Photo of Thiago Tavares
Team American Top Team
Age 40
Gender Male
Height 5' 7"
Weight Class Lightweight

Thiago Tavares is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 24 wins, 11 losses and 1 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 24-11-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 17 years, 6 months, 2 days
Rounds Fought 55.4
Avg. Fights/Year 2.1
Longest Layoff 2 years
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 4 15 5
Losses 8 0 3
Finish Rate 79.2%
Finished Rate 72.7%
Win by Decision Rate 20.8%
Loss by Decision Rate 27.3%
Win by KO Rate 16.7%
Loss by KO Rate 72.7%
Win by SUB Rate 62.5%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Loss

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:39
Fastest KO 00:46
Fastest SUB 00:39
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.4
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:04
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 08:23
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 05/03/2021 L
(24-10-1)
Timur Nagibin
(13-6-0)
LW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Knees)
Russian Cagefighting Championship 9
3 00:50
NSF 02/06/2021 W
(23-10-1)
Jean Liebl
(1-4-0)
Submission
Gladiator Combat Fight 54
1 01:27
NSF 10/24/2020 W
(22-10-1)
Laercio Paraguaio
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC
Gladiator Combat Fight 53
1 03:38
Official MMA Fight Results 10/13/2018 L
(22-8-1)
Rashid Magomedov
(23-4-0)
LW
(156.0 vs. 154.6)
TKO/RSC
PFL 9 - 2018 Playoffs
2 03:36
Official MMA Fight Results 10/13/2018 L
(22-8-1)
Islam Mamedov
(14-1-0)
LW
(156.0 vs. 155.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
PFL 9 - 2018 Playoffs
2 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 08/02/2018 W
(21-8-1)
Arthur Estrazulas Vianna
(7-3-0)
LW
(155.0 vs. 155.6)
Decision (Split Decision)
PFL 5 - 2018 Regular Season
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/21/2018 L
(21-7-1)
Rob Watley
(10-1-0)
LW
(155.5 vs. 155.0)
TKO/RSC
PFL 2 - 2018 Regular Season
1 00:35
NSF 02/18/2017 W
(20-7-1)
Mauricio Bad Boy
(9-7-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Aspera Fighting Championship 49
1 00:46
Official MMA Fight Results 07/08/2016 L
(20-6-1)
Doo Ho Choi
(10-1-0)
FTW
(146.0 vs. 146.0)
TKO/RSC
Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team Joanne vs. Team Claudia
1 02:42
Official MMA Fight Results 11/07/2015 W
(19-6-1)
Clay Guida
(32-15-0)

(146.0 vs. 146.0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
UFC Fight Night 77: Henderson vs Belfort
1 00:39
Official MMA Fight Results 06/06/2015 L
(19-5-1)
Brian Ortega
(8-0-0)
TKO/RSC
UFC Fight Night 68: Henderson vs Boetsch
3 04:10
Official MMA Fight Results 08/16/2014 W
(18-5-1)
Robert Peralta
(17-4-0)
FTW
(146.0 vs. 146.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC Fight Night # 47: St. Preux vs Bader
1 04:27
Official MMA Fight Results 11/09/2013 W
(17-5-1)
Justin Salas
(11-4-0)
LW
(155.0 vs. 155.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC FS1 #6
1 02:38
Official MMA Fight Results 01/19/2013 L
(17-4-1)
Khabib Nurmagomedov
(18-0-0)
LW
(155.0 vs. 155.0)
KO
UFC on FX: Bisping vs. Belfort
1 01:55
Official MMA Fight Results 01/14/2012 W
(16-4-1)
Sam Stout
(17-6-1)
LW
(155.0 vs. 155.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 08/27/2011 W
(15-4-1)
Spencer Fisher
(24-7-0)
LW
(156.0 vs. 156.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC 134 Silva vs. Okami
2 02:51
Official MMA Fight Results 03/03/2011 L
(15-3-1)
Shane Roller
(8-3-0)
LW
(156.0 vs. 156.0)
KO
UFC on Versus 3
2 01:28
Official MMA Fight Results 09/25/2010 W
(14-3-1)
Patrick Audinwood
(9-0-1)
LW
(155.0 vs. 156.0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop
1 03:47
Official MMA Fight Results 01/11/2010 D
(14-3-0)
Nik Lentz
(15-3-1)
LW
(155.0 vs. 155.0)
Draw (Majority Draw)
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 01/31/2009 W
(13-3-0)
Manny Gamburyan
(8-4-0)
LW
(155.0 vs. 155.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 09/06/2008 L
(13-2-0)
Kurt Pellegrino
(12-4-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 88: Breakthrough
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/07/2008 L
(13-1-0)
Matt Wiman
(9-3-0)
LW
(154.5 vs. 155.0)
KO (Strike)
UFC 85: Bedlam
2 01:57
Official MMA Fight Results 01/23/2008 W
(12-1-0)
Michihiro Omigawa
(3-5-0)
LW
(155.0 vs. 154.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night 12
3 05:00
NSF 09/22/2007 L
(12-0-0)
Tyson Griffin
(9-1-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 76: Knock-Out
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/12/2007 W
(11-0-0)
Jason Black
(21-2-1)
LW
(156.0 vs. 155.5)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Ultimate Fight Night 10
2 02:49
Official MMA Fight Results 04/05/2007 W
(10-0-0)
Naoyuki Kotani
(17-5-4)
LW
(154.0 vs. 155.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night 9
3 05:00
NSF 12/03/2006 W
(9-0-0)
Marc Duncan
(8-5-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
It's Showtime: Alkmmar
1 03:39
NSF 11/12/2006 W
(8-0-0)
Ulas Aslan
(3-2-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
2 Hot 2 Handle: Pride and Honor
1 05:00
NSF 09/16/2006 W
(7-0-0)
Adriano Moreira Goncalves de Queiroz
(1-0-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
SFC 1 - Sul Fight Championship 1
2 04:12
NSF 05/21/2006 W
(5-0-0)
Matthieu Lawalata
(2-9-0)
Submission (Heel Hook)
Rumble Of Amsterdam 3
1 00:59
NSF 05/21/2006 W
(5-0-0)
Romano Delos Reyes
(4-1-0)
Submission
Rumble Of Amsterdam 3
2 01:24
NSF 03/05/2006 W
(4-0-0)
Daniel Weichel
(10-1-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Cage Warriors: Enter the Wolfslair
3 04:47
NSF 11/20/2005 W
(3-0-0)
Marcio Cesar
(2-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Storm Samurai 9
2 05:00
NSF 06/05/2005 W
(2-0-0)
Fabiano Adams
(0-0-0)
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
X-treme Combat
1 00:55
NSF 05/02/2004 W
(1-0-0)
Johny
(0-0-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Cascavel Open Muey Thai & Vale Tudo 1
1 04:38
Official MMA Fight Results 11/01/2003 W
(0-0-0)
Binky Jones
(0-0-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Reality Fighting 5
2 01:18
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class