Thiago Tavares
18 UFC Fights | 56% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (60%)
Thiago Tavares UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Thiago Tavares is 10-7-1 in the UFC across 18 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 5 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 24-11-1, 14-4 of it outside the UFC. Tavares competes at lightweight as an orthodox grappler, standing 5'7" with a 70" reach at 41 years old. The last bout was a loss to Timur Nagibin by knockout in May 2021.
Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 91st percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (2.4/fight).
Thiago Tavares's UFC win rate is 56% (10 of 18 fights), and 60% of those wins came by finish. Tavares averages 2.4 takedowns per fight at 45% accuracy and stops 59% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 24-11-1
- UFC Record
- 10-7-1
- Height
- 5'7"
- Reach
- 70"
- Age
- 41
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Timur Nagibin · TKO (Punches) · May 2021
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Thiago Tavares's Last 5 Fights
Tavares is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Dooho Choi · KO/TKO · R1 2:42 · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale · Jul 2016
- Win vs Clay Guida · Submission · R1 0:39 · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 · Nov 2015
- Loss vs Brian Ortega · KO/TKO · R3 4:10 · UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson · Jun 2015
- Win vs Robert Peralta · Submission · R1 4:27 · UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux · Aug 2014
- Win vs Justin Salas · Submission · R1 2:38 · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 · Nov 2013
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
Defensive
Strike Targets
Position Breakdown
Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Thiago Tavares vs Average
Thiago Tavares lands 6.6 strikes in R1 but 12.3 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Thiago Tavares's UFC Fight History
18 UFC fights on record (10-7-1), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Dooho Choi | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:42 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale | 2016-07-08 |
| W | Clay Guida | Submission | R1 · 0:39 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 | 2015-11-07 |
| L | Brian Ortega | KO/TKO | R3 · 4:10 | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson | 2015-06-06 |
| W | Robert Peralta | Submission | R1 · 4:27 | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux | 2014-08-16 |
| W | Justin Salas | Submission | R1 · 2:38 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 | 2013-11-09 |
| L | Khabib Nurmagomedov | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:55 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping | 2013-01-19 |
| W | Sam Stout | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes | 2012-01-14 |
| W | Spencer Fisher | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:51 | UFC 134: Silva vs Okami | 2011-08-27 |
| L | Shane Roller | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:28 | UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann | 2011-03-03 |
| W | Pat Audinwood | Submission | R1 · 3:47 | UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop | 2010-09-25 |
| D/NC | Nik Lentz | Draw | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz | 2010-01-11 |
| W | Manvel Gamburyan | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 | 2009-01-31 |
| L | Kurt Pellegrino | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 88: Breakthrough | 2008-09-06 |
| L | Matt Wiman | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:57 | UFC 85: Bedlam | 2008-06-07 |
| W | Michihiro Omigawa | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman | 2008-01-23 |
| L | Tyson Griffin | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 76: Knockout | 2007-09-22 |
| W | Jason Black | Submission | R2 · 2:49 | UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher | 2007-06-12 |
| W | Naoyuki Kotani | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard | 2007-04-05 |
How Tavares Ranks at Lightweight
Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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