Brad Tavares (21-10, 7) was born in Kailua, Hawaii, U.S. on December 21, 1987. At the age of 19 years on June 29, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Thomas Sedano, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On January 1, 2011, 23-year old Brad Tavares made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 125 against a 34-year old Phil Baroni, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Tavares' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy at age 37 on April 5, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 23 times in the UFC, and has a record of 14 wins and 9 losses in the promotion.
Some of Brad Tavares' best fights have been against Phil Baroni, Krzysztof Jotko, Yang Dong-yi, Robert McDaniel, Riki Fukuda, Lorenz Larkin and Nate Marquardt.
Tavares has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | Apr 5, 2025 37 years, 3 months 21-10 (7) | 37 years, 3 months 37-18 (31) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Oct 12, 2024 36 years, 9 months 20-10 (7) | 33 years, 7 months 17-6 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
29  | Feb 10, 2024 36 years, 1 months 20-9 (7) | 31 years, 11 months 14-5 (12) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
28  | Aug 19, 2023 35 years, 7 months 20-8 (7) | 39 years, 2 months 15-6 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Apr 22, 2023 35 years, 4 months 19-8 (7) | 33 years, 9 months 22-8 (19) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punch |
26  | Jul 2, 2022 34 years, 6 months 19-7 (7) | 28 years, 5 months 16-2 (16) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
25  | Jul 10, 2021 33 years, 6 months 19-6 (7) | 33 years, 8 months 21-5-1 (13) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
24  | Jan 24, 2021 33 years, 1 months 18-6 (7) | 30 years, 10 months 10-4 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Nov 2, 2019 31 years, 10 months 17-6 (7) | 21 years, 11 months 10-0 (9) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick |
22  | Jul 6, 2018 30 years, 6 months 17-5 (7) | 28 years, 11 months 13-0 (12) | TUF | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Apr 14, 2018 30 years, 3 months 17-4 (7) | 28 years, 7 months 19-3 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20  | Oct 7, 2017 29 years, 9 months 16-4 (6) | 36 years, 1 months 27-7 (17) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Jul 7, 2017 29 years, 6 months 15-4 (6) | 29 years, 1 months 13-1 (7) | TUF | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Sep 10, 2016 28 years, 8 months 14-4 (6) | 28 years, 8 months 9-2 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
17  | May 10, 2015 27 years, 4 months 13-4 (6) | 24 years, 4 months 13-4 (11) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
16  | Jan 3, 2015 27 years 13-3 (6) | 35 years, 8 months 33-13-2 (24) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Aug 16, 2014 26 years, 7 months 12-3 (6) | 33 years, 6 months 17-7 (11) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
14  | Apr 19, 2014 26 years, 3 months 12-2 (6) | 36 years, 11 months 7-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13  | Jan 15, 2014 26 years 12-1 (6) | 27 years, 4 months 14-1 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Aug 28, 2013 25 years, 8 months 11-1 (6) | Robert McDaniel | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
11  | Mar 3, 2013 25 years, 2 months 10-1 (6) | 32 years, 1 months 19-6 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Sep 29, 2012 24 years, 9 months 9-1 (6) | 30 years, 2 months 15-4 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
9 | May 15, 2012 24 years, 4 months 8-1 (6) | Yang Dong-yi | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
8  | Jul 2, 2011 23 years, 6 months 7-1 (6) | 36 years, 11 months 9-2 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
7  | Jan 1, 2011 23 years 7-0 (6) | 34 years, 8 months 13-12 (10) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Knees and punches |
6  | Jun 19, 2010 22 years, 5 months 6-0 (5) | 28 years, 6 months 12-7 (12) | TUF | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
5 | Mar 7, 2009 21 years, 2 months 5-0 (5) | Jonathan João | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Sep 27, 2008 20 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Joshua Ferreira | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Aug 2, 2008 20 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Devin Kauwe | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Apr 18, 2008 20 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | John Ferrel | Pride | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
1 | Jun 29, 2007 19 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Thomas Sedano | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
