Farid Basharat Explained

Farid Basharat
Other Names:Ferocious
Birth Date:2 August 1997
Birth Place:Paktia, Afghanistan
Weight Lb:135
Weight Class:Bantamweight
Reach:71.0 in[1]
Stance:Orthodox
Fighting Out Of:London, England
Team:Xtreme Couture
Years Active:2016–present
Mma Kowin:1
Mma Subwin:6
Mma Decwin:5
Relatives:Javid Basharat (brother)
Sherdog:222641

Farid Basharat (born 2 August 1997) is an Afghan-born English mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division for 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 March 4, 2023.[5] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[6]

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

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

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

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center|12–0 |Taylor Lapilus|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States ||-|Win|align=center|11–0 |Kleydson Rodrigues|Submission (arm-triangle choke)| ||align=center|1|align=center|4:15|Paris, France||-|Win|align=center|10–0|Da'Mon Blackshear|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 285||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|9–0|Allan Begosso|Decision (unanimous)|Dana White's Contender Series 45||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|8–0|Raul Guzman|Submission (rear-naked choke)|War of Titans 2||align=center|2|align=center|4:58|Madrid, Spain||-|Win|align=center|7–0|Janne Elonen-Kulmala|Submission (rear-naked choke)|OKTAGON 26||align=center |3|align=center |3:12|Prague, Czech Republic||-|Win|align=center|6–0|Marco Zannetti|Decision (unanimous)|Contenders Norwich 29||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Norwich, England||-|Win|align=center|5–0|Nicolae Mezdrea|Submission (rear-naked choke)|FightStar Championship 19||align=center| 2|align=center| 2:31|London, England||-|Win|align=center|4–0|Stuart Eskine|KO (head kick)|UCMMA 60||align=center|1|align=center|0:11|London, England||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Sam Steward|Submission (rear-naked choke)|UCMMA 59||align=center|1|align=center|0:11|London, England||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Cheya Saleem|Submission (rear-naked choke)|UCMMA 57||align=center|3|align=center|0:18|London, England||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Camilo Petkoff|Decision (unanimous)|FightStar Championship 14||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|London, England||-[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stats UFC. ufcstats.com.
  2. Web site: Goyder . James . Farid Basharat signs with the UFC . AsianMMA.
  3. Web site: ufc.com . FARID BASHARAT IS READY TO MAKE WAVES . 2023-12-10 . UFC . en.
  4. Web site: Damon . Martin . 4 March 2023 . Farid Basharat reveals how he earned his UFC contract fighting with a ligament torn off the bone in his elbow . mmafighting.com .
  5. Web site: 2022-12-12 . Farid Basharat faces Da’Mon Blackshear at UFC 285 . 2023-12-10 . Asian MMA . en.
  6. Web site: 2022-03-12 . Farid Basharat credits proper prep work for UFC debut win over Da'Mon Blackshear . 2023-12-10 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  7. Web site: Treese . Tyler . 2023-09-02 . UFC Fight Night 226 Highlight Video: Farid Basharat Arm-Triangle Chokes Kleydson Rodrigues . 2023-12-10 . Sherdog . en-US.
  8. Web site: Angelini . Olivier . 2023-11-06 . Taylor Lapilus vs Farid Basharat annoncé pour l'UFC Vegas 83 . 2023-11-08 . Boxemag.com . fr-FR.
  9. Web site: McCorry . Patrick . 2024-01-13 . UFC Vegas 84: Farid Basharat Stays Perfect, Decisions Taylor Lapilus . 2024-01-13 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2024-05-20 . 'Bullet' booking: Shara Magomedov gets 48-fight veteran newcomer for UFC Saudi Arabia . 2024-05-20 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  11. Web site: Behunin . Alexander . 2024-06-14 . Disaster! UFC Saudi Arabia Loses Another Fight . 2024-06-15 . MMAmania.com . en.
  12. Web site: 2024-06-14 . Updates To UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Aliskerov UFC . 2024-06-15 . www.ufc.com . en.
  13. Web site: Sherdog.com . Farid Basharat . Sherdog.