Tarec Saffiedine “Sponge”
UFC record 2-4-0 · professional record 16-7-0
- Age
- 40 (born Sep 6, 1986)
- Height
- 178 cm (5' 10")
- Reach
- 178 cm (70")
- Leg reach
- 107 cm (42")
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight
- 170 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Belgium
- Status
- Not fighting
- Gym
- Temecula
- UFC debut
- Jan 4, 2014
- Last fight
- Jun 17, 2017
1 fight-night bonus: 1 Fight of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 3.73
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 45%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.88
- Sig. strike defence
- 56%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.62
- Takedown accuracy
- 33%
- Takedown defence
- 80%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.16
- Knockdowns
- 3
- Sig. strikes landed
- 360
- Takedowns landed
- 4
- Total fight time
- 1h 36m 28s
- Control time
- 13m 02s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Rafael Dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia | Jun 17, 2017 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Dong Hyun Kim | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey | Dec 30, 2016 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 |
| L | Rick Story | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt | May 29, 2016 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Jake Ellenberger | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader | Jan 30, 2016 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Rory MacDonald | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 3 | 1:28 | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine | Oct 4, 2014 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Hyun Gyu Lim | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim | Jan 4, 2014 | 3 | 120 | 1 | 1 |