Lightweight · “The Smile Killer”
Fares Ziam
18-5-0 UFC 8-3-0
6'1"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
29Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
13:11Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.68
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.58
Striking accuracy52.4%
Striking defense63.8%
Takedowns / 15 min1.86
Takedown accuracy42.9%
Takedown defense70.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.52
Control time27.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-3
Striking trend
Fight history
L Tom Nolan 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim · June 6, 2026
16/32Sig. strikes
31/66Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
5:07Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Nazim Sadykhov 4-0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:59 — UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · December 6, 2025
31/49Sig. strikes
4/16Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
5:58Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Mike Davis 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov · February 1, 2025
35/56Sig. strikes
20/35Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
7:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Matt Frevola 5-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:59 — UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis · September 28, 2024
58/94Sig. strikes
16/59Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
4:43Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Claudio Puelles 5-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 · February 24, 2024
31/48Sig. strikes
4/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
4:30Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jai Herbert 2-3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura · July 22, 2023
61/113Sig. strikes
49/134Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Michal Figlak 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · September 3, 2022
60/108Sig. strikes
28/96Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
6:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Terrance McKinney 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:11 — UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green · February 26, 2022
1/1Sig. strikes
3/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Luigi Vendramini 1-1 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 · June 12, 2021
39/121Sig. strikes
34/95Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jamie Mullarkey 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie · October 17, 2020
47/89Sig. strikes
20/72Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Don Madge 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · September 7, 2019
10/31Sig. strikes
21/49Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
2:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
4
Decision
7
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
3
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
11
European Beatdown
2
Lyon FC
2
HIT-FC
1
World Warriors FC
1
Road to World Warriors FC
1
Kunlun Fight MMA
1
ACB
1
+ 3 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 23 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Tom Nolan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
June 6, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nazim Sadykhov | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 323
December 6, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 4:59 |
| W | Mike Davis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
February 1, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Matt Frevola | KO (knee) | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
September 28, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 2:59 |
| W | Claudio Puelles | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
February 24, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jai Herbert | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
July 22, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Michal Figlak | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
September 3, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Terrance McKinney | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
February 26, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 2:11 |
| W | Luigi Vendramini | Decision (majority) | UFC 263
June 12, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jamie Mullarkey | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
October 18, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Don Madge | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 242
September 7, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Yassine Belhadj | Submission (guillotine choke) | European Beatdown 5
February 2, 2019 |
European Beatdown | 3 | 1:05 |
| W | Julio Matos | Decision (unanimous) | European Beatdown 4
October 13, 2018 |
European Beatdown | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Abner Lloveras | KO (punch) | HIT-FC 5
March 10, 2018 |
HIT-FC | 2 | 0:24 |
| W | Alexey Valivakhin | TKO (punches and elbows) | World Warriors FC 8
September 27, 2017 |
World Warriors FC | 1 | 3:01 |
| W | Artem Tanshyn | TKO (elbows) | Road to World Warriors FC 4
April 29, 2017 |
Road to World Warriors FC | 1 | 3:18 |
| L | Wu Haotian | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Kunlun Fight MMA 7
December 15, 2016 |
Kunlun Fight MMA | 1 | 3:41 |
| W | Damien Lapilus | KO (head kick) | Lyon FC 7
November 19, 2016 |
Lyon FC | 1 | — |
| L | Viskhan Magomadov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ACB 46
September 24, 2016 |
ACB | 1 | 3:58 |
| W | Laïd Zerhouni | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Gladiator Fighting Arena 3
March 5, 2016 |
Gladiator Fighting Arena | 3 | 2:32 |
| W | Jean Dutriaux | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 100% Fight 27
February 4, 2016 |
100% Fight | 1 | 1:50 |
| W | Dominic Yeo | TKO (punches) | Westside Fighting Challenge 3
November 28, 2015 |
Westside Fighting Challenge | 2 | 4:58 |
| W | Guerra Mathias | Submission (armbar) | Lyon FC 4
November 22, 2014 |
Lyon FC | 1 | 4:12 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Farès Ziam) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.