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Thiago Tavares

24-10-1 UFC 10-7-1
Chain Wrestling Smothering Control KO-Prone Gets Dropped
5'7"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
41Age
1KO wins
5Sub wins
60.0%Finish rate
9:07Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 7.1 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 21.5 of 100 Striking D — Strong, rated 88.7 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 13.2 of 100 Wrestling — Elite, rated 95.1 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 52.1 of 100 Grappling — Strong, rated 94.3 of 100 Control — Strong, rated 91.4 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Wrestling Elite 95
  2. Grappling Strong 94
  3. Control Strong 91
  4. Striking D Strong 89
  5. TD Defense Average 52
  6. Accuracy Weak 22
  7. Durability Weak 13
  8. Striking Weak 7
Chain Wrestling 42 takedowns from 98 attempts · 3.8 landed per 15 min
Smothering Control 39% of every fight spent in control position
KO-Prone 5 of 7 losses came by knockout
Gets Dropped knocked down 7 times in 164 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.0
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.31
Striking accuracy40.1%
Striking defense62.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min3.83
Takedown accuracy42.9%
Takedown defense62.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.46
Control time38.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
August 27, 2011 vs Spencer Fisher — 1.27/min (W) Aug '11 January 14, 2012 vs Sam Stout — 3.33/min (W) Jan '12 January 19, 2013 vs Khabib Nurmagomedov — 1.04/min (L) — only 1.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jan '13 November 9, 2013 vs Justin Salas — 2.66/min (W) — only 2.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '13 August 16, 2014 vs Robert Peralta — 4.04/min (W) — only 4.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '14 June 6, 2015 vs Brian Ortega — 2.75/min (L) Jun '15 November 7, 2015 vs Clay Guida — 3.08/min (W) — only 0.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '15 July 8, 2016 vs Dooho Choi — 0.74/min (L) — only 2.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '16

Fight history

18 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Dooho Choi 13-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:42 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale · July 8, 2016
2/5Sig. strikes
4/7Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Clay Guida 31-14 walk-in Submission · R1 0:39 — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 · November 7, 2015
2/7Sig. strikes
3/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Brian Ortega 8-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:10 — UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson · June 6, 2015
39/94Sig. strikes
41/101Absorbed
6/11Takedowns
8:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Robert Peralta 4-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:27 — UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux · August 16, 2014
18/31Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
3:53Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Justin Salas 11-4 walk-in Submission · R1 2:38 — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 · November 9, 2013
7/11Sig. strikes
4/17Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:17Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Khabib Nurmagomedov 15-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:55 — UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping · January 19, 2013
2/10Sig. strikes
22/31Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Sam Stout 17-6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes · January 14, 2012
50/128Sig. strikes
45/172Absorbed
2/11Takedowns
2:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Spencer Fisher 24-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:51 — UFC 134: Silva vs Okami · August 27, 2011
10/26Sig. strikes
3/9Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
6:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Shane Roller 9-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:28 — UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann · March 3, 2011
22/70Sig. strikes
26/106Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Pat Audinwood 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:47 — UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · September 25, 2010
7/11Sig. strikes
3/8Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:58Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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D Nik Lentz 17-3-1 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz · January 11, 2010
55/146Sig. strikes
71/206Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
1:46Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Manvel Gamburyan 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 · January 31, 2009
27/64Sig. strikes
26/86Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
5:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Kurt Pellegrino 12-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 88: Breakthrough · September 6, 2008
18/72Sig. strikes
61/97Absorbed
1/11Takedowns
3:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Matt Wiman 9-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:57 — UFC 85: Bedlam · June 7, 2008
13/35Sig. strikes
18/34Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
4:22Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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W Michihiro Omigawa 4-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman · January 23, 2008
19/43Sig. strikes
11/32Absorbed
7/14Takedowns
6:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Tyson Griffin 9-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 76: Knockout · September 22, 2007
6/21Sig. strikes
29/66Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
3:55Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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W Jason Black 23-2-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:49 — UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher · June 12, 2007
11/18Sig. strikes
0/4Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
5:04Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Naoyuki Kotani 17-5-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard · April 5, 2007
21/28Sig. strikes
12/30Absorbed
4/6Takedowns
5:09Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
24-10-1Pro record
Team Tavares, Brazilian Top TeamGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 14
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 18
PFL 3
Gladiator CF 2
Rumble Of Amsterdam 2
Russian Cagefighting Championship 1
Aspera FC 1
It's Showtime 1
2H2H 1

