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Fares Ziam
Fares Ziam
11-3 · FRA
VS
June 12, 2021 · Glendale, Arizona, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Fares Ziam def. Luigi Vendramini by M-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ziam14/420/000:00
Vendramini7/260/100:00
R2
Ziam18/610/000:00
Vendramini10/320/400:08
R3
Ziam7/180/000:00
Vendramini17/371/103:01
Total
Ziam39/1210/000:00
Vendramini34/951/603:09

Scorecards

Ziam vs Vendramini

RdChris FloresDerek ClearyJunichiro KamijoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-108-109-108.5-10
Total29-2828-2829-2828.5-28

Media (14 cards) · avg 28.928 · 12 Ziam · 0 Vendramini · 2 draws

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

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 probabilityVendramini
43.4%56.6%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
27%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.6 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 Vendramini. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ziam43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%20%16%
Submission11%25%11%
Decision23%55%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 39
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Vendramini57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%26%18%
Submission16%28%13%
Decision26%46%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1033)act 34
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.7)act 1
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R221%
R38%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Ziam
62.3%-172
Vendramini
+17236.2%
Most takedownstie 31.4%
Ziam
21.8%+214
Vendramini
-21446.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ziam
Expected: 36.8
37
Over 37
38.9%
+154
Exactly 37
1.3%
push
Under 37
59.8%
-154
04793
Vendramini
Expected: 24.4
24.5
Over 24.5
39.6%
+152
Under 24.5
60.4%
-152
03162
Takedowns — over/under
Ziam
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.8%
+172
Under 0.5
63.2%
-172
035
Vendramini
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.5%
+107
Exactly 1
20.5%
push
Under 1
41.0%
-107
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 10.6 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
Ziam43.4%52.1%−8.7-120
Vendramini56.6%47.9%+8.7-101
By method
Ziam by KO/TKO10.1%15.8%−5.7+400
Ziam by submission11.7%11.3%+0.4+600
Ziam by decision21.6%26.3%−4.7+200
Vendramini by KO/TKO13.2%17.6%−4.4+350
Vendramini by submission15.3%13.2%+2.1+500
Vendramini by decision28.2%15.8%+12.4+400
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds79.3%64.5%+14.8-225
Over 2.5 rds57.9%49.0%+8.9-110
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.7%45.7%+4.0+105

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
71.4Striking64.9
Ziam +6.5
25.7Grappling24.9
Ziam +0.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ZiamVendramini
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1521
Pound-for-pound
1529
1521
Divisional
1542
1498
Striking offense
1500
1531
Striking defense
1498
1484
Grappling offense
1498
1493
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
24 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'8"
75"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.90
Strikes landed / min
2.26
48%
Strike accuracy
43%
1.37
Strikes absorbed / min
2.26
66%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
11%
Takedown accuracy
0%
65%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
50%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
238
Days since last fight
252
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Fares Ziam
  • WJamie MullarkeyU-DEC R3
    Close +1108mo before
  • LDon MadgeU-DEC R3
    Close +1651y 9mo before
Luigi Vendramini
  • WJessin AyariKO/TKO R1
    Close -1098mo before
  • LElizeu Zaleski dos SantosKO/TKO R2
    Close +6502y 9mo before
Ziam — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0
Vendramini — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Ziam
Vendramini
2
UFC fights
2
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
7.5 min · 3.8 avg
11y 8m
Career length
10y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ziam
Vendramini
21W–6L · 77.8%
Overall
35W–11L · 76.1%
13W–3L · 81.3%
Wins
16W–6L · 72.7%
8W–3L · 72.7%
Losses
19W–5L · 79.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ziam
Vendramini
95W–46L · 67.4%
Overall
13W–15L · 46.4%
69W–34L · 67.0%
Wins
13W–15L · 46.4%
26W–12L · 68.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Ziam
Vendramini
4.99
Landed / min
3.52
44.3%
Accuracy
42.9%
71.7%
Defense
66.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.99
28.7%
Time at distance
56.5%
Grappling & control
Ziam
Vendramini
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
11.1%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
65.2%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.99
18.1%
Control share
95.3%
Strike target map
Ziam
  • Head70%(40)div 63%
  • Body9%(5)div 20%
  • Legs21%(12)div 17%
Vendramini
  • Head71%(12)div 63%
  • Body18%(3)div 20%
  • Legs12%(2)div 17%

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.

Luigi Vendramini
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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