- Brad Tavares vs. Jun Yong Park Tale of the Tape
- Brad Tavares’ Record
- Jun Yong Park’s Record
- Brad Tavares’ Losses
- Court McGee vs. Brad Tavares
- Aaron Simpson vs. Brad Tavares
- Yoel Romero vs. Brad Tavares
- Tim Boetsch vs. Brad Tavares
- Robert Whittaker vs. Brad Tavares
- Israel Adesanya vs. Brad Tavares
- Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Brad Tavares
- Dricus du Plessis vs. Brad Tavares
- Bruno Silva vs. Brad Tavares
- Gregory Rodrigues vs. Brad Tavares
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is set to host another fight night event, UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba in its UFC Apex Facility in Enterprise, Nevada, USA, on July 20, 2024. It is scheduled to be headlined by women strawweight contenders Amanda Lemos and Virna Jandiroba. Brad Tavares and Park Jun Yong will face each other in the co-main event of the event in a middleweight bout.
Brad Tavares is an experienced professional mixed martial artist who has 29 professional fights under his belt. At the onset of his career, Tavares made his debut in professional mixed martial arts on June 29, 2007. He faced Thomas Sedano in the fight at MMAC: Conflict The Begining and defeated him by TKO in the first round to kick off his career with a win.
Brad Tavares has been associated with the global professional mixed martial arts organization, the UFC since 2010. Tavares’ rival for his upcoming fight, Jun Yong Park is a professional mixed martial artist from South Korea. He made his professional mixed martial arts debut on December 8, 2013, against Kim jae -young at Top FC: National League: 1. Park defeated him by a unanimous decision and started his career on a winning note. After his professional debut, Park fought in various promotions before making his promotional debut in the UFC on August 31, 2019. As of July 2024, he competes in the middleweight division in the promotion and is set to take on Brad Tavares on July 20, 2024, in a significant middleweight showdown in Nevada, USA.
Brad Tavares vs. Jun Yong Park Tale of the Tape
Stats | Brad Tavares | Jun Yong Park |
Record | 20-10 | 17-6 |
Championship | - | - |
Age | 36 | 33 |
Height | 5’11” | 6’0” |
Division(s) | Middleweight | Middleweight |
Reach | 74” | 73” |
Win streak (active) | 0 | 0 |
Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
Professional Debut | 2007 | 2013 |
Brad Tavares’ Record
As of July 2024, Brad Tavares holds a professional mixed martial arts record of 20 wins and 10 losses. Of his 20 victories, he has secured five victories by knockout, two by submission, and 13 by decision. Five of his 10 losses have come by knockout, one by submission, and four by decision.
30 matches | 20 wins | 10 losses |
By knockout | 5 | 5 |
By submission | 2 | 1 |
By decision | 13 | 4 |
Jun Yong Park’s Record
Jun Yong Park has a professional mixed martial arts record of 17 wins and six losses as of July 2024. He has five wins by knockout, six by submission, and six by decision. Park has also suffered one loss by knockout, two by submission, and three by decision.
23 matches | 17 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 5 | 1 |
By submission | 6 | 2 |
By decision | 6 | 3 |
Brad Tavares’ Losses
Brad Tavares has suffered 10 losses in his professional career as of July 2024.
Court McGee vs. Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares and Court McGee faced each other on Jun 17, 2010, at The Ultimate Fighter Semifinal. He was defeated by McGee by a first-round submission handed him his first loss of his career.
Aaron Simpson vs. Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares suffered his second professional loss against Aaron Simpson at UFC 132 on July 2, 2011. Simpson outclassed him in the fight and secured a unanimous decision victory.
Yoel Romero vs. Brad Tavares
Yoel Romero and Brad Tavares squared off against each other on April 19, 2014, at UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne. Tavares came up short and lost the fight by a unanimous decision while incurring the third loss of his career.
Tim Boetsch vs. Brad Tavares
Tim Boetsch and Brad Tavares locked horns with each other on August 16, 2014, at UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux. Boetsch dispatched Tavares in the second round of the fight to pick up a TKO win and hand Tavares his fourth professional loss.
Robert Whittaker vs. Brad Tavares
Robert Whittaker and Brad Tavares crossed paths with each other in the octagon on May 10, 2015, at UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt. He was knocked out in the first round by Whittaker in the fight and ended up suffering his fifth professional loss as a result of his defeat against Whittaker.
Israel Adesanya vs. Brad Tavares
Israel Adesanya and Brad Tavares squared off against each other at The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale on July 6, 2018. Tavares came up short in the fight and lost by a unanimous decision to Adesanya. It is the sixth professional loss of Tavares in his mixed martial arts career.
Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares and Edmen Shahbazyan faced each other on November 2, 2019, at UFC 244. Shahbazyan defeated him by a first-round TKO and handed him the seventh loss of his career.
Dricus du Plessis vs. Brad Tavares
Dricus du Plessis and Brad Tavares squared off against each other on July 2, 2022, at UFC 276. Tavares lost the fight by a unanimous decision and suffered the eighth loss of his career.
Bruno Silva vs. Brad Tavares
Bruno Silva and Brad Tavares locked horns with each other on April 22, 2023, at UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes. Tavares lost the fight by a first-round TKO and suffered the ninth defeat of his professional career.
Gregory Rodrigues vs. Brad Tavares
Gregory Rodrigues and Brad Tavares faced each other on February 10, 2024, at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer. Rodrigues dispatched Tavares in the third round of the fight and secured a TKO win. As of July 2024, the loss is Tavares’ tenth professional defeat of his career.
FAQs on Brad Tavares vs Park Jun-Yong
A. As of July 2024, he has a professional MMA record of 20 wins and 10 losses.
A. He has a professional MMA record of 17 wins and 6 losses as of July 2024.
A. He will face Jun Yong Park on July 20, 2024.
A. He made his professional MMA debut in 2007.
A. He made his professional MMA debut in 2013.