Eric Tavares
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L5
- Fighting out of
- Rio de Janeiro
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Eric Tavares makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
156-128-4
.549 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 15 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 2 sub · 1 decCITC · AEC · CFFC 15 · ROC 20 · ROC 14 +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Mike Stewart9-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:42 | CFFC 15 | Jun 30, 2012 |
| L | Nick Catone10-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:25 | ROC 20 | Jun 27, 2008 |
| L | Mike Massenzio13-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:34 | ROC 14 | Apr 27, 2007 |
| L | Jason House9-5 | KO/TKO | Kicks to the Body | R2 | 2:42 | ROC 13 | Mar 16, 2007 |
| L | Dante Rivera16-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:44 | CITC | Sep 30, 2006 |
| W | Jerry Spiegel18-39-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:01 | CITC | May 20, 2006 |
| L | John Kolosci15-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:17 | MFC | Mar 4, 2006 |
| W | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 0:34 | Meca 12 | Jul 9, 2005 | |
| L | Henrique Lango3-3-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Juiz de Fora | Sep 25, 2004 |
| L | Marcel Ferreira4-2-1 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | AFC | Aug 28, 2004 |
| L | Daniel Acacio30-19 | KO/TKO | Soccer Kicks | R1 | 2:38 | Meca 11 | Jun 5, 2004 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AEC | Oct 4, 2003 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:02 | AEC | Oct 4, 2003 | |
| W | Andre Legendre0-2 | Submission | Punches | R1 | 2:53 | BSF | Sep 19, 2003 |
| L | Milton Bahia8-5 | KO/TKO | Submission to Headbutts | R1 | 12:52 | IVC 5 | Apr 26, 1998 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.