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Farid Basharat
โFerociousโ
Afghanistan
16-0-0W-L-D
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 5'8"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 71"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- BantamweightBantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- London Shootfighters
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1853
Scouting Report
- W
- W
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- W
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On a 5-fight win streak
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Basharat lives on the scorecards. His wins break down as 9 decisions, 2 submissions and 1 KO/TKO, a 19% finish rate. Undefeated at 16-0-0, he grinds out rounds more than he ends fights early.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he beat John Garza (6-2-0) by unanimous decision. Before that, he edged Jean Matsumoto (18-2-0) by split decision, then beat Chris Gutierrez (22-7-2) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox wrestler who shoots 3.31 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 39%. Lands 3.84 significant strikes a minute at 47% accuracy and absorbs 2.8. Strike defense is 63%, takedown defense 60%.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 1 KO/TKO (6%)
- 2 Submission (13%)
- 9 Decision (56%)
- 4 No method on record (25%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 25%
- Streak
- 16-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 4 months ago
16 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 98-22-2
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1736
- Winvs John Garza6-2-0 ยท Power Index 1657Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 ยท 5:00Jul 11, 2026 ยท UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2
- Winvs Jean Matsumoto18-2-0 ยท Power Index 1832Decision - Split ยท R3 ยท 5:00Feb 7, 2026 ยท UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs Oliveira
- Winvs Chris Gutierrez22-7-2 ยท Power Index 1782Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 ยท 5:00Oct 5, 2025 ยท UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2
- Winvs Victor Hugo27-7-0 ยท Power Index 1652Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 ยท 5:00Oct 26, 2024 ยท UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway
- Winvs Taylor Lapilus25-4-0 ยท Power Index 1755Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 ยท 5:00Jan 14, 2024 ยท UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2
Career Stats
Based on 9 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.84
- Striking accuracy
- 47%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.80
- Striking defense
- 63%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 3.31
- Takedown accuracy
- 39%
- Takedown defense
- 60%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.60
