Welterweight · “Sponge”
Tarec Saffiedine
16-7-0 UFC 2-4-0
5'10"Height
70"Reach
SwitchStance
39Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
16:04Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.73
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.88
Striking accuracy45.9%
Striking defense56.7%
Takedowns / 15 min0.62
Takedown accuracy33.3%
Takedown defense80.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.16
Control time13.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-4
Striking trend
Fight history
L Rafael Dos Anjos 14-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia · June 17, 2017
60/139Sig. strikes
81/158Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dong Hyun Kim 12-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey · December 30, 2016
52/105Sig. strikes
36/107Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
1:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rick Story 11-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt · May 29, 2016
32/71Sig. strikes
58/111Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jake Ellenberger 9-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader · January 30, 2016
54/131Sig. strikes
30/99Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rory MacDonald 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:28 — UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine · October 4, 2014
42/136Sig. strikes
47/111Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Hyun Gyu Lim 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim · January 4, 2014
120/202Sig. strikes
122/277Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
6:19Control
3Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
5
Decision
10
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
6
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
6
Strikeforce
4
Strikeforce Challengers
3
DREAM
2
Shooto Belgium
2
Shark Fights
1
War Gods
1
Long Beach Fight Night
1
+ 3 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 23 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
June 17, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Dong Hyun Kim | Decision (split) | UFC 207
December 30, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Rick Story | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt
May 29, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jake Ellenberger | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader
January 30, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Rory MacDonald | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine
October 4, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 1:28 |
| W | Hyun Gyu Lim | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim
January 4, 2014 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Nate Marquardt | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine
January 12, 2013 |
Strikeforce | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Roger Bowling | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman
August 18, 2012 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tyler Stinson | Decision (split) | Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine
January 7, 2012 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Scott Smith | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
July 30, 2011 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tyron Woodley | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine
January 7, 2011 |
Strikeforce Challengers | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Brock Larson | Decision (unanimous) | Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs Prangley
September 11, 2010 |
Shark Fights | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nate Moore | KO (punch) | Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey
May 21, 2010 |
Strikeforce Challengers | 2 | 1:21 |
| W | James Terry | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi
February 26, 2010 |
Strikeforce Challengers | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Yoon Dong-Sik | Decision (split) | DREAM 12
October 25, 2009 |
DREAM | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Seichi Ikemoto | Decision (unanimous) | DREAM 10
July 20, 2009 |
DREAM | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Arellano | Submission (americana) | War Gods 5
May 30, 2009 |
War Gods | 1 | 2:44 |
| W | Scott Rose | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Long Beach Fight Night 4
April 19, 2009 |
Long Beach Fight Night | 1 | 0:58 |
| W | Rich Bondoc | Submission (armbar) | Ultimate Cage Wars 12
June 27, 2008 |
Ultimate Cage Wars | 1 | 2:18 |
| W | Raymond Jarman | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Belgium: Encounter the Braves
December 15, 2007 |
Shooto Belgium | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sebastian Grandin | Submission (armbar) | Xtreme Gladiators 3
June 9, 2007 |
Xtreme Gladiators | 1 | 2:38 |
| L | Kamil Uygun | Decision (unanimous) | Night of the Gladiators
April 21, 2007 |
Night of the Gladiators | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Guillaume Janvier | Submission (kimura) | Shooto Belgium: Consecration
March 31, 2007 |
Shooto Belgium | 1 | 1:15 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Tarec Saffiedine) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.