Welterweight

Tarec Saffiedine

Last fought: Jun 2017

RECORD

Pro

16-7-0

UFC

2-4-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	16:04
Fight Completion Rate	87.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.22
% Fights Inside the Distance	16.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	56-24 (70.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	11-6 (64.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	45-18 (71.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	68.6%
% Time in Control	13.5%
% Time Controlled	17.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	43.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.55
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.35
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.20
Distance Strike Accuracy	43.1%
Distance Strike Defense	61.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.19
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.31
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.91
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.97
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.15
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.33

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Tarec Saffiedine League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Tarec Saffiedine
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Strike Differential	-0.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	80.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	2:01
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	100.0%
Avg Fight Time	16:04
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	80.8%
Control Time/Fight	1:20

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia • Jun 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tarec Saffiedine60/13943%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:40

Rafael Dos Anjos81/15851%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	15/25	60%	1/1	1:58	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	22/48	46%	1/1	1:04	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	21/43	49%	0/0	1:18	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	28/55	51%	0/4	1:51	—

R3	Tarec Saffiedine	24/71	34%	0/0	0:24	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	31/55	56%	0/0	0:37	—

LOSS

vs. Dong Hyun Kim

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey • Dec 2016Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tarec Saffiedine52/10550%TD 2/6Ctrl 1:25

Dong Hyun Kim36/10734%TD 3/8Ctrl 5:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	22/36	61%	2/4	1:05	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	11/45	24%	1/3	1:12	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	17/38	45%	0/1	0:18	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	15/41	37%	0/2	1:30	—

R3	Tarec Saffiedine	13/31	42%	0/1	0:02	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	10/21	48%	2/3	2:37	—

LOSS

vs. Rick Story

UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt • May 2016Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tarec Saffiedine32/7145%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:37

Rick Story58/11152%TD 0/6Ctrl 6:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	6/15	40%	0/0	0:07	—
	Rick Story	16/32	50%	0/3	1:56	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	11/22	50%	0/1	0:30	—
	Rick Story	13/24	54%	0/1	2:42	—

R3	Tarec Saffiedine	15/34	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rick Story	29/55	53%	0/2	2:15	—

WIN

vs. Jake Ellenberger

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader • Jan 2016Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tarec Saffiedine54/13141%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:01

Jake Ellenberger30/9930%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	18/45	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jake Ellenberger	12/39	31%	0/0	0:22	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	16/44	36%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jake Ellenberger	9/33	27%	0/1	0:04	—

R3	Tarec Saffiedine	20/42	48%	0/0	1:01	—
	Jake Ellenberger	9/27	33%	0/3	0:28	—

LOSS

vs. Rory MacDonald

UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine • Oct 2014Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:28

Tarec Saffiedine42/13631%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Rory MacDonald47/11142%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:20KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	10/41	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rory MacDonald	15/46	33%	1/2	0:13	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	23/70	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rory MacDonald	21/47	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tarec Saffiedine	9/25	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rory MacDonald	11/18	61%	0/1	0:07	1

WIN

vs. Hyun Gyu Lim

UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim • Jan 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Tarec Saffiedine120/20259%TD 1/3Ctrl 6:19KD 3

Hyun Gyu Lim122/27744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	16/33	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Hyun Gyu Lim	30/45	67%	0/0	0:17	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	38/63	60%	0/1	0:00	—
	Hyun Gyu Lim	21/79	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tarec Saffiedine	21/25	84%	1/1	2:39	1
	Hyun Gyu Lim	8/16	50%	0/0	0:02	—

R4	Tarec Saffiedine	19/36	53%	0/0	3:36	1
	Hyun Gyu Lim	12/42	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Tarec Saffiedine	26/45	58%	0/1	0:04	1
	Hyun Gyu Lim	51/95	54%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (7 fights)

WIN

vs. Nate Marquardt

Strikeforce - Marquardt vs Saffiedine • Jan 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Tarec Saffiedine116/20158%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:18

