Tarec Saffiedine

"Sponge"

AGE	38 / Sep 6, 1986
HEIGHT	5'9" / 175.26 cm
WEIGHT	169 lbs / 76.66 kg

ASSOCIATION
Tristar Gym

CLASS
Welterweight

Wins 16

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

31%

DECISIONS

63%

Losses 7

KO / TKO

14%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

86%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Rafael dos Anjos	UFC Fight Night 111 - Holm vs. Correia Jun / 17 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Greg Kleynjans VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Dong Hyun Kim	UFC 207 - Nunes vs. Rousey Dec / 30 / 2016	Decision (Split) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Rick Story	UFC Fight Night 88 - Almeida vs. Garbrandt May / 29 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Jake Ellenberger	UFC on Fox 18 - Johnson vs. Bader Jan / 30 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Gasper Oliver VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Rory MacDonald	UFC Fight Night 54 - MacDonald vs. Saffiedine Oct / 04 / 2014	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	1:28
win	Hyun Gyu Lim	UFC Fight Night 34 - Saffiedine vs. Lim Jan / 04 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Leon Roberts VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Nate Marquardt	Strikeforce - Marquardt vs. Saffiedine Jan / 12 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Roger Bowling	Strikeforce - Rousey vs. Kaufman Aug / 18 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Tyler Stinson	Strikeforce - Rockhold vs. Jardine Jan / 07 / 2012	Decision (Split) Steve Mazzagatti VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Scott Smith	Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Henderson Jul / 30 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Scott Fischer VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Tyron Woodley	Strikeforce - Challengers 13 Jan / 07 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Greg Franklin VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Brock Larson	SF 13 - Jardine vs. Prangley Sep / 11 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Kerry Hatley	3	5:00
win	Nate Moore	Strikeforce - Challengers 8 May / 21 / 2010	KO (Punch) Dave Hagen	2	1:21
win	James Terry	Strikeforce - Challengers 6 Feb / 26 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Jason McCoy	3	5:00
loss	Dong Sik Yoon	Dream 12 - The Cage of the Rising Sun Oct / 25 / 2009	Decision (Split) Moritaka Oshiro	3	5:00
win	Seichi Ikemoto	Dream 10 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Jul / 20 / 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Kenichi Serizawa	2	5:00
win	Mike Arellano	War Gods - War Gods 5 May / 30 / 2009	Submission (Keylock)	1	2:44
win	Scott Rose	LBFN 4 - Long Beach Fight Night 4 Apr / 19 / 2009	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	0:58
win	Rich Bondoc	UCW 12 - Heatwave Jun / 27 / 2008	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:18
win	Raymond Jarman	Shooto Belgium - Encounter the Braves Dec / 15 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Sebastien Grandin	XG 3 - Xtreme Gladiators 3 Jun / 09 / 2007	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:38
loss	Kamil Uygun	NOTG 4 - Night of the Gladiators 4 Apr / 21 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
win	Guillaume Janvier	Shooto Belgium - Consecration Mar / 31 / 2007	Submission (Kimura)	1	1:15

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