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·R3·8yr 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

0.062

Passive

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

Durability

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

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

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. Landed	15	21	17	19	26
Avg. Absorbed	18	18	16	12	51
Avg. Net	-3	+3	+1	+7	-25

Grappling

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

Finish Rate

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

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

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

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

Result

Method

6 fights

Rafael Dos AnjosVeteran

U-DEC R3Jun '17

-21

·60 SS (43%)·81 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·220s ctrl

Dong Hyun KimVeteran

S-DEC R3Dec '16

+16

·52 SS (50%)·36 abs·2/6 td·3 td taken·85s ctrl

Rick StoryVeteran

U-DEC R3May '16

-26

·32 SS (45%)·58 abs·0/1 td·37s ctrl

Jake EllenbergerVeteran

U-DEC R3Jan '16

+24

·54 SS (41%)·30 abs·0/1 td·61s ctrl

↵ 15mo layoff

Rory MacDonaldVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 1:28Oct '14

-5

·42 SS (31%)·47 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Hyun Gyu Lim

TITLE

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

5'10"ht·70"reach·Switchstance·39age

Last fightLRafael Dos Anjos·U-DEC·8yr 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

0.062

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

Durability

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

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
Landed	15	21	17	19	26
Absorbed	18	18	16	12	51
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

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

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

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

Rafael Dos AnjosVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jun '17

60 SS (43%)·81 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·220s ctrl

Dong Hyun KimVeteran

S-DEC·R3·Dec '16

52 SS (50%)·36 abs·2/6 td·3 td taken·85s ctrl

Rick StoryVeteran

U-DEC·R3·May '16

32 SS (45%)·58 abs·0/1 td·37s ctrl

Jake EllenbergerVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jan '16

54 SS (41%)·30 abs·0/1 td·61s ctrl

Rory MacDonaldVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Oct '14

42 SS (31%)·47 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Hyun Gyu LimTITLE

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

Round 16 rounds

Round 26 rounds

Round 36 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-3

-25

n=6

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-3

-25