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3 Rounds

Axel Sola won · KO/TKO R1

Elo1526

Elo1525

Fares ZiamvsAxel SolaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse · Saturday, September 5, 2026Paris, France

Official fight result

Axel Sola won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:40

Style matchupFares Ziam: Well-roundedvsAxel Sola: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

Fares Ziam has 71pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Fares Ziam

Red Corner

Axel Sola

Blue Corner

-156

(61%)

Vegas Odds

+130

(43%)

1526

Elo

1525

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

6'1"

Height

6'0"

190.5 cm

Reach

187.96 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Fares Ziam

oldest →

vs Claudio Puelles · Feb 24

KOvs Matt Frevola · Sep 24

vs Mike Davis · Feb 25

KOvs Nazim Sadykhov · Dec 25

DECvs Tom Nolan · Jun 26

latest

Axel Sola

oldest →

KOvs Rhys McKee · Sep 25

vs Mason Jones · Mar 26

SUBvs Ismael Bonfim · Jul 26

latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Fares ZiamMetricAxel Sola

2.87

Strikes / min

4.07

1.53

Strikes absorbed / min

5.29

65%

Strike defense

61%

1.73

TDs / 15 min

2.22

71%

Takedown defense

0.50

Sub atts / 15 min

0.00

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

+1.34Δ 2.56 — meaningful gap-1.22

Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

Fares Ziam(10 fights)Axel Sola(3 fights)

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Fares ZiamTargetAxel Sola

By target zone

0% acc

Head

70% acc · 78%

100% acc · 29%

Body

67% acc · 22%

83% acc · 71%

Leg

By position

54% acc · 100%

Distance

60% acc · 67%

Clinch

Ground

100% acc · 33%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

Fares Ziam rounds

even

Axel Sola rounds

Round 1Axel Sola edged it

Sig. strikes7

Takedowns0

Control0:00

Knockdowns0

9Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:02Control

1Knockdowns

Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

7 / 13

Sig Strikes

9 / 13

53%

Sig Str %

69%

7 / 13

Total Strikes

9 / 13

0 / 0

TDs

0 / 0

—

TD %

—

Sub Att

Rev

0:00

Ctrl Time

0:02

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD	Sub
1	Axel Sola	9 / 13	9 / 13	0 / 0	0
1	Fares Ziam	7 / 13	7 / 13	0 / 0	0

Fares Ziam

StanceOrthodox

Height73.0"

Reach75.0"

Fights12

Axel Sola

StanceSouthpaw

Height72.0"

Reach74.0"

Fights4