Middleweight
3 Rounds
Brad Tavares won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, October 7, 2017·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupThales Leites: WrestlervsBrad Tavares: Well-rounded
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Thales Leites wins(60.0%)
Actual result: Brad Tavares wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Brad Tavares has 50pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Thales Leites has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Thales Leites
Red Corner
VS
Brad Tavares
Blue Corner
+155
(39%)
Vegas Odds
-175
(64%)
44
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'1"
198.12 cm
Reach
187.96 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Thales Leites
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Chris Camozzi · Aug 16L
vs Krzysztof Jotko · Nov 16W
vs Sam Alvey · Apr 17L
KOvs Jack Hermansson · May 18W
vs Hector Lombard · Sep 18Brad TavaresL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Gregory Rodrigues · Feb 24L
vs JunYong Park · Oct 24W
vs Gerald Meerschaert · Apr 25L
KOvs Robert Bryczek · Sep 25L
vs Eryk Anders · Mar 26Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Thales LeitesMetricBrad Tavares
2.13
Strikes / min
3.41
2.99
Strikes absorbed / min
3.32
52%
Strike defense
54%
2.10
TDs / 15 min
0.70
30%
Takedown defense
80%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.86evenly matched on net striking+0.09
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Thales LeitesBrad Tavares
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Thales Leites(10 fights)Brad Tavares(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-16.716.7
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+76.0-76.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.70.7
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-0.60.6
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.3-0.3
Thales Leites
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights13
Brad Tavares
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights28