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Tarec Saffiedine lands 4.0 and absorbs 3.1 significant strikes per minute. Positive striking margin. Outputs more than concedes on the feet.

Tarec Saffiedine has minimal takedown activity on record.

Tarec Saffiedine wins 40% of rounds across 20 scored. Concedes more rounds than wins across fights on record.

Tarec Saffiedine has 1 KO/TKO loss in 4 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.17 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 63 out of 99, average for the division.

Tarec Saffiedine's last fight was over 108 months ago.

Tarec Saffiedine is 39 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Welterweight
“Sponge”

Tarec Saffiedine

16-76 UFC
Kickboxer
Form
· 3L
Inactive
2× Title
2× 5R
Goes Long
Moderate Wear
5'10"ht·70"reach·Switchstance·39age
Last fightLRafael Dos Anjos·U-DEC·R3·9yr ago
Fighter Context
2–4UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
2Dec
·
16.1min/fight
·
96UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
2–4(6 fights)
·
0%finish rate
·
-0.2str diff/min
vs. Veteran Opps
1–4(5 fights)
·
0%finish rate
·
-0.2str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
+0.99
Positive

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.075
Passive

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
63
Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
40%
Passive

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Tarec Saffiedine — 4.05 significant strikes per minute, 47% striking accuracy, absorbs 3.06 strikes per minute.

Saffiedine
Distance Striker
Leg Kicker
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min4.05
Str. Accuracy47%
360UFC landed/784attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−0.6 vs avg3.06
Str. Defense62%
KD Rate / fight0.50
3UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.17
CQ KO Power
0.83
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
50%
Body
19%
Leg
31%
By Position
Distance77%
/
Clinch19%
/
Ground5%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 16 rounds
Round 26 rounds
Round 36 rounds
Round 41 round
Round 51 round
Avg. Landed1521171926
Avg. Absorbed1818161251
Avg. Net-3+3+1+7-25
Grappling

Tarec Saffiedine — 0.5 takedowns per 15 minutes, 36% takedown accuracy, 0.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 84% takedown defense.

Saffiedine
Control Wrestler
·130s ctrlActive Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.52
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.87
TD Accuracy36%
4UFC landed/12attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense84%
21UFC defended/26opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Sub Proof
Finishing

Tarec Saffiedine — 2 UFC wins (2 decision).

Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
div avg 53%
How They Lose
4UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 2
Submission0 / 2
Decision2 / 2
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 4
Submission0 / 4
Decision3 / 4
Loss Pattern
Outscored
3 of 4 losses by decision
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
W1 dec
1.4pts
L3 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
4UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
20%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 24 less in second half of career
0+35+69+104+138avg↵201420162017

6 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.51.83.2R1R2R3
R1n=6
R2n=6
R3n=6
Outputsig strikes / min
2.9
4.2
3.9
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.5
3.6
3.7
Diff
-0.6
+0.6
+0.1

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 6 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▲TD Acc+33%L3
13%75%138%WLWLLL

Last 6 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Saffiedine — 6 UFC Fights

Tarec Saffiedine — UFC fight record: 2 wins, 4 losses.

Result
Method
6 fights
L
Rafael Dos AnjosVeteran
WW
U-DEC R3Jun '17
-21
·60 SS (43%)·81 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·220s ctrl
L
Dong Hyun KimVeteran
WW
S-DEC R3Dec '16
+16
·52 SS (50%)·36 abs·2/6 td·3 td taken·85s ctrl
L
Rick StoryVeteran
WW
U-DEC R3May '16
-26
·32 SS (45%)·58 abs·0/1 td·37s ctrl
W
Jake EllenbergerVeteran
WW
U-DEC R3Jan '16
+24
·54 SS (41%)·30 abs·0/1 td·61s ctrl
↵ 15mo layoff
L
Rory MacDonaldVeteran
TITLEWW
KO/TKO R3 · 1:28Oct '14
-5
·42 SS (31%)·47 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken
W
Hyun Gyu Lim
TITLEWW
U-DEC R5Jan '14
-2
·120 SS (59%)·122 abs·1/3 td·379s ctrl·3 kd landed·1 sub att
Saffiedine — Prior Tracked Fights (9)
LDong Sik YoonDreamS-DECR3—
WJames TerryStrikeforceU-DECR3—
LTyron WoodleyStrikeforceU-DECR3—
WScott SmithStrikeforceU-DECR3—
WTyler StinsonStrikeforceS-DECR3—
WNate MooreStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—
WNate MarquardtStrikeforceU-DECR5—
WSeichi IkemotoDreamU-DECR2—
WRoger BowlingStrikeforceU-DECR3—
All Fighters
Welterweight
“Sponge”

Tarec Saffiedine

16-76 UFC
Form
3L
5'10"ht·70"reach·Switchstance·39age
Last fightLRafael Dos Anjos·U-DEC·9yr ago
Fighter Context
2–4UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
2Dec
·
16.1min/fight
·
96UFC min
vs. Winning Record2–4
vs. Veterans (8+ W)1–4
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+0.99

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.075

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
63

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
40%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Saffiedine
Welterweight avg
Distance StrikerLeg Kicker
Sig. Strikes / Min4.05
Str. Accuracy47%
360UFC landed/784attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−0.6 vs avg3.06
Str. Defense62%
KD Rate / Fight0.50
3UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.17
CQ KO Power
0.83
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
50%
Body
19%
Leg
31%
By Position
Dist77%
Clinch19%
Ground5%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=6
R2
n=6
R3
n=6
R4
n=1
R5
n=1
Landed1521171926
Absorbed1818161251
Net-3+3+1+7-25
Grappling
Saffiedine
Welterweight avg
Control Wrestler
130s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.52
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.87
TD Accuracy36%
4UFC landed/12attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense84%
21UFC defended/26opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 2 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
2Dec
Loss Methods
1KO/TKO
0Sub
3Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—more needed
W1 dec
1.4pts
L3 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
4UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
20%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.51.83.2R1R2R3
R1n=6
R2n=6
R3n=6
Outputsig strikes / min
2.9
4.2
3.9
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.5
3.6
3.7
Diff
-0.6
+0.6
+0.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Saffiedine — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Rafael Dos AnjosVeteranWW
U-DEC·R3·Jun '17
60 SS (43%)·81 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·220s ctrl
L
Dong Hyun KimVeteranWW
S-DEC·R3·Dec '16
52 SS (50%)·36 abs·2/6 td·3 td taken·85s ctrl
L
Rick StoryVeteranWW
U-DEC·R3·May '16
32 SS (45%)·58 abs·0/1 td·37s ctrl
W
Jake EllenbergerVeteranWW
U-DEC·R3·Jan '16
54 SS (41%)·30 abs·0/1 td·61s ctrl
L
Rory MacDonaldVeteranTITLEWW
KO/TKO·R3·Oct '14
42 SS (31%)·47 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken
W
Hyun Gyu LimTITLEWW
U-DEC·R5·Jan '14
120 SS (59%)·122 abs·1/3 td·379s ctrl·3 kd·1 sub
Saffiedine — Prior Tracked Fights (9)
LDong Sik YoonDreamS-DECR3
WJames TerryStrikeforceU-DECR3
LTyron WoodleyStrikeforceU-DECR3
WScott SmithStrikeforceU-DECR3
WTyler StinsonStrikeforceS-DECR3
WNate MooreStrikeforceKO/TKOR2
WNate MarquardtStrikeforceU-DECR5
WSeichi IkemotoDreamU-DECR2
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