 (12) | 31 years, 7 months 9-3 (8) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
19 | Sep 25, 2010 25 years, 10 months 15-3-1 (12) | Pat Audinwood | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
18  | Jan 11, 2010 25 years, 2 months 14-3-1 (11) | 25 years, 4 months 17-3-1 (14) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
17  | Jan 31, 2009 24 years, 2 months 14-3 (11) | 27 years, 8 months 8-3 (6) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Sep 6, 2008 23 years, 9 months 13-3 (11) | 29 years, 3 months 12-4 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Jun 7, 2008 23 years, 6 months 13-2 (11) | 24 years, 8 months 9-3 (6) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
14  | Jan 23, 2008 23 years, 2 months 13-1 (11) | 32 years, 1 months 4-5 (2) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Sep 22, 2007 22 years, 10 months 12-1 (11) | 23 years, 5 months 9-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12 | Jun 12, 2007 22 years, 7 months 12-0 (11) | Jason Black | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
11  | Apr 5, 2007 22 years, 4 months 11-0 (10) | 25 years, 3 months 17-5-5 (13) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10 | Dec 3, 2006 22 years 10-0 (10) | Marc Duncan | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
9 | Nov 12, 2006 22 years 9-0 (9) | Ulas Aslan | Pride | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
8 | Sep 16, 2006 21 years, 10 months 8-0 (8) | Adriano Gonçalves | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
7 | May 21, 2006 21 years, 6 months 7-0 (7) | Romano de los Reyes | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | May 21, 2006 21 years, 6 months 6-0 (6) | Mathieu Lawalata | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
5  | Mar 5, 2006 21 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | 21 years, 3 months 10-1 (7) | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
4 | Nov 20, 2005 21 years 4-0 (4) | Marcio Cesar | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Jun 5, 2005 20 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Fabiano Adams | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | ||
2 | May 2, 2004 19 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Johny Johny | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
1 | Nov 1, 2003 18 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | James Jones | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
