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Fares Ziam

8W · 4L
Orthodox
Lightweight
25% finish rate71% as favorite75% as underdog
67%wins
1526
ELO Rating

Fighter overview

ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

1526.3Contender→

Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified

Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

#19of 100 active
Lightweight rankings →

Age

29
Mar 21, 1997

Height

6'1" (185.42 cm)

Reach

190.5 cm

Win Rate

66.7%

Output & Defense

Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)

Strikes landed / min
2.87
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
1.53
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.34
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
65%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
1.73
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
71%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
Sub_Avg
Elusive striker

Head-to-Head Comparison

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Career statistics

Career Averages (per fight)

2.3
Sig. Strikes
0.8
Takedowns
0.2
Sub Attempts

How They Win

KO/TKO2 (25%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)

Loss Vulnerability

KO/TKO1 (25%)
Submission1 (25%)
Decision1 (25%)

Betting Profile

Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog

As Favorite

71%

5W – 2L in 7 fights

As Underdog

75%

3W – 1L in 4 fights

ELO analysis

ELO Trajectory

Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details

TopCont.Mid1490150515351526Sep 19Jun 21Sep 22Feb 24Feb 25Jun 26
WinLossDrawCurrent ELO11 fights

Elo Changes

Rating gained or lost in each fight

lost to Tom Nolan
Jun 6, 2026
-13.81526
def. Nazim Sadykhov
Dec 6, 2025
+17.31540
def. Mike Davis
Feb 1, 2025
+8.41523
def. Matt Frevola
Sep 28, 2024
+7.51514
def. Claudio Puelles
Feb 24, 2024
+3.31507
def. Jai Herbert
Jul 22, 2023
+2.21504
def. Michal Figlak
Sep 3, 2022
+1.81502
lost to Terrance McKinney
Feb 26, 2022
-1.41500
def. Luigi Vendramini
Jun 12, 2021
+0.81501
def. Jamie Mullarkey
Oct 17, 2020
+0.51500
lost to Don Madge
Sep 7, 2019
-0.21500

Division ELO Rankings

Lightweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill

#1Quillan Salkilld
1621
↗
#2King Green
1565
↗
#3Tom Nolan
1559
↗
#4Nurullo Aliev
1556
↗
#5Mauricio Ruffy
1551
↗
#6Chris Padilla
1546
↗
#7Manoel Sousa
1545
↗
#8Benoit Saint Denis
1544
#9Mason Jones
1540
↗
#10Tofiq Musayev
1540
↗

Showing top 10 of 100 active fighters · Full rankings →

Professional fight history

Fight History (12 fights)

vs Axel Sola
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse · Sep 5, 2026
Lightweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Tom Nolan
UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim · Jun 6, 2026
Lightweight
Loss
Decision · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Nazim Sadykhov
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025
Lightweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Mike Davis
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov · Feb 1, 2025
Lightweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Matt Frevola
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis · Sep 28, 2024
Lightweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Claudio Puelles
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 · Feb 24, 2024
Lightweight
Win
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Jai Herbert
UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura · Jul 22, 2023
Lightweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Michal Figlak
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022
Lightweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Terrance McKinney
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green · Feb 26, 2022
Lightweight
Loss
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Luigi Vendramini
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 · Jun 12, 2021
Lightweight
Win
M-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Jamie Mullarkey
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie · Oct 17, 2020
Lightweight
Win
U-DECView Analysis →
vs Don Madge
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · Sep 7, 2019
Lightweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →