Farid Basharat

Farid Basharat
Farid Basharat of the UFC
Born	(1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 27) Paktia, Afghanistan
Other names	Ferocious
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	137 lb (62 kg; 9 st 11 lb)
Division	Bantamweight Featherweight
Reach	71 in (180 cm) [1]
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	London, England
Team	Xtreme Couture
Years active	2016–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	13
Wins	13
By knockout	1
By submission	6
By decision	6
Losses	0
Notable relatives	Javid Basharat (brother)
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Farid Basharat (born 2 August 1997) is an Afghan-born English mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Farid and his older brother Javid, who is also a UFC fighter, arrived in England from Afghanistan with his mother as a refugee as a child, where they rejoined their father. The bantamweight siblings have been in a perpetual competition with one another since their early childhood days.

Farid and Javid became the first brother tandem to compete in the same division in the UFC. ^{[2] [3]}

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Basharat maintained an undefeated record fighting mostly on the English regional scene, starting out with his debut unanimous decision win over Camilo Petkoff at "FightStar Championship 14" in April 2018. He continued with victories via submissions, decisions, and a KO in the next 7 bouts.

Basharat was invited to compete at Dana White's Contender Series Season 6, where he faced Allan Begosso. He won the bout via unanimous decision and earned a UFC contract in the process. ^[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his UFC debut Basharat faced Da’Mon Blackshear at UFC 285 on 4 March 2023. ^[5] He won the bout via unanimous decision. ^[6]

Basharat faced Kleydson Rodrigues at UFC Fight Night 226 on 2 September 2023. He won the bout via arm-triangle choke in the first round. ^[7]

Farid faced Taylor Lapilus on 13 January 2024 at UFC Vegas 84. ^[8] He won the bout via unanimous decision. ^[9]

Farid was scheduled to face Montel Jackson on 22 June 2024 at UFC on ABC 6. ^[10] However, Basharat was unable to compete due to an injury so the bout was scrapped. ^{[11] [12]}

Farid faced Victor Hugo in a featherweight bout on 26 October 2024 at UFC 308. ^[13] The bout was originally scheduled for bantamweight, but was changed to a featherweight bout after Hugo missed weight by 10 pounds. ^[14] He won the fight by unanimous decision. ^[15]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

13 matches	13 wins	0 losses
By knockout	1	0
By submission	6	0
By decision	6	0
No contests	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	13–0	Victor Hugo	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 308	26 October 2024	3	5:00	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Featherweight bout.
Win	12–0	Taylor Lapilus	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2	13 January 2024	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	11–0	Kleydson Rodrigues	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivak	2 September 2023	1	4:15	Paris, France
Win	10–0	Da'Mon Blackshear	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 285	4 March 2023	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	9–0	Allan Begosso	Decision (unanimous)	Dana White's Contender Series 45	13 September 2022	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	8–0	Raul Guzman	Submission (rear-naked choke)	War of Titans 2	12 March 2022	2	4:58	Madrid, Spain	Catchweight (140 lb) bout.
Win	7–0	Janne Elonen-Kulmala	Submission (rear-naked choke)	OKTAGON 26	24 July 2021	3	3:12	Prague, Czech Republic
Win	6–0	Marco Zannetti	Decision (unanimous)	Contenders Norwich 29	15 February 2020	3	5:00	Norwich, England	Return to Bantamweight.
Win	5–0	Nicolae Mezdrea	Submission (rear-naked choke)	FightStar Championship 19	14 December 2019	2	2:31	London, England
Win	4–0	Stuart Eskine	KO (head kick)	UCMMA 60	8 September 2019	1	0:11	London, England
Win	3–0	Sam Steward	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UCMMA 59	11 May 2019	1	0:11	London, England	Featherweight debut.
Win	2–0	Cheya Saleem	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UCMMA 57	10 November 2018	3	0:18	London, England
Win	1–0	Camilo Petkoff	Decision (unanimous)	FightStar Championship 14	14 April 2018	3	5:00	London, England	Bantamweight debut.

^[16]

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists
• List of undefeated mixed martial artists

References

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