Farid Basharat (; born 2 August 1997) is an Afghan-born British mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of July 11, 2026, he is #9 in the Meta UFC bantamweight rankings.
Background Farid and his older brother Javid, who is a PFL fighter, arrived in England from Afghanistan with his mother as a refugee child, where they rejoined their father. The bantamweight siblings have been in a perpetual competition with one another since their early childhood days.
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.
Ultimate Fighting Championship In his UFC debut Basharat faced Da’Mon Blackshear at UFC 285 on 4 March 2023. He won the bout via unanimous decision, which was held in Las Vegas.
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.
Farid faced Taylor Lapilus on 13 January 2024 at UFC Vegas 84. He won the bout via unanimous decision.
Farid was scheduled to face Montel Jackson on 22 June 2024 at UFC on ABC 6. However, Basharat was unable to compete due to an injury so the bout was scrapped.
Farid faced Victor Hugo in a featherweight bout on 26 October 2024 at UFC 308. The bout was originally scheduled for bantamweight, but was changed to a featherweight bout after Hugo missed weight by 10 pounds. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Basharat faced Chris Gutiérrez 4 October 2025, at UFC 320. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Basharat faced Jean Matsumoto at UFC Fight Night 266 on 7 February 2026. He won the fight by split decision.
Basharat was scheduled to face Ethyn Ewing on 20 June 2026, at UFC Fight Night 279. However, for undisclosed reasons, the bout was moved to July 11, 2026 which will take place at UFC 329. In turn, Ewing had to withdraw for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer John Garza. Basharat won the fight by unanimous decision.
Mixed martial arts record
|Win |align=center|16–0 |John Garza |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 329 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|Win |align=center|15–0 |Jean Matsumoto |Decision (split) |UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|Win |align=center|14–0 |Chris Gutiérrez |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 320 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|Win |align=center|13–0 |Victor Hugo |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 308 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
|Win |align=center|12–0 |Taylor Lapilus |Decision (unanimous) |UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|Win |align=center|11–0 |Kleydson Rodrigues |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac | |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) |Ultimate Challenge MMA 60 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:11 |London, England
|Win |align=center|3–0 |Sam Steward |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Ultimate Challenge MMA 59 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:11 |London, England
|Win |align=center|2–0 |Cheya Saleem |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Ultimate Challenge MMA 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
See also List of current UFC fighters List of Dana White's Contender Series alumni List of male mixed martial artists List of undefeated mixed martial artists
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