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UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Fares Ziam
Fares Ziam
17-4 · FRA
VS
Nazim Sadykhov
Nazim Sadykhov
11-1-1 · AZE
December 6, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Fares Ziam def. Nazim Sadykhov by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ziam8/101/204:22
Sadykhov0/10/100:22
R2 · 4:59
Ziam23/391/311:36
Sadykhov4/150/100:17
Total
Ziam31/492/515:58
Sadykhov4/160/200:39

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 probabilitySadykhov
69.8%30.2%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
24%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.4 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 Sadykhov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ziam70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%28%
Submission16%23%
Decision34%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 31
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 2
Sadykhov30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%49%
Submission8%26%
Decision7%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1241)act 4
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R217%
R39%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Ziam
57.9%-142
Sadykhov
+14240.8%
Most takedownstie 40.9%
Ziam
27.5%+115
Sadykhov
-11531.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ziam
Expected: 39.8
40
Over 40
38.9%
+154
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.9%
-154
050100
Sadykhov
Expected: 30.5
30.5
Over 30.5
39.8%
+152
Under 30.5
60.2%
-152
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Ziam
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
37.8%
+165
Under 0.5
62.2%
-165
035
Sadykhov
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.6%
+140
Under 0.5
58.4%
-140
035

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 9.4 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
Ziam69.8%62.7%+7.1-188
Sadykhov30.2%37.3%−7.1+158

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
75.6Striking61.2
Ziam +14.4
49.2Grappling57.4
Sadykhov +8.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ZiamSadykhov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1600
Pound-for-pound
1581
1600
Divisional
1581
1500
Striking offense
1525
1525
Striking defense
1496
1502
Grappling offense
1502
1492
Grappling defense
1512
Physical
28 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.85
Strikes landed / min
5.84
52%
Strike accuracy
49%
1.62
Strikes absorbed / min
6.76
65%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.62
Takedowns / 15 min
1.63
41%
Takedown accuracy
56%
70%
Takedown defense
73%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
100%
+5
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
14%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
308
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Fares Ziam
  • WMike DavisU-DEC R3
    Close +12010mo before
  • WMatt FrevolaKO/TKO R3
    Close -1261y 2mo before
  • WClaudio PuellesS-DEC R3
    Close -2111y 9mo before
  • WJai HerbertU-DEC R3
    Close -1722y 5mo before
  • WMichal FiglakU-DEC R3
    Close +1713y 3mo before
Nazim Sadykhov
  • WNikolas MottaKO/TKO R2
    Close -4426mo before
  • WIsmael BonfimKO/TKO R1
    Close +20010mo before
  • DViacheslav BorshchevM-DEC R3
    Close -1352y 1mo before
  • WTerrance McKinneySUB R2
    Close -1562y 5mo before
  • WEvan ElderKO/TKO R3
    Close -2322y 10mo before
Ziam — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
35% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
24% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
6 (86%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0
Sadykhov — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-1

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ziam
Sadykhov
9
UFC fights
5
120.2 min · 13.4 avg
Octagon time
46.0 min · 9.2 avg
11y 8m
Career length
7y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ziam
Sadykhov
95W–23L · 80.5%
Overall
55W–15L · 78.6%
76W–17L · 81.7%
Wins
55W–15L · 78.6%
19W–6L · 76.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ziam
Sadykhov
95W–46L · 67.4%
Overall
20W–7L · 74.1%
69W–34L · 67.0%
Wins
20W–7L · 74.1%
26W–12L · 68.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Ziam
Sadykhov
5.34
Landed / min
6.52
47.3%
Accuracy
42.7%
69.8%
Defense
48.9%
0.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.65
37.6%
Time at distance
65.3%
Grappling & control
Ziam
Sadykhov
1.62
Takedowns / 15 min
1.63
40.6%
Takedown accuracy
55.6%
70.3%
Takedown defense
72.7%
0.25
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.33
40.6%
Control share
52.2%
Strike target map
Ziam
  • Head65%(223)div 63%
  • Body20%(67)div 21%
  • Legs15%(52)div 16%
Sadykhov
  • Head66%(178)div 63%
  • Body24%(65)div 21%
  • Legs10%(26)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.

Nazim Sadykhov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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