Bradley Kaipo Sarbida Tavares was born on December 21,1987 and is an American professional mixed martial artist.
47 Facts About Brad Tavares
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Brad Tavares excelled in high school athletics at Waiakea High School competing in football and in track and field.
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Brad Tavares was 19 when he first fought as a professional.
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Brad Tavares originally started training with MMAD ran by the likes of Randy Leuder, Brandon Wolff, and Rob Hesia.
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In March 2010, Brad Tavares was announced as part of the eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter.
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Brad Tavares was selected fifth by Team Liddell and tenth overall.
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Brad Tavares then defeated James Hammortree in the second preliminary fight.
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Brad Tavares took control in the third round and was declared the winner, advancing him into the quarter finals.
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Baczynski immediately apologized, knowing he could have seriously hurt Brad Tavares, who went to his corner and slumped.
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At The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale, Brad Tavares had a rematch with Seth Baczynski.
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Brad Tavares next faced UFC veteran Phil Baroni on January 1,2011, at UFC 125.
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Brad Tavares won the fight via KO in the first round.
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Brad Tavares faced Aaron Simpson on July 2,2011, at UFC 132, replacing Jason Miller, who was removed from the card.
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Brad Tavares was expected to face Tim Credeur on October 29,2011, at UFC 137.
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Unfortunately, Brad Tavares was pulled out of the newly made fight due to an injury, setting up a fight between Jacoby and fellow UFC newcomer Clifford Starks.
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Brad Tavares fought Yang Dongi on May 15,2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs Poirier.
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Brad Tavares won a closely contested fight via unanimous decision.
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Brad Tavares next defeated former BAMMA middleweight champion and UFC newcomer Tom Watson via split decision on at UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs Miocic.
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Brad Tavares faced Riki Fukuda on March 3,2013, at UFC on Fuel TV 8 and won via unanimous decision.
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Brad Tavares faced Robert McDaniel on August 28,2013, at UFC Fight Night 27.
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Brad Tavares faced Lorenz Larkin on January 15,2014, at UFC Fight Night 35.
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Brad Tavares lost the fight via unanimous decision, ending his five-fight win streak.
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Brad Tavares next faced Tim Boetsch on August 16,2014, at UFC Fight Night 47.
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Brad Tavares lost the fight via TKO in the second round, marking the first time Tavares had been stopped as a professional.
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Brad Tavares faced Nate Marquardt on January 3,2015, at UFC 182.
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Brad Tavares faced Robert Whittaker on May 10,2015, at UFC Fight Night 65.
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Brad Tavares lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Brad Tavares was very briefly linked to a bout with Thales Leites on August 6,2016, at UFC Fight Night 92.
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However, Brad Tavares was forced out of the fight with a rib injury, and he was replaced by Chris Camozzi.
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Brad Tavares returned to face Caio Magalhaes on September 10,2016, at UFC 203.
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Brad Tavares was expected to face Hector Lombard on January 28,2017, at UFC on Fox 23.
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Brad Tavares faced Elias Theodorou on July 7,2017, at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale.
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Brad Tavares faced Thales Leites on October 7,2017, at UFC 216.
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Brad Tavares faced Krzysztof Jotko on April 14,2018, at UFC on Fox 29.
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Brad Tavares won the fight via technical knockout in round three.
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Brad Tavares faced Israel Adesanya on July 6,2018, at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale.
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Brad Tavares was expected to face Ian Heinisch on October 26,2019, at UFC Fight Night 162 However, Heinisch withdrew from the bout, leading Brad Tavares to replace Krzysztof Jotko against Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC 244 on November 2,2019.
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Brad Tavares lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Brad Tavares was scheduled to face Antonio Carlos Junior on March 14,2020, at UFC Fight Night 170.
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However, Brad Tavares was forced to pull out of the fight due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
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Brad Tavares faced Omari Akhmedov on July 10,2021, at UFC 264.
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Brad Tavares was scheduled to face Brendan Allen on December 4,2021, at UFC on ESPN 31.
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Brad Tavares next faced Dricus du Plessis at UFC 276 on July 2,2022.
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Brad Tavares was scheduled to face Gregory Rodrigues on January 21,2023, at UFC 283.
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However, Brad Tavares withdrawn from the bout due to an injury.
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Brad Tavares to faced Bruno Silva on April 22,2023, at UFC Fight Night 222.
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Brad Tavares lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round.