Farid Basharat biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Paktia, Afghanistan

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Who is Farid Basharat?

Farid Basharat is an Afghan-English professional mixed martial artist. Both he and his older brother Javid Basharat were born in Paktia, Afghanistan.

Farid is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. His fight name is Ferocious.
2. He competes in the bantamweight division.
3. He is fighting out of London, England, United Kingdom.
4. Before joining the UFC, he competed in FightStar Championship, Ultimate Challenge MMA, Contenders, Oktagon MMA and War of Titans.
5. He is 5’6″ tall.
6. He holds a professional MMA record of 13 wins and 0 loss.
7. In 2000, he, Javid and their mother moved from Afghanistan to England where they rejoined their father.
8. On April 23, 2016, he submitted Robbie Brown in an amateur MMA bout.
9. On April 29, 2017, he knocked out Omar Sargent in an amateur MMA bout.
10. On April 14, 2018, he made his professional MMA debut in London.
11. On September 13, 2022, he defeated Allan Begosso via unanimous decision at “Dana White’s Contender Series 2022” Week 8 in Enterprise, Nevada.
12. On March 4, 2023, he made his UFC debut.
13. On August 7, 2024, he turned 27.

Farid Basharat’s UFC career timeline

From 2023 to 2024, Basharat fought four UFC opponents. Here are the results:

2023

• On March 4, 2023, he defeated Da’Mon Blackshear via unanimous decision at “UFC 285” in Paradise, Nevada.
• On September 2, 2023, he submitted Kleydson Rodrigues at “UFC Fight Night 226” in Paris, France.

2024

• On January 13, 2024, he defeated Taylor Lapilus via unanimous decision at “UFC Vegas 84” in Enterprise.
• On October 26, 2024, he defeated Victor Hugo via unanimous decision at “UFC 308” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.