Thiago Tavares

LightweightGrappler
10 - 71 D

18 UFC Fights | 56% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (60%)

Height
5' 7"
Reach
70"
Weight
145 lbs.
Age
41
Orthodox

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.

  1. Loss vs Dooho Choi · KO/TKO · R1 2:42 · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale · Jul 2016
  2. Win vs Clay Guida · Submission · R1 0:39 · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 · Nov 2015
  3. Loss vs Brian Ortega · KO/TKO · R3 4:10 · UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson · Jun 2015
  4. Win vs Robert Peralta · Submission · R1 4:27 · UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux · Aug 2014
  5. Win vs Justin Salas · Submission · R1 2:38 · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 · Nov 2013

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
1.8
Accuracy
41%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.00

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.1
0.6x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.2
Opp. Accuracy Against
38%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
2.4
above avg
Takedown Accuracy
45%
Takedown Defense
59%
Control Time / Fight
3:38
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.9

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
24% Sub
R2
6% KO
6% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

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.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LDooho ChoiKO/TKOR1 · 2:42The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale2016-07-08
WClay GuidaSubmissionR1 · 0:39UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 32015-11-07
LBrian OrtegaKO/TKOR3 · 4:10UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson2015-06-06
WRobert PeraltaSubmissionR1 · 4:27UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux2014-08-16
WJustin SalasSubmissionR1 · 2:38UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 22013-11-09
LKhabib NurmagomedovKO/TKOR1 · 1:55UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping2013-01-19
WSam StoutDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes2012-01-14
WSpencer FisherKO/TKOR2 · 2:51UFC 134: Silva vs Okami2011-08-27
LShane RollerKO/TKOR2 · 1:28UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann2011-03-03
WPat AudinwoodSubmissionR1 · 3:47UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop2010-09-25
D/NCNik LentzDrawR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz2010-01-11
WManvel GamburyanDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 22009-01-31
LKurt PellegrinoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 88: Breakthrough2008-09-06
LMatt WimanKO/TKOR2 · 1:57UFC 85: Bedlam2008-06-07
WMichihiro OmigawaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman2008-01-23
LTyson GriffinDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 76: Knockout2007-09-22
WJason BlackSubmissionR2 · 2:49UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher2007-06-12
WNaoyuki KotaniDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard2007-04-05

How Tavares Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume1.8 sig. strikes/min
15th percentile
Striking accuracy41%
36th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.1/min
84th percentile
Takedowns2.4/fight
91st percentile
Takedown defense59%
43rd percentile
Knockdown power0.00/fight
0th percentile

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