Fares Ziam

Lightweight · 18-5 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
6'1"
185.42 cm
Reach
6'3"
190.5 cm
Age
29
Elo Rating
1598.3

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 201 Lightweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Absorbs only 1.58 significant strikes per minute — better than 98% of Lightweight fighters
  • Lands 52% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 86% of Lightweight fighters
  • Avoids 63% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 86% of Lightweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    2.68
    Bottom 29%
  • Striking accuracy
    52%
    Top 14%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    1.58
    Top 2%
  • Striking defense
    63%
    Top 14%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.86
    Top 39%
  • Takedown accuracy
    42%
    Top 35%
  • Takedown defense
    70%
    Top 37%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.50
    Top 49%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1542, higher than 62% of Lightweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1598).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202512:59Frevola15:00Davis9:59Sadykhov15:00Nolan1:40Sola
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LAxel Sola
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs Parnasse
2026-09-05 · KO/TKO, R1 1:40
LTom Nolan
UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
2026-06-06 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WNazim Sadykhov
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
2025-12-06 · KO/TKO, R2 4:59
WMike Davis
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
2025-02-01 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMatt Frevola
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
2024-09-28 · KO/TKO, R3 2:59
WClaudio Puelles
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
2024-02-24 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WJai Herbert
UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
2023-07-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMichal Figlak
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
2022-09-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LTerrance McKinney
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
2022-02-26 · Submission, R1 2:11
WLuigi Vendramini
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
2021-06-12 · Decision - Majority, R3 5:00
WJamie Mullarkey
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
2020-10-17 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LDon Madge
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
2019-09-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00