Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-06, pretty good fight between
Israel Adesanya and Brad Tavares: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Brad Tavares entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (41% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 middleweight in the world. He lost to Robert Whittaker in 2015 (Tavares vs Whittaker) but then he has won four consecutive bouts beating Thales Leites and Krzysztof Jotko in his last two (Brad Tavares vs Krzysztof Jotko).
His opponent, the undefeated former Glory kickboxing fighter Israel Adesanya, has a perfect record of 13-0-0 (92% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.46 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2018 winning over Rob Wilkinson and Martin Vettori (Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vettori). Tavares vs Adesanya is the main event of UFC Tuf 27 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-14, disappointing fight between
Brad Tavares and Krzysztof Jotko: it gets two stars.
Brad Tavares entered this fight with a record of 16-4-0 (37% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 middleweight in the world. He lost to Robert Whittaker in 2015 (Tavares vs Whittaker) but then he has won over Caio Magalhaes, Elias Theodorou (Elias Theodorou vs Brad Tavares) and Thales Leites.
His opponent, Krzysztof Jotko, has a mma record of 19-3-0 (37% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class but he come off two consecutive losses, with David Branch (Krzysztof Jotko vs David Branch) and Uriah Hall (Krzysztof Jotko vs Uriah Hall). Tavares vs Jotko is on the undercard of Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje – UFC on Fox 29. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-07-07, disappointing fight between
Elias Theodorou and Brad Tavares: it gets two stars.
The Tuf Nations Mw tournament winner Elias Theodorou entered this fight with a professional record of 13-1-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Thiago Santos in 2015 (=Theodorou vs Santos), after this bout he has beat Sam Alvey and Cezar Ferreira (=Ferreira vs Theodorou).
His opponent, Brad Tavares, has a mma record of 14-4-0 (43% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He lost to Robert Whittaker in 2015 (=Tavares vs Whittaker) but then he defeated Caio Magalhaes in 2016. Brad Tavares vs Elias Theodorou is on the undercard of Michael Johnson vs Justin Gaethje – UFC Tuf 25. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-10, pretty good finish between
Brad Tavares and Robert Whittaker: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Brad Tavares entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-3-0 (46% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 middleweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2014, against Yoel Romero Palacio (=Tavares vs Romero) and Tim Boetsch (=Boetsch vs Tavares), but he came back to win in 2015 beating Nate Marquardt (=Marquardt vs Tavares).
His opponent, the black belt in hapkido and karate Robert Whittaker, has an official record of 13-4-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Court McGee (=McGee vs Whittaker) and Stephen Thompson (=Whittaker vs Thompson), but then he has won twice, with Mike Rhodes and Clint Hester (=Hester vs Whittaker). Tavares vs Whittaker is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Stipe Miocic – UFC Fight Night 65. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2015-01-03, disappointing fight between Nate Marquardt and Brad Tavares: it gets two stars. The black belt in Bjj and former Strikeforce Ww champion Nate Marquardt entered this fight with a mma record of 33-13-2 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 middleweight in the world, he suffered three consecutive defeats in 2013, the last one against Hector Lombard (=Lombard vs Marquardt), but then he came back to win last year beating James Te Huna in his only fight of 2014 (=Te Huna vs Marquardt).
His opponent, Brad Tavares, has an official record of 12-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.28 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive defeats: against Yoel Romero (=Tavares vs Romero) and Tim Boetsch (=Boetsch vs Tavares). Marquardt vs Tavares is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 182. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-08-16, good fight between Tim Boetsch and Brad Tavares: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Tim Boetsch entered this fight with a mma record of 17-7-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 middleweight in the world but he lost three out of his last four bouts.
His opponent, Brad Tavares, has an official record of 12-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class, he has fought twice in 2014 defeating Lorenz Larkin (=Larkin vs Tavares) but then he lost to Yoel Romero Palacio (=Tavares vs Romero). Boetsch vs Tavares is on the undercard of Ryan Bader vs Ovince St Preux – UFC FN 47. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-04-19, some good exchanges between Brad Tavares and Yoel Romero but it is not enough to get three stars. Brad Tavares entered this fight with a mma record of 12-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat when he faced Aaron Simpson in 2011, since then he has collected five consecutive wins (all via decision).
His opponent, Yoel Romero Palacio, has a record of 7-1-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class, he is a former Olympic wrestler representing Cuba (he won the silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic games -85kg) and he suffered his only loss in 2011 facing Rafael Cavalcante; after that bout he has fought and won three times. Tavares vs Romero is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Travis Browne – UFC on Fox 11. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-01-15, just some single shots between Lorenz Larkin and Brad Tavares, don’t waste your time watching this bout: it gets two stars. Lorenz Larkin (14-1-0, 57% ko/tko victory rate, he has never won by submission) entered as the No.20 middlewight in the world while Brad Tavares (11-1-0, 54% finishing rate) entered as the No.26 in the same weight division, he has a four fight win streak. Larkin vs Tavares is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – UFC Ufn 35. Watch the video!
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Review: 2013-08-28, fight not particularly exciting between Brad Tavares and Bubba McDaniel: it gets two stars. Brad Tavares (10-1-0, 60% finishing rate) entered as the No.33 middleweight in the world while Bubba McDaniel (21-6-0, 95% finishing rate) entered as the No.48. Tavares vs McDaniel is on the undercard of Carlos Condit vs Martin Kampmann 2 – UFC Fight Night 27. Watch the video!
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