Fares Ziam UFC Stats & Fight History

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:11
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	88.0%
Expected Rounds (xR)	2.64
% Fights Inside the Distance	27.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	27-13 (67.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	21-12 (63.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	6-1 (85.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	39.1%
% Time in Control	27.2%
% Time Controlled	33.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	44.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.78
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.77
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.01
Distance Strike Accuracy	47.8%
Distance Strike Defense	69.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.78
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.70
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	6.35
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.90
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.73

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Fares Ziam League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Fares Ziam
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.6
Strike Differential	1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	42.9%
Takedown Defense	70.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	4:04
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	75.0%
Avg Fight Time	13:11
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.9

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	61.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.1
Takedown Accuracy	61.9%
Takedown Defense	65.6%
Control Time/Fight	5:29

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Tom Nolan

UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim • Jun 2026

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Fares Ziam16/3250%TD 3/5Ctrl 5:07

Tom Nolan31/6647%TD 2/6Ctrl 6:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Fares Ziam	6/13	46%	1/2	1:38	—
	Tom Nolan	13/25	52%	2/2	2:05	—

R2	Fares Ziam	6/13	46%	0/1	0:49	—
	Tom Nolan	12/19	63%	0/2	3:10	—

R3	Fares Ziam	4/6	67%	2/2	2:40	—
	Tom Nolan	6/22	27%	0/2	1:32	—

WIN

vs. Nazim Sadykhov

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:59

Fares Ziam31/4963%TD 2/5Ctrl 5:58

Nazim Sadykhov4/1625%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Fares Ziam	8/10	80%	1/2	4:22	—
	Nazim Sadykhov	0/1	0%	0/1	0:22	—

R2	Fares Ziam	23/39	59%	1/3	1:36	1
	Nazim Sadykhov	4/15	27%	0/1	0:17	—

WIN

vs. Mike Davis

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov • Feb 2025

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Fares Ziam35/5662%TD 4/7Ctrl 7:11

Mike Davis20/3557%TD 1/8Ctrl 3:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Fares Ziam	16/24	67%	1/1	1:23	—
	Mike Davis	8/15	53%	1/5	1:34	—

R2	Fares Ziam	10/18	56%	1/2	2:31	—
	Mike Davis	6/8	75%	0/3	1:38	—

R3	Fares Ziam	9/14	64%	2/4	3:17	—
	Mike Davis	6/12	50%	0/0	0:47	—

WIN

vs. Matt Frevola

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis • Sep 2024

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 3, 2:59

Fares Ziam58/9462%TD 4/4Ctrl 4:43

Matt Frevola16/5927%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Fares Ziam	18/29	62%	0/0	1:20	—
	Matt Frevola	9/22	41%	1/3	1:49	—

R2	Fares Ziam	34/55	62%	1/1	1:10	—
	Matt Frevola	7/32	22%	0/0	0:58	—

R3	Fares Ziam	6/10	60%	3/3	2:13	1
	Matt Frevola	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Claudio Puelles

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 • Feb 2024

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Fares Ziam31/4865%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:30

Claudio Puelles4/944%TD 7/13Ctrl 7:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Fares Ziam	9/17	53%	0/0	0:38	—
	Claudio Puelles	2/4	50%	3/5	3:21	—

R2	Fares Ziam	14/20	70%	0/0	2:06	—
	Claudio Puelles	0/3	0%	1/3	1:39	—

R3	Fares Ziam	8/11	73%	0/0	1:46	—
	Claudio Puelles	2/2	100%	3/5	2:14	—

WIN

vs. Jai Herbert

UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura • Jul 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Fares Ziam61/11354%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:30

Jai Herbert49/13437%TD 0/6Ctrl 4:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Fares Ziam	20/32	62%	0/1	0:34	—
	Jai Herbert	14/42	33%	0/0	1:08	—

R2	Fares Ziam	20/38	53%	1/1	0:16	—
	Jai Herbert	15/44	34%	0/3	2:04	—

R3	Fares Ziam	21/43	49%	0/3	0:40	—
	Jai Herbert	20/48	42%	0/3	1:00	—

WIN

vs. Michal Figlak

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa • Sep 2022

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Fares Ziam60/10856%TD 3/7Ctrl 6:48

Michal Figlak28/9629%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Fares Ziam	24/39	62%	1/2	1:25	—
	Michal Figlak	15/46	33%	0/2	0:41	—

R2	Fares Ziam	19/42	45%	1/2	3:23	—
	Michal Figlak	5/20	25%	0/1	0:17	—

R3	Fares Ziam	17/27	63%	1/3	2:00	—
	Michal Figlak	8/30	27%	1/2	0:37	—

LOSS

vs. Terrance McKinney

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green • Feb 2022

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:11

Fares Ziam1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Terrance McKinney3/475%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Fares Ziam	1/1	100%	0/0	0:04	—
	Terrance McKinney	3/4	75%	0/0	2:03	—

WIN

vs. Luigi Vendramini

UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 • Jun 2021

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Fares Ziam39/12132%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Luigi Vendramini34/9536%TD 1/6Ctrl 3:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Fares Ziam	14/42	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luigi Vendramini	7/26	27%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Fares Ziam	18/61	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luigi Vendramini	10/32	31%	0/4	0:08	—

R3	Fares Ziam	7/18	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luigi Vendramini	17/37	46%	1/1	3:01	—

WIN

vs. Jamie Mullarkey

UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie • Oct 2020

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Fares Ziam47/8953%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:12

Jamie Mullarkey20/7228%TD 5/11Ctrl 6:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Fares Ziam	22/46	48%	1/3	1:03	—
	Jamie Mullarkey	11/40	28%	1/3	0:31	—

R2	Fares Ziam	13/21	62%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jamie Mullarkey	8/25	32%	2/4	2:31	—

R3	Fares Ziam	12/22	55%	0/1	0:09	—
	Jamie Mullarkey	1/7	14%	2/4	3:54	—

LOSS

vs. Don Madge

UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier • Sep 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Fares Ziam10/3132%TD 0/4Ctrl 2:27

Don Madge21/4943%TD 3/12Ctrl 9:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Fares Ziam	2/10	20%	0/3	1:29	—
	Don Madge	5/12	42%	0/5	2:22	—

R2	Fares Ziam	8/15	53%	0/1	0:44	—
	Don Madge	7/20	35%	1/3	2:51	—

R3	Fares Ziam	0/6	0%	0/0	0:14	—
	Don Madge	9/17	53%	2/4	4:22	—