Ramon “The Savage”Taveras

Ramon Taveras is an American mixed martial artist known as “The Savage.” As of September 21, 2026, the UFC lists him as an active featherweight who trains at Bulldog Boxing. UFC records identify New York as his birthplace, while ESPN lists his birth date as January 9, 1994. The UFC lists Taveras at 5 feet 8 inches and records his professional career as beginning in 2019.

Taveras reached the UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series. He appeared on the program in September 2023 against Serhiy Sidey and returned in October 2023 to stop Cortavious Romious by strikes. He made his UFC debut at UFC 297 on January 20, 2024, defeating Sidey by split decision in a rematch. His later UFC appearances included decision losses to Davey Grant in December 2024 and Jack Jenkins in September 2025.

The UFC describes Taveras’s preparation as a mixture of striking and grappling. In his athlete profile, he identifies boxing as his preferred striking discipline and jiu-jitsu as his favorite grappling technique. Before entering the UFC, he said he won amateur boxing and MMA titles, including a USA Boxing PAL tournament, and held a Combat Night MMA championship. The UFC profile also records his earlier professional title as the Combat Night MMA bantamweight champion, a dated career milestone rather than a current divisional designation.