Tarec Saffiedine vs Tyron Woodley

Tarec Saffiedine is 16-7-0; Tyron Woodley is 19-7-1. Tyron Woodley is 4 years older than Tarec Saffiedine. Tyron Woodley has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Tarec Saffiedine. Tarec Saffiedine is 1" · 3 cm taller than Tyron Woodley. They have met once: Tarec Saffiedine 0, Tyron Woodley 1.

Tarec Saffiedine

“Sponge” · 16-7-0

WelterweightMet once

Tyron Woodley

“The Chosen One” · 19-7-1

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Style & credentials

Tarec Saffiedine

No background on record

Camp · Team Quest -Portland

Tyron Woodley

Folkstyle Wrestling

2018Black belt · BJJDin Thomas
2005All-American · NCAA D1165 lb Catchweight
2003All-American · NCAA D1165 lb Catchweight
2003Champion · Big 12 Championships165 lb Catchweight

Camp · American Top Team · Coconut Creek, Florida, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

54%

Head

56%

17%

Body

34%

28%

Leg

11%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Tarec Saffiedinelast 6 fights

84%15%

Tyron Woodleylast 16 fights

51%27%23%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Tarec Saffiedine Tyron Woodley

Strikes landed / min

3.732.40

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tarec Saffiedine · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersTyron Woodley · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.882.90

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tarec Saffiedine · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersTyron Woodley · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.620.41

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tarec Saffiedine · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fightersTyron Woodley · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

33%35%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tarec Saffiedine · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersTyron Woodley · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

81%88%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tarec Saffiedine · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersTyron Woodley · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.200.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tarec Saffiedine · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersTyron Woodley · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1492 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.73

Strikes landed / min

2.40

3.88

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.90

0.62 / 1.9

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.41 / 1.2

33%

Takedown accuracy

35%

81%

Takedown defence

88%

2:10

Control time / fight

1:36

0.20

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.20

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Tarec Saffiedine6 UFC fights · 360 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

49%176/545

8%27/37

27%98/117

Clinch

5%19/39

9%34/39

0%0/0

Ground

0%1/2

0%1/1

1%4/4

Tyron Woodley16 UFC fights · 467 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

31%146/567

13%61/103

8%37/43

Clinch

5%22/40

20%93/102

3%13/13

Ground

18%85/106

2%10/11

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Tarec Saffiedine8 of 24 ended early · 33%16 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

4 early stoppages have no logged time

Tyron Woodley15 of 28 ended early · 54%13 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Tarec Saffiedine1-4

L
Rafael Dos Anjos
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Correia· Jun 17, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Dong Hyun Kim
UFC 207: Nunes vs Rousey· Dec 30, 2016
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Rick Story
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt· May 29, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jake Ellenberger
UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Bader· Jan 30, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Rory MacDonald
UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald· Oct 4, 2014
TKO · R3 · 1:28 · Welterweight

Full record · 24 fights

W
Hyun Gyu Lim
UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim· Jan 4, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Nate Marquardt
Strikeforce: Marquardt vs Saffiedine· Jan 11, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Roger Bowling
Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman· Aug 17, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Tyler Stinson
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs Jardine· Jan 6, 2012
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Scott Smith
Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs Henderson· Jul 29, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Tyron Woodley
Strikeforce: Challengers 13· Jan 6, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Brock Larson
Shark Fights 13· Sep 11, 2010
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Nate Moore
Strikeforce Challengers 8· May 22, 2010
TKO · R2 · 1:21 · Welterweight
W
Nate Moore
Strikeforce: Challengers 8· May 20, 2010
TKO · R2 · 1:21 · Welterweight
W
James Terry
Strikeforce: Challengers 6· Feb 25, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Dong Sik Yoon
Dream 12: Cage of the Rising Sun· Oct 25, 2009
Split Decision · Middleweight
W
Seichi Ikemoto
Dream 10· Jul 20, 2009
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Mike Arellano
California Regional· May 30, 2009
Submission
W
Scott Rose
Long Beach Fight Night 4· Apr 19, 2009
Submission · R1 · 0:58
W
Rich Bondoc
Manitoba Regional· Jun 27, 2008
Submission
W
Raymond Jarman
Shooto Europe· Dec 15, 2007
DEC
W
Sébastien Grandin
France Regional· Jun 9, 2007
Submission
L
Kamil Aygun
Belgium Regional· Apr 21, 2007
DEC
W
Guillaume Janvier
Shooto Europe· Mar 31, 2007
Submission

