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Farès Ziam
“The Smile Killer”
France
18-6-0W-L-D
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 6'1"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 75"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 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
- Kill Cliff FC
- 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.
- 1768
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Ziam finishes 61% of his fights: 6 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission, 7 on the scorecards. He puts people to sleep and he taps them, so he threatens on the feet and on the mat.
- Recent Form
- Axel Sola (13-1-1) stopped him by KO/TKO in round 1. Tom Nolan (11-1-0) beat him by unanimous decision. Before that, he put away Nazim Sadykhov (11-3-1) by KO/TKO in round 2.
- Style
- Orthodox at 6'1" with a 75" reach. He lands 2.7 significant strikes a minute at 52% accuracy and defends 63%. He attempts 1.84 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 43%, and stops 71% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 6 KO/TKO (33%)
- 5 Submission (28%)
- 7 Decision (39%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 61%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 2 months ago
18 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 59-15-3
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1767
- Lossvs Axel Sola13-1-1 · Power Index 1884KO/TKO · R1 · 1:40Sep 5, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs Parnasse
Fight stats
Stat Farès Ziam Axel Sola Sig. strikes 7/13 9/13 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:02 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 7 9 - Lossvs Tom Nolan12-1-0 · Power Index 1841Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 6, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs Bonfim
Fight stats
Stat Farès Ziam Tom Nolan Sig. strikes 16/32 31/66 Takedowns 3/5 2/6 Control time 5:07 6:47 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 6 13 Round 2 sig. strikes 6 12 Round 3 sig. strikes 4 6 - Winvs Nazim Sadykhov11-3-1 · Power Index 1731KO/TKO · R2 · 4:59Dec 7, 2025 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2
Fight stats
Stat Farès Ziam Nazim Sadykhov Sig. strikes 31/49 4/16 Takedowns 2/5 0/2 Control time 5:58 0:39 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 8 0 Round 2 sig. strikes 23 4 - Winvs Mike Davis12-4-0 · Power Index 1690Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Feb 1, 2025 · UFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs Imavov
Fight stats
Stat Farès Ziam Mike Davis Sig. strikes 35/56 20/35 Takedowns 4/7 1/8 Control time 7:11 3:59 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 16 8 Round 2 sig. strikes 10 6 Round 3 sig. strikes 9 6 - Winvs Matt Frevola11-6-1 · Power Index 1687KO/TKO · R3 · 2:59Sep 28, 2024 · UFC Paris: Moicano vs Saint Denis
Fight stats
Stat Farès Ziam Matt Frevola Sig. strikes 58/94 16/59 Takedowns 4/4 1/3 Control time 4:43 2:47 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 18 9 Round 2 sig. strikes 34 7 Round 3 sig. strikes 6 0
Career Stats
Based on 12 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.70
- Striking accuracy
- 52%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 1.63
- Striking defense
- 63%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.84
- Takedown accuracy
- 43%
- Takedown defense
- 71%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.50