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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Fares Ziam won · U-DEC R3
Elo1528
Elo1493

Fares ZiamvsMichal FiglakUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · Saturday, September 3, 2022Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Official fight result

Fares Ziam won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupFares Ziam: Well-roundedvsMichal Figlak: Pressure fighter

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Michal Figlak wins(56.5%)

Actual result: Fares Ziam wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Michal Figlak at -210 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Fares Ziam has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Fares Ziam has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Fares Ziam
Red Corner
VS
Michal Figlak
Blue Corner
+180
(36%)
Vegas Odds
-210
(68%)
1528
Elo
1493
29
Age
29
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'10"
190.5 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Fares Ziam
oldest →
W
vs Claudio Puelles · Feb 24
W
KOvs Matt Frevola · Sep 24
W
vs Mike Davis · Feb 25
W
KOvs Nazim Sadykhov · Dec 25
L
DECvs Tom Nolan · Jun 26
latest
Michal Figlak
oldest →
L
vs Austin Hubbard · Apr 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Fares ZiamMetricMichal Figlak
2.87
Strikes / min
4.00
1.53
Strikes absorbed / min
4.93
65%
Strike defense
52%
1.73
TDs / 15 min
0.50
71%
Takedown defense
57%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.34Δ 2.27 — meaningful gap-0.93

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1501 vs 1500Strikes2.7 vs 4.0Takedowns0.8 vs 0.5Sub Atts0.20 vs 0.00Form-0.2 vs 0.0
Fares ZiamMichal Figlak

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801500152015401560← oldermost recent →
Fares Ziam(10 fights)Michal Figlak(2 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +34.6|Blue -34.6
Recent Form
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Striker Score
Red -49.8|Blue +49.8
Grappler Score
Red -49.9|Blue +49.9
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Fares ZiamTargetMichal Figlak

By target zone

34
42% acc · 57%
Head
13
18% acc · 46%
13
93% acc · 22%
Body
9
56% acc · 32%
13
100% acc · 22%
Leg
6
100% acc · 21%

By position

45
58% acc · 75%
Distance
25
28% acc · 89%
2
67% acc · 3%
Clinch
0
0% acc
13
48% acc · 22%
Ground
3
43% acc · 11%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Fares Ziam rounds
0
even
0
Michal Figlak rounds
Round 1Fares Ziam edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns1
Control1:25
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:41Control
Round 2Fares Ziam edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns1
Control3:23
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:17Control
Round 3Fares Ziam edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns1
Control2:00
8Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:37Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
60 / 108
Sig Strikes
28 / 96
56%
Sig Str %
27.7%
111 / 162
Total Strikes
55 / 126
3 / 7
TDs
1 / 5
44.3%
TD %
16.7%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
6:48
Ctrl Time
1:35

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Michal Figlak15 / 4625 / 560 / 20
1Fares Ziam24 / 3932 / 471 / 20
2Michal Figlak5 / 2015 / 310 / 10
2Fares Ziam19 / 4249 / 751 / 20
3Michal Figlak8 / 3015 / 391 / 20
3Fares Ziam17 / 2730 / 401 / 30

Fares Ziam

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights11

Michal Figlak

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights2