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Fares Ziam
Fares Ziam
14-4 · FRA
VS
Claudio Puelles
Claudio Puelles
12-3 · PER
February 24, 2024 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Fares Ziam def. Claudio Puelles by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ziam9/170/000:38
Puelles2/43/503:21
R2
Ziam14/200/002:06
Puelles0/31/301:39
R3
Ziam8/110/001:46
Puelles2/23/502:14
Total
Ziam31/480/004:30
Puelles4/97/1307:14

Scorecards

Ziam vs Puelles

RdChris LeeMichael BellRaul SalasCommunity
R110-910-99-109.8-9.2
R29-1010-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-99-109.9-9.1
Total29-2830-2728-2929.5-27.5

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 12 Ziam · 0 Puelles

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ziam-Puelles.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
ZiamWin probabilityPuelles
49.4%50.6%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
26%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.9 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Ziam, blue toward Puelles. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ziam49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%25%25%
Submission9%18%6%
Decision28%57%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1551)act 31
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Puelles51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%18%5%
Submission17%34%20%
Decision25%48%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1035)act 4
Takedowns2.0 (0.05.4)act 7
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R212%
R312%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Ziam
61.3%-164
Puelles
+16437.3%
Most takedownstie 23.8%
Ziam
9.2%+731
Puelles
-73167.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ziam
Expected: 37.7
37.5
Over 37.5
40.0%
+150
Under 37.5
60.0%
-150
04895
Puelles
Expected: 25.9
26
Over 26
38.6%
+154
Exactly 26
1.8%
push
Under 26
59.5%
-154
03365
Takedowns — over/under
Ziam
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.9%
+378
Under 0.5
79.1%
-378
035
Puelles
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
38.9%
+116
Exactly 2
16.2%
push
Under 2
44.9%
-116
036

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.9 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Ziam49.4%64.9%−15.5-211
Puelles50.6%35.1%+15.5+172
By method
Ziam by KO/TKO10.6%25.2%−14.6+231
Ziam by submission12.8%6.0%+6.8+1288
Ziam by decision25.9%31.5%−5.6+166
Puelles by KO/TKO10.9%5.3%+5.6+1474
Puelles by submission13.2%19.6%−6.4+328
Puelles by decision26.6%12.4%+14.2+573
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds76.5%65.3%+11.2-236
Over 2.5 rds64.4%51.1%+13.3-121
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision52.5%45.5%+7.0+106

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
72.1Striking58.8
Ziam +13.3
36.5Grappling60.2
Puelles +23.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ZiamPuelles
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1565
1553
Divisional
1566
1498
Striking offense
1464
1512
Striking defense
1494
1490
Grappling offense
1519
1494
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
26 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.82
Strikes landed / min
1.82
47%
Strike accuracy
50%
2.01
Strikes absorbed / min
2.93
66%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.97
Takedowns / 15 min
2.41
24%
Takedown accuracy
31%
75%
Takedown defense
60%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
71%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
0%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
469
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Fares Ziam
  • WJai HerbertU-DEC R3
    Close -1727mo before
  • WMichal FiglakU-DEC R3
    Close +1711y 6mo before
  • LTerrance McKinneySUB R1
    Close -1172y before
  • WLuigi VendraminiM-DEC R3
    Close -1212y 8mo before
  • WJamie MullarkeyU-DEC R3
    Close +1103y 4mo before
Claudio Puelles
  • LDan HookerKO/TKO R2
    Close +1311y 3mo before
  • WClay GuidaSUB R1
    Close -1131y 10mo before
  • WChris GruetzemacherSUB R3
    Close -1262y 3mo before
  • WJordan LeavittU-DEC R3
    Close +1742y 9mo before
  • WMarcos MarianoU-DEC R3
    Close -4004y 5mo before
Ziam — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0
Puelles — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Ziam
Puelles
6
UFC fights
7
77.2 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
74.8 min · 10.7 avg
11y 8m
Career length
13y 0m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Ziam
Puelles
61W–14L · 81.3%
Overall
105W–43L · 70.9%
42W–8L · 84.0%
Wins
74W–31L · 70.5%
19W–6L · 76.0%
Losses
31W–12L · 72.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ziam
Puelles
95W–46L · 67.4%
Overall
23W–19L · 54.8%
69W–34L · 67.0%
Wins
9W–16L · 36.0%
26W–12L · 68.4%
Losses
14W–3L · 82.4%
Distance striking
Ziam
Puelles
4.93
Landed / min
2.48
44.2%
Accuracy
39.4%
70.0%
Defense
53.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
44.9%
Time at distance
38.2%
Grappling & control
Ziam
Puelles
0.97
Takedowns / 15 min
2.41
23.8%
Takedown accuracy
30.8%
75.0%
Takedown defense
60.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.40
30.4%
Control share
72.9%
Strike target map
Ziam
  • Head58%(127)div 63%
  • Body21%(45)div 21%
  • Legs21%(46)div 16%
Puelles
  • Head63%(85)div 63%
  • Body31%(42)div 21%
  • Legs7%(9)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Fares Ziam
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Claudio Puelles
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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