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Belgium
Brussels
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
1
6%
SUBMISSIONS
5
31%
DECISIONS
10
63%
Losses
7
KO
/
TKO
1
14%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
6
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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