The black belt in Bjj Thiago Tavares entered this fight with a record of 20-6-1 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 featherweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Brian Ortega (=Tavares vs Ortega) and winning over Clay Guida.
His opponent, Doo Ho Choi, has an official mma record of 13-1-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.28 in the same weight class. He suffered his only defeat when he faced Yusuke Kagiyama in 2010, since then he has won 11 consecutive fights beating Sam Sicilia last year (=Sicilia vs Choi). Tavares vs Choi is on the undercard of Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Claudia Gadelha 2 – UFC Tuf 23 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Thiago Tavares fight videos
2015 MMA fight – Thiago Tavares vs Brian Ortega – full fight Video UFC FN 68
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Thiago Tavares entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-5-1 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 featherweight in the world. He suffered his last loss in 2013, against Khabib Nurmagomedov (=Tavares vs Nurmagomedov), but then he came back to win beating Justin Salas and Robbie Peralta (=Peralta vs Tavares).
His opponent, the undefeated Brian Ortega (black belt in Bjj as well), has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (50% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he fought twice last year: he won over Keoni Koch and Mike De La Torre but then the result was changed to no-contest since he tested positive for drostanolone. Tavares vs Ortega is on the undercard of Tim Boetsch vs Dan Henderson – UFC Fight Night 68. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Robbie Peralta vs Thiago Tavares – fight Video UFC FN 47
Review: 2014-08-16, pretty good fight between Robbie Peralta and Thiago Tavares: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in tae-kwon-do Robbie Peralta entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-4-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 featherweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Akira Corassani (=Peralta vs Corassani), after that bout he has fought and won twice beating Estevan Payan and Rony ‘Jason’ (=Peralta vs Jason).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Thiago Tavares, has a record of 18-5-1 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.51 lightweight, he fought twice in 2013 losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov (=Tavares vs Nurmagomedov) but then he came back to victory against Justin Salas. Peralta vs Tavares is on the undercard of Ryan Bader vs Ovince St Preux – UFC FN 47. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Thiago Tavares vs Khabib Nurmagomedov full fight Video UFC on FX 7 – 2013
Review: 2013-01-19, great first round between Thiago Tavares and Khabib Nurmagomedov: three stars. Thiago Tavares (17-4-1) entered as the No.32 lightweight in the world while the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov (18-0-0) entered as the No.18. Tavares vs Nurmagomedov is on the undercard of Vitor Belfort vs Michael Bisping – UFC on FX 7. Watch the video!