Brad Tavares
Vitals
Height, reach, and career background.
Record
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LossDEC
Opponent: Eryk AndersunanimousR3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
14 Mar 2026
14 Mar 2026
Tavares went the full three rounds with Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos, but the official record landed as a unanimous-decision loss. The result mattered beyond the single bout because contemporary event coverage framed it as Anders spoiling Tavares' push toward more UFC middleweight history.
Key moments
- The verified record table lists Anders over Tavares by unanimous decision after three rounds.
- The bout took place at Meta Apex on the March 14, 2026 UFC Fight Night card.
- Post-event coverage noted that the loss interrupted Tavares' attempt to add to his UFC middleweight record marks.
LossTKO
Opponent: Robert BryczekpunchesR3 1:43
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
6 Sep 2025
6 Sep 2025
Tavares' Paris trip ended in the third round against Robert Bryczek. The sourced record logs a TKO by punches at 1:43 of round three, turning a veteran matchup into another late-career stoppage setback for Tavares.
Key moments
- The verified record table records Bryczek's finish as a third-round TKO by punches.
- The stoppage came at 1:43 of round three on the UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho card.
- Bryczek's own sourced career record also describes the fight as his UFC return and a third-round TKO win.
WinDEC
Opponent: Gerald MeerschaertunanimousR3 5:00
UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy
5 Apr 2025
5 Apr 2025
Tavares steadied his run against Gerald Meerschaert, winning all the way to the cards at UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy. The sourced career text ties the unanimous decision to his 16th UFC middleweight win, a mark that put him level with Michael Bisping in the division's record book.
Key moments
- The verified table lists Tavares over Meerschaert by unanimous decision after three rounds.
- The win took place on April 5, 2025 in Las Vegas.
- Source text says the result tied Tavares with Michael Bisping for most wins in UFC middleweight history.
LossDEC
Opponent: Park Jun-yongsplitR3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
12 Oct 2024
12 Oct 2024
Tavares and Park Jun-yong needed the scorecards after three rounds at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira. The verified record has Park taking a split decision, which made the bout a narrow but damaging result in Tavares' recent five-fight sample.
Key moments
- The sourced record table lists the fight as a split-decision loss for Tavares.
- The bout lasted all three rounds on the October 12, 2024 Las Vegas card.
- The result sits between Tavares' 2024 Rodrigues loss and his 2025 Meerschaert rebound.
LossTKO
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
10 Feb 2024
10 Feb 2024
Tavares' Gregory Rodrigues fight reached the third round before Rodrigues broke it open. The sourced career text describes a back-and-forth fight that ended with Tavares losing by technical knockout, and the record table fixes the stoppage at 0:55 of round three.
Key moments
- The verified record table lists Rodrigues by third-round TKO from punches.
- The stoppage time is recorded as 0:55 of round three.
- Wikipedia's career summary describes the fight as back-and-forth before the finish.
19 Aug 2023
22 Apr 2023
10 Jul 2021
24 Jan 2021
2 Nov 2019
14 Apr 2018
7 Oct 2017
7 Jul 2017
10 Sep 2016
3 Jan 2015
16 Aug 2014
19 Apr 2014
15 Jan 2014
28 Aug 2013
3 Mar 2013
29 Sep 2012
15 May 2012
2 Jul 2011
1 Jan 2011
19 Jun 2010
7 Mar 2009
27 Sep 2008
2 Aug 2008
18 Apr 2008
29 Jun 2007
The Read
Style, strengths, and where this fighter stands.
Tavares is one of the longest-tenured middleweights on the roster, with a UFC run that stretches from The Ultimate Fighter 11 through a 2026 booking opposite Marc-André Barriault. His ledger is decision-heavy by shape, but the full record still shows early regional finishes, a durable UFC sample, and wins over names like Chris Weidman, Gerald Meerschaert, Thales Leites, Lorenz Larkin, and Nate Marquardt.
The recent form is the concern: the sourced table has four losses in his last five, including stoppage defeats to Gregory Rodrigues and Robert Bryczek and a decision loss to Eryk Anders in March 2026. That makes the Barriault fight less about prospect momentum and more about whether Tavares can still use experience, pace control, and round-winning craft to halt the skid.