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Brad Tavares
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Brad Tavares

Tom Watson

Tom Watson

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Fight result

Brad Tavares vs. Tom Watson Result

Brad Tavares def. Tom Watson

Split decisionR3 · 5:00

UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs MiocicSeptember 29, 2012Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Brad Tavares defeated Tom Watson by split decision at UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic on September 29, 2012 in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom. The referee was Leon Roberts. Judges' scores: 30-27, 28-29, 29-28.

Brad Tavares vs. Tom Watson — UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic (Sep 29, 2012)

Result
Brad Tavares won
Method
DECSplit decision
Round & time
R3 · 5:00
Referee
Leon Roberts
Division
Middleweight
Format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event
UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic
Location
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Judges' scorecards

  • Howard Hughes

    30–27

    For Brad Tavares

  • Doug Crosby

    28–29

    Dissenting card

  • Chris Watts

    29–28

    For Brad Tavares

Fight stats

Brad TavaresTom Watson
  • 0Knockdowns0
  • 8383/173 · 48%Significant strikes65/127 · 51%65
  • 9292/183 · 50%Total strikes72/134 · 54%72
  • 55/12 · 42%Takedowns0/2 · 0%0
  • 0Submission attempts0
  • 0Reversals0
  • 5:25Control time1:07

Significant strikes by target

Brad TavaresHead 62 · Body 12 · Legs 9

Tom WatsonHead 32 · Body 20 · Legs 13

Significant strikes by position

Brad TavaresDistance 71 · Clinch 11 · Ground 1

Tom WatsonDistance 52 · Clinch 11 · Ground 2

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table
RoundFighterKnockdownsSignificant strikesTotal strikesTakedownsSubmission attemptsControl time
1Brad Tavares038/8041/832/400:59
Tom Watson029/5529/550/100:19
2Brad Tavares023/5825/611/202:08
Tom Watson020/3825/430/000:01
3Brad Tavares022/3526/392/602:18
Tom Watson016/3418/360/100:47

Where it sat in their careers

Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares
UFC record before
3-1
UFC record after
4-1
Age at the fight
24

Last UFC bouts before this one

Next fight: W vs. Riki Fukuda

Tom Watson
Tom Watson
UFC record before
0-0
UFC record after
0-1
Age at the fight
30

Next fight: W vs. Stanislav Nedkov

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