Lightweight Bout

Fares Ziam

“The Smile Killer”

Record: 8-4-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 1"
Reach: 75"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Born: Mar 21, 1997

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 12
Minutes: 146.8
Knockdowns: 2
Sig. accuracy: 52.5%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 42.9%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 5
Control / 15: 4:02

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted396/755

Accuracy52.5%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head64.4%
Body18.7%
Leg16.9%

Position

Distance70.2%
Clinch12.4%
Ground17.4%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head42.3%
Body33.5%
Leg24.3%

Position absorbed

Distance68.2%
Clinch15.1%
Ground16.7%

Grappling

For

Takedowns18/42

TD accuracy42.9%

TD per 151.8

Sub attempts5

Subs per 150.5

Reversals9

Control39:30

Control per 154:02

Against

Takedowns absorbed21/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced3

Control conceded48:58

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.4/1.2	35.9%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/1.2	41.7%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.9/1.8	50.0%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Axel Sola
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:40
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. ParnasseSep 5, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 7/13 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Tom Nolan
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. BonfimJun 6, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 16/32 · TD 3/5 · Ctrl 5:07
Win vs Nazim Sadykhov
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:59
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2Dec 6, 2025
KD 1 · Sig 31/49 · TD 2/5 · Ctrl 5:58
Win vs Mike Davis
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. ImavovFeb 1, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 35/56 · TD 4/7 · Ctrl 7:11
Win vs Matt Frevola
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 2:59
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint DenisSep 28, 2024
KD 1 · Sig 58/94 · TD 4/4 · Ctrl 4:43
Win vs Claudio Puelles
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2Feb 24, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 31/48 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 4:30
Win vs Jai Herbert
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. TyburaJul 22, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 61/113 · TD 1/5 · Ctrl 1:30
Win vs Michal Figlak
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. TuivasaSep 3, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 60/108 · TD 3/7 · Ctrl 6:48
Loss vs Terrance McKinney
Submission · Round 1 · 2:11
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. GreenFeb 26, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 1/1 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:04
Win vs Luigi Vendramini
Decision - Majority · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2Jun 12, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 39/121 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00

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