Featherweight
Ramon Taveras
“The Savage”·
New York, NY, United States
Pro record
10-4-0
Model Elo
1464
#1416 of 1994
- Age
- 31
- Height
- 5'8"
- Reach
- 70"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Team
- Bulldog Boxing
- Born
- New York, NY, United States
- UFC debut
- Jan 19, 2024
Profile
Overview
Ramon Taveras has gone to the judges in every UFC fight he has had, and the scorecards have gone against him the last two times.
"The Savage" is a southpaw featherweight out of New York who fights for Bulldog Boxing. His UFC record is 1-2, and all three bouts went the full three rounds. He carries a two-fight losing streak into his next fight.
UFC Career
The road to the UFC ran through Dana White's Contender Series, and it started with a setback. Taveras lost to Serhiy Sidey by KO/TKO in the first round, 2:26 in. A little over a month later he was back on the series, and he wasted no time: a first-round KO/TKO of Cortavious Romious in 29 seconds. Those are professional fights, but they are not part of his UFC record.
His UFC debut came at UFC 297 in January 2024, and he drew Serhiy Sidey again. This time Taveras won a split decision. It remains his only UFC win.
Since then, two unanimous decision losses: to Davey Grant in December 2024 and to Jack Jenkins in September 2025. Both went the full 15 minutes.
Three fights. Three decisions. No finishes either way.
Fighting Style
Taveras is a volume striker who lands more than most UFC fighters, but he also takes more than most in return. His accuracy and defense sit right around the UFC average, so the exchanges tend to stay close.
His grappling profile is lopsided. He rarely shoots for takedowns and rarely hunts submissions. He is very hard to take down, though, which keeps his fights standing.
All three of his UFC fights have gone the distance. He has one decision win and two decision losses, with no finishes yet in the UFC. His knockout of Romious on the Contender Series came in 29 seconds, but that power hasn't shown up in his UFC results so far.
Notable Wins
- Serhiy Sidey: split decision, round 3, UFC 297 (2024)
Quick Facts
- Division: Featherweight
- UFC record: 1-2
- Professional record (all promotions): 10-4-0
- UFC debut: January 2024
- Stance: Southpaw
- Height / Reach: 5'8" / 70"
- Team: Bulldog Boxing
- Born: New York, NY, United States
Written from MMA ProTips fight data, updated Nov 10, 2026.
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 1–2
- since 2024
- Finish rate
- 0%
- 0 of 1 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 0
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 1
- Current streak
- L2
- losses in a row
- Octagon time
- 45:00
- avg 15:00 per fight
- Opposition
- 1556
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Best wins
Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.
- 1560opp. Elo
split decision, R3 · UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis · Jan 19, 2024
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
UFC avg 3.35 · better than average
UFC avg 3.95 · below average
UFC avg 45% · about average
UFC avg 52% · about average
UFC avg 0.43 · better than average
Grappling
UFC avg 1.52 · below average
UFC avg 15% · below average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.58 · below average
Where the strikes land
Where the strikes are thrown
Average fight time: 9:35
Fight history (5)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| L |  Jack JenkinsRecord after: 2-3 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs ReyesSep 27, 2025 |
| L |  Davey GrantRecord after: 2-2 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs BuckleyDec 14, 2024 |
| W |  Serhiy SideyRecord after: 2-1 | split decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du PlessisJan 19, 2024 |
| W |  Cortavious RomiousRecord after: 1-1 | KO/TKORound 1 · 0:29 | Dana White's Contender Series 7.10Oct 10, 2023 |
| L | Serhiy SideyRecord after: 0-1 | KO/TKORound 1 · 2:26 | Dana White's Contender Series 7.5Sep 5, 2023 |