+ 6 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 35 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Timur Nagibin TKO (punches) Russian Cagefighting Championship 9
May 3, 2021
 Russian Cagefighting Championship 3 0:50
W Jean Carlos Liebl Submission (arm-triangle choke) Gladiator CF 54
February 6, 2021
 Gladiator CF 1 1:27
W Laercio Alves dos Santos TKO (punches) Gladiator CF 53
October 24, 2020
 Gladiator CF 1 3:38
L Rashid Magomedov TKO (punches) PFL 9
October 13, 2018
 PFL 2 3:36
W Arthur Estrázulas Decision (split) PFL 5
August 2, 2018
 PFL 3 5:00
L Robert Watley TKO (groin kick) PFL 2
June 21, 2018
 PFL 2 0:35
W Mauricio Machado TKO (punches) Aspera FC 49
February 18, 2017
 Aspera FC 1 0:46
L Choi Doo-ho KO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
July 8, 2016
 UFC 1 2:42
W Clay Guida Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3
November 7, 2015
 UFC 1 0:39
L Brian Ortega TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson
June 6, 2015
 UFC 3 4:10
W Robbie Peralta Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. St. Preux
August 16, 2014
 UFC 1 4:27
W Justin Salas Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson
November 9, 2013
 UFC 1 2:38
L Khabib Nurmagomedov KO (punches and elbows) UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping
January 19, 2013
 UFC 1 1:55
W Sam Stout Decision (unanimous) UFC 142
January 14, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
W Spencer Fisher TKO (punches) UFC 134
August 27, 2011
 UFC 2 2:51
L Shane Roller KO (punches) UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
March 3, 2011
 UFC 2 1:28
W Pat Audinwood Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 119
September 25, 2010
 UFC 1 3:47
D Nik Lentz Draw (majority) UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz
January 11, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
W Manvel Gamburyan Decision (unanimous) UFC 94
January 31, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
L Kurt Pellegrino Decision (unanimous) UFC 88
September 6, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
L Matt Wiman KO (punches) UFC 85
June 7, 2008
 UFC 2 1:57
W Michihiro Omigawa Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman
January 23, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
L Tyson Griffin Decision (unanimous) UFC 76
September 22, 2007
 UFC 3 5:00
W Jason Black Submission (triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Stout vs. Fisher
June 12, 2007
 UFC 2 2:49
W Naoyuki Kotani Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard
April 5, 2007
 UFC 3 5:00
W Marc Duncan Submission (rear-naked choke) It's Showtime 2006 Alkmaar
December 3, 2006
 It's Showtime 1 3:39
W Ulas Aslan TKO (punches) 2H2H: Pride & Honor
November 12, 2006
 2H2H 1 —
W Adriano Gonçalves Submission (triangle choke) Sul Fight Championship 1
September 16, 2006
 Sul Fight Championship 2 4:12
W Romano de los Reyes TKO (punches) Rumble Of Amsterdam 3
May 21, 2006
 Rumble Of Amsterdam 2 1:24
W Mathieu Lawalata Submission (heel hook) Rumble Of Amsterdam 3
May 21, 2006
 Rumble Of Amsterdam 1 0:59
W Daniel Weichel Submission (guillotine choke) CWFC: Enter the Wolfslair
March 5, 2006
 CWFC 3 4:47
W Marcio Cesar Submission (rear-naked choke) Storm Samurai 9
November 20, 2005
 Storm Samurai 2 —
W Fabiano Adams Submission (choke) Extreme Combat
June 5, 2005
 Extreme Combat 1 0:55
W Johny Johny Submission (triangle choke) CO: Muay Thai & Vale Tudo
May 2, 2004
 CO 1 4:38
W James Jones Submission (triangle choke) Reality Fighting 5
November 1, 2003
 Reality Fighting 2 1:18

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Thiago Tavares) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 130 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.0 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 2.3 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 40.1% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 62.8% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 3.8 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 42.9% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 62.9% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.5 avg 0.6
Control time 38.6% avg 20.2%
Finish rate 60.0% avg 45.1%