Tarec Saffiedine (16-7, 6) was born in Brussels, Belgium on September 6, 1986. At the age of 20 years on March 31, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Guillaume Janvier, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On January 4, 2014, 27-year old Tarec Saffiedine made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim against Hyun Gyu Lim, winning the fight via 5-round unanimous decision.
Saffiedine's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia at age 30 on June 17, 2017. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Tarec Saffiedine's best fights have been against Nate Marquardt, Hyun Gyu Lim, Jake Ellenberger, Seichi Ikemoto, James Terry, Scott Smith and Roger Bowling. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Tarec Saffiedine".
Saffiedine has 7 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Tarec Saffiedine Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23  | Jun 17, 2017 30 years, 9 months 16-7 (6) | 32 years, 7 months 25-9 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Dec 30, 2016 30 years, 3 months 16-6 (6) | 35 years, 1 months 21-3-1 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
21  | May 29, 2016 29 years, 8 months 16-5 (6) | 31 years, 9 months 18-8 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Jan 30, 2016 29 years, 4 months 16-4 (6) | 30 years, 10 months 30-10 (24) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Oct 4, 2014 28 years 15-4 (6) | 25 years, 2 months 17-2 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
18 | Jan 4, 2014 27 years, 3 months 15-3 (6) | Hyun Gyu Lim | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN |
17  | Jan 12, 2013 26 years, 4 months 14-3 (6) | 33 years, 8 months 32-10-2 (23) | Strikeforce | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Won Strikeforce welterweight title |
16  | Aug 18, 2012 25 years, 11 months 13-3 (6) | 30 years, 3 months 11-2 (9) | Strikeforce | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Jan 7, 2012 25 years, 4 months 12-3 (6) | 25 years, 11 months 24-7 (22) | Strikeforce | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
14  | Jul 30, 2011 24 years, 10 months 11-3 (6) | 32 years, 2 months 17-8 (17) | Strikeforce | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Jan 7, 2011 24 years, 4 months 10-3 (6) | 28 years, 9 months 7-0 (6) | Strikeforce | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12  | Sep 11, 2010 24 years 10-2 (6) | 33 years 32-4 (29) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | May 21, 2010 23 years, 8 months 9-2 (6) | Nate Moore | Strikeforce | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
10  | Feb 26, 2010 23 years, 5 months 8-2 (5) | 28 years, 11 months 7-1 (2) | Strikeforce | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
9  | Oct 25, 2009 23 years, 1 months 7-2 (5) | 37 years, 2 months 4-7 (3) | DREAM | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
8  | Jul 20, 2009 22 years, 10 months 7-1 (5) | 33 years, 10 months 18-15-5 (11) | DREAM | 2 | UD | WIN | |
7 | May 30, 2009 22 years, 8 months 6-1 (5) | Mike Arellano | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana | ||
6 | Apr 19, 2009 22 years, 7 months 5-1 (4) | Scott Rose | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
5 | Jun 27, 2008 21 years, 9 months 4-1 (3) | Rich Bondoc | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
4 | Dec 15, 2007 21 years, 3 months 3-1 (2) | Raymond Jarman | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Jun 9, 2007 20 years, 9 months 2-1 (2) | Sebastian Grandin | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Apr 21, 2007 20 years, 7 months 1-1 (1) | Kamil Uygun | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
1 | Mar 31, 2007 20 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Guillaume Janvier | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