Nate Marquardt68/20533%TD 1/10Ctrl 3:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	17/25	68%	0/0	0:53	—
	Nate Marquardt	8/23	35%	0/2	0:20	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	17/27	63%	0/0	0:15	—
	Nate Marquardt	12/26	46%	1/4	1:32	—

R3	Tarec Saffiedine	21/35	60%	0/1	0:39	—
	Nate Marquardt	22/47	47%	0/1	0:50	—

R4	Tarec Saffiedine	35/58	60%	0/0	0:28	—
	Nate Marquardt	16/73	22%	0/2	0:00	—

R5	Tarec Saffiedine	26/56	46%	1/2	2:03	—
	Nate Marquardt	10/36	28%	0/1	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Roger Bowling

Strikeforce - Rousey vs Kaufman • Aug 2012

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tarec Saffiedine67/12653%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:05

Roger Bowling53/13539%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	19/32	59%	0/0	1:02	—
	Roger Bowling	16/45	36%	0/3	0:37	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	20/48	42%	0/0	1:05	—
	Roger Bowling	21/48	44%	0/2	0:17	—

R3	Tarec Saffiedine	28/46	61%	0/0	1:58	—
	Roger Bowling	16/42	38%	0/2	0:19	—

WIN

vs. Tyler Stinson

Strikeforce - Rockhold vs. Jardine • Jan 2012

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tarec Saffiedine46/9648%TD 2/2Ctrl 7:18

Tyler Stinson28/9629%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	17/41	41%	0/0	0:52	—
	Tyler Stinson	17/50	34%	0/0	0:10	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	11/26	42%	1/1	2:57	—
	Tyler Stinson	6/24	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tarec Saffiedine	18/29	62%	1/1	3:29	—
	Tyler Stinson	5/22	23%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Scott Smith

Strikeforce - Fedor vs. Henderson • Jul 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tarec Saffiedine113/21253%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:41

Scott Smith21/8425%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	24/55	44%	0/0	1:02	—
	Scott Smith	5/28	18%	0/2	0:16	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	50/76	66%	0/1	2:39	—
	Scott Smith	7/20	35%	0/2	0:03	—

R3	Tarec Saffiedine	39/81	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Scott Smith	9/36	25%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Tyron Woodley

Strikeforce Challengers 13 • Jan 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tarec Saffiedine38/5470%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Tyron Woodley45/6075%TD 3/7Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	14/18	78%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	24/27	89%	1/3	0:00	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	11/12	92%	0/1	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	7/10	70%	1/1	0:00	—

R3	Tarec Saffiedine	13/24	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	14/23	61%	1/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nate Moore

Strikeforce Challengers 8 • May 2010

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:21

Tarec Saffiedine21/4052%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Nate Moore20/8524%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	13/27	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nate Moore	19/70	27%	0/3	0:00	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	8/13	62%	0/0	0:00	1
	Nate Moore	1/15	7%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. James Terry

Strikeforce Challengers 6 • Feb 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tarec Saffiedine93/24638%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

James Terry47/18126%TD 2/9Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	24/63	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	James Terry	11/58	19%	1/2	0:00	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	26/81	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	James Terry	16/58	28%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Tarec Saffiedine	43/102	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	James Terry	20/65	31%	1/4	0:00	—

DREAM (2 fights)

LOSS

vs. Dong Sik Yoon

DREAM 12 • Oct 2009

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tarec Saffiedine37/11532%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Dong Sik Yoon16/6724%TD 1/9Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	8/26	31%	1/1	0:00	—
	Dong Sik Yoon	3/14	21%	0/4	0:00	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	6/13	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dong Sik Yoon	5/11	45%	1/1	0:00	—

R3	Tarec Saffiedine	23/76	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dong Sik Yoon	8/42	19%	0/4	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Seichi Ikemoto

DREAM 10: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round • Jul 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Tarec Saffiedine51/8957%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Seichi Ikemoto41/10938%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tarec Saffiedine	38/59	64%	0/2	0:00	—
	Seichi Ikemoto	30/76	39%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Tarec Saffiedine	13/30	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Seichi Ikemoto	11/33	33%	0/1	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-09-07 | Data source: UFCStats.com