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Thiago Tavares

Inactive · age 41 · Orthodox · 5'7" 170 cm · 145 lb 66 kg · reach 70" 178 cm
At a glance
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 4 of last 5 fights
  • 60% of wins by KO or submission
  • 40% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1497
Global Elo 1547 ±39
Rank
—
—
UFC record
10-7-1
KO 1 · Sub 5 · Dec 4
Streak
-1
Δ90d -5 · Δ1y -5
Last fight
Jul 8, 2016
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 44m
Avg fight time
9:08
Bonuses
9
Fights per year
1.9
Ground control
1h 3m
Since last fight
9y 12mo

Honest Elo history

18 fights · tap & drag
Apr 5, 2007 — W vs Naoyuki Kotani Δ+29Jun 12, 2007 — W vs Jason Black Δ+30Sep 22, 2007 — L vs Tyson Griffin Δ-31Jan 23, 2008 — W vs Michihiro Omigawa Δ+24Jun 7, 2008 — L vs Matt Wiman Δ-32Sep 6, 2008 — L vs Kurt Pellegrino Δ-16Jan 31, 2009 — W vs Manvel Gamburyan Δ+16Jan 11, 2010 — D vs Nik Lentz Δ+0Sep 25, 2010 — W vs Pat Audinwood Δ+17Mar 3, 2011 — L vs Shane Roller Δ-20Aug 27, 2011 — W vs Spencer Fisher Δ+21Jan 14, 2012 — W vs Sam Stout Δ+16Jan 19, 2013 — L vs Khabib Nurmagomedov Δ-18Nov 9, 2013 — W vs Justin Salas Δ+18Aug 16, 2014 — W vs Robert Peralta Δ+20Jun 6, 2015 — L vs Brian Ortega Δ-22Nov 7, 2015 — W vs Clay Guida Δ+19Jul 8, 2016 — L vs Dooho Choi Δ-19 1420144014601480150015201540 2009201120132015 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":266.8,"elo":1474,"date":"2007-04-05","opp":"Naoyuki Kotani","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":1,"x":104.5,"y":185.7,"elo":1504,"date":"2007-06-12","opp":"Jason Black","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":126.2,"y":268.9,"elo":1473,"date":"2007-09-22","opp":"Tyson Griffin","result":"L","delta":-31},{"i":3,"x":152.4,"y":204.4,"elo":1497,"date":"2008-01-23","opp":"Michihiro Omigawa","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":4,"x":181.3,"y":290,"elo":1465,"date":"2008-06-07","opp":"Matt Wiman","result":"L","delta":-32},{"i":5,"x":200.7,"y":331.6,"elo":1449,"date":"2008-09-06","opp":"Kurt Pellegrino","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":6,"x":232,"y":290.5,"elo":1465,"date":"2009-01-31","opp":"Manvel Gamburyan","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":7,"x":305.4,"y":289.5,"elo":1465,"date":"2010-01-11","opp":"Nik Lentz","result":"D","delta":0},{"i":8,"x":360.2,"y":243.1,"elo":1483,"date":"2010-09-25","opp":"Pat Audinwood","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":9,"x":394,"y":297.5,"elo":1462,"date":"2011-03-03","opp":"Shane Roller","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":10,"x":431.7,"y":242.3,"elo":1483,"date":"2011-08-27","opp":"Spencer Fisher","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":11,"x":461.5,"y":200.9,"elo":1498,"date":"2012-01-14","opp":"Sam Stout","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":12,"x":540.5,"y":248.4,"elo":1481,"date":"2013-01-19","opp":"Khabib Nurmagomedov","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":13,"x":603.1,"y":201.2,"elo":1498,"date":"2013-11-09","opp":"Justin Salas","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":14,"x":662.7,"y":147.9,"elo":1518,"date":"2014-08-16","opp":"Robert Peralta","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":15,"x":725.3,"y":207.1,"elo":1496,"date":"2015-06-06","opp":"Brian Ortega","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":16,"x":758.1,"y":155.3,"elo":1515,"date":"2015-11-07","opp":"Clay Guida","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":17,"x":810,"y":205.7,"elo":1497,"date":"2016-07-08","opp":"Dooho Choi","result":"L","delta":-19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jul 8, 2016 Dooho Choi L -19
Nov 7, 2015 Clay Guida W +19
Jun 6, 2015 Brian Ortega L -22
Aug 16, 2014 Robert Peralta W +20
Nov 9, 2013 Justin Salas W +18

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
60%
6 / 10
Finish rate
KO
1
10% of wins
SUB
5
50% of wins
DEC
4
40% of wins
KO: 1 (10%) 1 Sub: 5 (50%) 5 Dec: 4 (40%) 4
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
4 67%
R2
2 33%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 329 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
70% Head
  • Head 70%
  • Body 23%
  • Leg 7%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
64% Distance
  • Distance 64%
  • Clinch 9%
  • Ground 27%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
71%
of losses by finish
5 of 7 · usually R1
5 KO/TKO 0 Sub 2 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1547
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 10 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Robert Peralta
Elo 1584 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
9.2
+0.8 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 18 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1561

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Thiago Tavares on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.