Fighter profile

Fares Ziam

“The Smile Killer”

Lightweight · UFC record 8-4 · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 5 Sep 2026

Defensive Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)78

Power76

Striking defense87

Takedown defense81

WrestlingProvisional measure82

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 5 Sep 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING83.4

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED67.3

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Reach: 190 cm (6'3")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 29

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 31 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 5 Sep 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed12.8significant, per round

Strikes absorbed7.7per round

Striking differential+5.1per round

Takedown attempts1.35per round

Takedown defense70.8%of attempts stopped

Finish rate25.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 12.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 7.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +5.1
Striking accuracy: 52.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 63.1%
Knockdowns per round: 0.06
Target: head / body / leg: 64.4% / 18.7% / 16.9%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 70.2% / 12.4% / 17.4%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.35
Takedowns landed per round: 0.58
Takedown accuracy: 42.9%
Takedown defense: 70.8%
Control time per round: 1:16
Submission attempts per round: 0.16
Reversals per round: 0.29

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-4-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 25.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 0 · 6
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 1 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 2 / 1
Average fight time: 11:41 (over 10 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Fares Ziam — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 5 Sep 2026	Axel Sola	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:40	UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
Sat 6 Jun 2026	Tom Nolan	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
Sat 6 Dec 2025	Nazim Sadykhov	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:59	UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Sat 1 Feb 2025	Mike Davis	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
Sat 28 Sep 2024	Matt Frevola	W	KO/TKO Knee	R3 2:59	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis

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Fares Ziam — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 24 Feb 2024	Claudio Puelles	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
Sat 22 Jul 2023	Jai Herbert	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
Sat 3 Sep 2022	Michal Figlak	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
Sat 26 Feb 2022	Terrance McKinney	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 2:11	UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
Sat 12 Jun 2021	Luigi Vendramini	W	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Sat 17 Oct 2020	Jamie Mullarkey	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
Sat 7 Sep 2019	Don Madge	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier

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