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Fares Ziam

Fighter profile

Fares Ziam

LW18-5-0P4P #128Div #19
Form
5.1
10.0
6.3
9.2
5.7
79
Overall
SoS 81
Skill ratings
Striking
75
Boxing
73
Kicking
73
Clinch
71
Striking def.
81
Wrestling off.
76
Wrestling def.
66
Ground game
77
Submissions
76
Grappling def.
70
Profile
Age29
Height6'1"
Reach75"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryFRA
Pro debut2014
UFC record8-3-0
Last fight2026-06-06
Octagon time145.2 min
Avg fight13.2 min
Career length11y 8m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LW division (437 fighters).

Striking offense1505
74th
LW avg 1499
Striking defense1532
99th
LW avg 1499
Grappling offense1509
85th
LW avg 1496
Grappling defense1495
34th
LW avg 1503
Momentum55
91st
LW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 0 losses
W
39% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
22% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
39% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
6 (75%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0
UFC stats
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Peers
3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes389
Sig. accuracy52%
Sig. attempted742
Total strikes684
Total attempted1073
Knockdowns2
Head255
Body72
Leg62
Distance271
Clinch49
Ground69

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed230
Sig. defense64%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.94
Body abs.78
Leg abs.58
Distance abs.157
Clinch abs.36
Ground abs.37

Grappling · offense

Takedowns18
TD accuracy43%
TD attempted42
Sub att.5
Reversals9
Control time39:30

Grappling · defense

TD defense71%
TDs absorbed21
TD att. faced72
Sub att. faced3
Controlled time48:56

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 11 UFC fights · 145:09 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Fares has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
116W–25Lwin 82.3%div #67/294pct 78th
WinsStrong
87W–18Lwin 82.9%div #60/270pct 78th
LossesAverage
29W–7Lwin 80.6%div #140/288pct 52nd

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
1544 elodiv #112/294pct 62nd
WinsStrong
1545 elodiv #78/270pct 71st
LossesAverage
1543 elodiv #159/288pct 45th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall95W–46L67.4%
Wins69W–34L67.0%
Losses26W–12L68.4%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Fares, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+4.21u+38.3% ROI

over 11 close-line bets

Average odds
-123

55% implied

As favorite
5W–2L

ROI +17.2%

Avg -167

As underdog
3W–1L

ROI +75.2%

Avg +138

Based on 11 of 11 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.