Thiago Tavares
| Thiago Tavares | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 8, 1984 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Featherweight |
| Reach | 69.0 in (175 cm) |
| Team | Team Tavares Brazilian Top Team |
| Rank | 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 13 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Thiago de Mello Tavares (born November 8, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and politician. He currently fights in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Tavares made his professional MMA debut in November 2003. He amassed an undefeated record of 10-0 in his first three years in the sport before being signed by the UFC.
Tavares entered the UFC with an undefeated record and was highly regarded. Tavares outgrappled fellow UFC-newcomer Naoyuki Kotani to a unanimous decision, followed by a dominant submission victory over Jason Black. Tavares fought perennial contender Tyson Griffin to a unanimous decision loss, the first of his professional career, at UFC 76. They would win Fight of the Night honors for their performance.
Thiago rebounded with a unanimous decision victory over Michihiro Omigawa at UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman. Tavares was knocked out in his next bout by Matt Wiman and lost a unanimous decision to Kurt Pellegrino nearly three months later. This marked the first time Tavares lost two straight contests after beginning his career with twelve straight wins.
Tavares defeated TUF finalist Manvel Gamburyan via unanimous decision at UFC 94 in a close fight.
Tavares and Nik Lentz fought to a majority draw at UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz. Tavares was docked a point in the third round for a second kick to the groin of Lentz. After the fight Lentz was interviewed and had shared with a reporter his belief that Tavares had intentionally kicked him in the groin and happened to crack Lentz's metal cup.
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