Thiago Tavares (born 8 November 1984 in Florianopolis, Brazil) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He currently fights in the lightweight division in the UFC. Tavares trains out of Murilo Rupp's Ataque-Duplo, which is affiliated with Brazilian Top Team. Tavares was undefeated until he faced Tyson Griffin at UFC 76, where he lost by unanimous decision.
| Career Statistics: | |
| Knockout Wins: 0 (0%) | Knockout Losses: 2 (10%) |
| TKO Wins: 1 (05%) | TKO Losses: 0 (0%) |
| Submission Wins: 11 (55%) | Submission Losses: 0 (0%) |
| Decision Wins: 3 (15%) | Decision Losses: 2 (10%) |
| Draws: 1 | No Contests: 0 |
| Career Fights: | |||||
| Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Rnd | |
| Loss | Shane Roller | Knockout | UFC Live 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann | Mar. 03, 2011 | 2 |
| Win | Pat Audinwood | Submission | UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop | Sep. 25, 2010 | 1 |
| Draw | Nik Lentz | Draw | UFC: UFC Fight Night 20 | Jan. 11, 2010 | 3 |
| Win | Manny Gamburyan | Unanimous Decision | UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn 2 | Jan. 31, 2009 | 3 |
| Loss | Kurt Pellegrino | Unanimous Decision | UFC 88: Breakthrough | Sep. 06, 2008 | 3 |
| Loss | Matt Wiman | Knockout | UFC 85: Bedlam | Jun. 07, 2008 | 2 |
| Win | Michihiro Omigawa | Unanimous Decision | UFC: Fight Night 12 | Jan. 23, 2008 | 3 |
| Loss | Tyson Griffin | Unanimous Decision | UFC 76: Knockout | Sep. 22, 2007 | 3 |
| Win | Jason Black | Submission | UFC: Fight Night 10 | Jun. 12, 2007 | 2 |
| Win | Naoyuki Kotani | Unanimous Decision | UFC: Fight Night 9 | Apr. 05, 2007 | 3 |
| Win | Marc Duncan | Submission | It's Showtime: Alkmmar | Dec. 03, 2006 | 1 |
| Win | Ulas Aslan | Technical Knockout | 2H2H: Pride Honor | Nov. 12, 2006 | 1 |
| Win | Adriano Goncalves | Submission | SFC 1: Sul Fight Championship 1 | Sep. 16, 2006 | 2 |
| Win | Romano de los Reyes | Submission | ROA 3: Rumble Of Amsterdam 3 | May. 21, 2006 | 2 |
| Win | Mathieu Lawalata | Submission | ROA 3: Rumble Of Amsterdam 3 | May. 21, 2006 | 1 |
| Win | Daniel Weichel | Submission | CWFC: Enter the Wolfslair | Mar. 05, 2006 | 3 |
| Win | Marcio Cesar | Submission | SS 9: Storm Samurai 9 | Nov. 20, 2005 | 2 |
| Win | Fabiano Adams | Submission | XC: X-treme Combat | Jun. 05, 2005 | 1 |
| Win | Johny Johny | Submission | CO: Muay Thai Vale Tudo | May. 02, 2004 | 1 |
| Win | James Jones | Submission | RF 5: Reality Fighting 5 | Nov. 01, 2003 | 2 |
| Total Fights: 20 | Record: 15 - 4 (1 DRAW) | |||||
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