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UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
Fares Ziam
Fares Ziam
15-4 · FRA
VS
Matt Frevola
Matt Frevola
11-4-1 · USA
September 28, 2024 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Fares Ziam def. Matt Frevola by KO/TKO (Knee), R3 2:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ziam18/290/001:20
Frevola9/221/301:49
R2
Ziam34/551/101:10
Frevola7/320/000:58
R3 · 2:59
Ziam6/103/312:13
Frevola0/50/000:00
Total
Ziam58/944/414:43
Frevola16/591/302:47

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 probabilityFrevola
54.0%46.0%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
19%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 11.0 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 Frevola. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ziam54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%22%23%
Submission10%19%5%
Decision32%59%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1963)act 58
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 4
Frevola46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%30%13%
Submission9%19%11%
Decision23%51%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1549)act 16
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 1
Combined totals~82 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R218%
R37%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Ziam
57.6%-139
Frevola
+13941.3%
Most takedownstie 36.1%
Ziam
25.4%+152
Frevola
-15238.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ziam
Expected: 46.1
46
Over 46
39.4%
+151
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.6%
-151
058116
Frevola
Expected: 35.8
36
Over 36
38.8%
+154
Exactly 36
1.3%
push
Under 36
59.9%
-154
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Ziam
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.1%
+170
Under 0.5
62.9%
-170
035
Frevola
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.7%
+159
Exactly 1
18.1%
push
Under 1
50.2%
-159
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 11.0 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
Ziam54.0%53.3%+0.7-126
Frevola46.0%46.7%−0.7+105
By method
Ziam by KO/TKO13.9%23.4%−9.5+252
Ziam by submission10.3%4.9%+5.4+1567
Ziam by decision29.8%24.2%+5.6+240
Frevola by KO/TKO11.8%12.7%−0.9+549
Frevola by submission8.8%11.2%−2.4+632
Frevola by decision25.4%23.5%+1.9+251
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds80.3%70.3%+10.0-303
Over 2.5 rds62.4%57.0%+5.4-155
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision55.3%50.8%+4.5-118

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
73.5Striking65.1
Ziam +8.4
35.8Grappling48.9
Frevola +13.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ZiamFrevola
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1570
Pound-for-pound
1547
1570
Divisional
1547
1492
Striking offense
1514
1519
Striking defense
1492
1492
Grappling offense
1505
1490
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
27 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'9"
75"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.70
Strikes landed / min
3.87
49%
Strike accuracy
42%
1.72
Strikes absorbed / min
3.74
65%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.81
Takedowns / 15 min
2.48
24%
Takedown accuracy
39%
68%
Takedown defense
40%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
56%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
322
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Fares Ziam
  • WClaudio PuellesS-DEC R3
    Close -2117mo before
  • WJai HerbertU-DEC R3
    Close -1721y 2mo before
  • WMichal FiglakU-DEC R3
    Close +1712y 1mo before
  • LTerrance McKinneySUB R1
    Close -1172y 7mo before
  • WLuigi VendraminiM-DEC R3
    Close -1213y 4mo before
Matt Frevola
  • LBenoit Saint DenisKO/TKO R1
    Close +18011mo before
  • WDrew DoberKO/TKO R1
    Close +1821y 5mo before
  • WOttman AzaitarKO/TKO R1
    Close +1401y 11mo before
  • WGenaro ValdezKO/TKO R1
    Close -2142y 8mo before
  • LTerrance McKinneyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2063y 4mo before
Ziam — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-0

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
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
27% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
5 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0
Frevola — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-1

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
4 wins, 3 losses
W
36% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
5win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Ziam
Frevola
7
UFC fights
10
92.2 min · 13.2 avg
Octagon time
72.5 min · 7.3 avg
11y 8m
Career length
11y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ziam
Frevola
73W–17L · 81.1%
Overall
114W–26L · 81.4%
54W–11L · 83.1%
Wins
64W–16L · 80.0%
19W–6L · 76.0%
Losses
50W–10L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ziam
Frevola
95W–46L · 67.4%
Overall
18W–4L · 81.8%
69W–34L · 67.0%
Wins
18W–4L · 81.8%
26W–12L · 68.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Ziam
Frevola
4.74
Landed / min
4.02
43.8%
Accuracy
35.9%
69.8%
Defense
62.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.24
40.2%
Time at distance
65.2%
Grappling & control
Ziam
Frevola
0.81
Takedowns / 15 min
2.48
23.8%
Takedown accuracy
38.7%
67.9%
Takedown defense
40.0%
0.16
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.62
32.2%
Control share
47.5%
Strike target map
Ziam
  • Head60%(150)div 63%
  • Body20%(51)div 21%
  • Legs19%(48)div 16%
Frevola
  • Head69%(195)div 63%
  • Body17%(48)div 21%
  • Legs14%(38)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.

Matt Frevola
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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