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Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares
17-6 · USA
VS
January 23, 2021 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Brad Tavares def. Antonio Carlos Junior by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Tavares9/260/000:00
Carlos Junior9/300/302:47
R2
Tavares25/490/000:05
Carlos Junior11/341/401:11
R3
Tavares20/330/000:00
Carlos Junior14/390/502:30
Total
Tavares54/1080/000:05
Carlos Junior34/1031/1206:28

Scorecards

Tavares vs Carlos Junior

RdAnders OhlssonBen CartlidgeDavid LethabyCommunity
R110-910-99-109.4-9.7
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2730-2729-2829.3-27.8

Media (21 cards) · avg 29.327.7 · 21 Tavares · 0 Carlos Junior

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Tavares-Carlos Junior.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
TavaresWin probabilityCarlos Junior
41.6%58.4%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
10%
Decision
64%
Expected fight time: 11.9 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Tavares, blue toward Carlos Junior. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Tavares42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%31%14%
Submission1%2%7%
Decision28%67%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1242)act 54
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 0
Carlos Junior58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%22%7%
Submission9%16%20%
Decision36%62%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1549)act 34
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.1)act 1
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R215%
R37%
Distance64%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Tavares
43.6%+126
Carlos Junior
-12655.0%
Most takedownstie 28.5%
Tavares
13.1%+446
Carlos Junior
-44658.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 30.7
30.5
Over 30.5
40.1%
+149
Under 30.5
59.9%
-149
03977
Carlos Junior
Expected: 36.5
36.5
Over 36.5
39.8%
+151
Under 36.5
60.2%
-151
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.4%
+294
Under 0.5
74.6%
-294
035
Carlos Junior
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
45.4%
+120
Under 1.5
54.6%
-120
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 11.9 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Tavares41.6%47.4%−5.8+100
Carlos Junior58.4%52.6%+5.8-125
By method
Tavares by KO/TKO10.6%14.5%−3.9+450
Tavares by submission4.3%6.6%−2.3+1100
Tavares by decision26.7%31.8%−5.1+150
Carlos Junior by KO/TKO14.9%7.2%+7.7+1000
Carlos Junior by submission6.1%19.9%−13.8+300
Carlos Junior by decision37.4%19.9%+17.5+300
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds86.0%72.6%+13.4-350
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision64.0%57.9%+6.1-167

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
63.3Striking63.1
Tavares +0.3
39.0Grappling64.5
Carlos Junior +25.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TavaresCarlos Junior
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1593
Pound-for-pound
1554
1594
Divisional
1554
1490
Striking offense
1483
1510
Striking defense
1535
1479
Grappling offense
1546
1528
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
33 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
74"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.00
Strikes landed / min
1.91
40%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.76
Strikes absorbed / min
1.98
56%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.03
Takedowns / 15 min
3.70
27%
Takedown accuracy
44%
78%
Takedown defense
53%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
58%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
17%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
448
Days since last fight
497
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brad Tavares
  • LEdmen ShahbazyanKO/TKO R1
    Close +1601y 3mo before
  • LIsrael AdesanyaU-DEC R5
    Close -1052y 7mo before
  • WKrzysztof JotkoKO/TKO R3
    Close +1102y 9mo before
  • WThales LeitesU-DEC R3
    Close -1753y 4mo before
  • WElias TheodorouU-DEC R3
    Close -1153y 7mo before
Antonio Carlos Junior
  • LUriah HallS-DEC R3
    Close -2701y 4mo before
  • LIan HeinischU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 8mo before
  • WTim BoetschSUB R1
    Close -2602y 9mo before
  • WJack MarshmanSUB R1
    Close -3703y 3mo before
  • WEric SpicelySUB R2
    Close -2803y 8mo before
Tavares — win / loss by method
Record: 17-6-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 3 losses
W
59% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
12win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (17%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
10 (83%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Carlos Junior — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
20% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
5 (71%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Tavares
Carlos Junior
18
UFC fights
12
233.1 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
133.9 min · 11.2 avg
19y 1m
Career length
13y 0m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Tavares
Carlos Junior
272W–76L · 78.2%
Overall
133W–40L · 76.9%
203W–62L · 76.6%
Wins
91W–28L · 76.5%
69W–14L · 83.1%
Losses
42W–12L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tavares
Carlos Junior
1W–5L · 16.7%
Overall
3W–6L · 33.3%
1W–5L · 16.7%
Wins
3W–6L · 33.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Tavares
Carlos Junior
4.28
Landed / min
3.79
36.9%
Accuracy
35.4%
61.2%
Defense
70.7%
0.19
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
55.5%
Time at distance
30.3%
Grappling & control
Tavares
Carlos Junior
1.03
Takedowns / 15 min
3.70
27.1%
Takedown accuracy
44.0%
77.6%
Takedown defense
53.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.90
48.7%
Control share
71.1%
Strike target map
Tavares
  • Head60%(417)div 63%
  • Body17%(119)div 19%
  • Legs23%(163)div 17%
Carlos Junior
  • Head67%(172)div 63%
  • Body20%(50)div 19%
  • Legs13%(34)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Brad Tavares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Antonio Carlos Junior
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.