Tyron Woodley1-4

L
Vicente Luque
UFC 260: Miocic vs Ngannou 2· Mar 27, 2021
Submission · R1 · 3:56 · Welterweight
L
Colby Covington
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Woodley· Sep 19, 2020
TKO · R5 · 1:19 · Welterweight
L
Gilbert Burns
UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Burns· May 30, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Kamaru Usman
UFC 235: Jones vs Smith· Mar 2, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Darren Till
UFC 228: Woodley vs Till· Sep 8, 2018
Submission · R2 · 4:19 · Welterweight

Full record · 28 fights

W
Demian Maia
UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2· Jul 29, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Stephen Thompson
UFC 209: Woodley vs Thompson 2· Mar 4, 2017
MD · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
D
Stephen Thompson
UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor· Nov 12, 2016
DRAW · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Robbie Lawler
UFC 201: Lawler vs Woodley· Jul 30, 2016
TKO · R1 · 2:12 · Welterweight
W
Kelvin Gastelum
UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz· Jan 31, 2015
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Dong Hyun Kim
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos· Aug 23, 2014
TKO · R1 · 1:01 · Welterweight
L
Rory MacDonald
UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov· Jun 14, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Carlos Condit
UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler· Mar 15, 2014
TKO · R2 · 2:00 · Welterweight
W
Josh Koscheck
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks· Nov 16, 2013
TKO · R1 · 4:38 · Welterweight
L
Jake Shields
UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson· Jun 15, 2013
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jay Hieron
UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar· Feb 2, 2013
TKO · R1 · 0:36 · Welterweight
L
Nate Marquardt
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs Kennedy· Jul 13, 2012
TKO · R4 · 1:39 · Welterweight
W
Jordan Mein
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs Jardine· Jan 6, 2012
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Paul Daley
Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs Henderson· Jul 29, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Tarec Saffiedine
Strikeforce: Challengers 13· Jan 6, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Andre Galvao
Strikeforce: Diaz vs Noons 2· Oct 8, 2010
TKO · R1 · 1:48 · Welterweight
W
Nathan Coy
Strikeforce Challengers 8· May 22, 2010
Split Decision · Welterweight
W
Nathan Coy
Strikeforce: Challengers 8· May 20, 2010
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Rudy Bears
Strikeforce: Challengers 5· Nov 19, 2009
Submission · R1 · 2:52 · Welterweight
W
Zach Light
Strikeforce: Challengers 3· Sep 24, 2009
Submission · R2 · 3:38 · Welterweight
W
Sal Woods
Strikeforce: Lawler vs Shields· Jun 5, 2009
Submission · R1 · 4:20 · Welterweight
W
Jeff Carstens
Pennsylvania Regional· Apr 30, 2009
Submission
W
Steve Schneider
Missouri Regional· Feb 7, 2009
Submission

Head-to-Head History

Strikeforce: Challengers 13
Thu, Jan 6, 2011
Tyron Woodley
Unanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Tarec SaffiedineTyron Woodley

Frequently asked questions

Have Tarec Saffiedine and Tyron Woodley ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Strikeforce: Challengers 13 (Thu, Jan 6, 2011), where Tyron Woodley won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Tarec Saffiedine and Tyron Woodley?

Tarec Saffiedine is 16-7-0 and Tyron Woodley is 19-7-1.

Who has the longer reach, Tarec Saffiedine or Tyron Woodley?

Tyron Woodley has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Tarec Saffiedine, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Tarec Saffiedine or Tyron Woodley?

Tarec Saffiedine is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Tyron Woodley stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Tarec Saffiedine or Tyron Woodley?

Tyron Woodley is 44 and Tarec Saffiedine is 40.

Who has more finishes, Tarec Saffiedine or Tyron Woodley?

Tarec Saffiedine has 7 wins inside the distance (2 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission); Tyron Woodley has 12 wins (6 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission).

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