Fares Ziam "The Smile Killer"

Lightweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record8-4 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record29-14-3 (67.4%) across 12 opponents
Last 5 opponents19-7-2 (73.1%) across 5 opponents
Age29
Height6' 1"
Reach75"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute2.70
Significant strikes absorbed per minute1.63
Striking accuracy52%
Striking defense63%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.84
Takedowns landed / attempted43%
Takedown defense71%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.51
Average fight time12.2 min

UFC wins: 2 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 6 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-09-05Axel Sola2-1StrikerLKO/TKO R1 1:40UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
2026-06-06Tom Nolan4-1Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
2025-12-06Nazim Sadykhov4-0-1StrikerWKO/TKO R2 4:59UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
2025-02-01Mike Davis4-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
2024-09-28Matt Frevola5-4-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R3 2:59UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
2024-02-24Claudio Puelles5-2GrapplerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
2023-07-22Jai Herbert2-3-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
2022-09-03Michal FiglakUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
2022-02-26Terrance McKinney1-0—LSubmission R1 2:11UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
2021-06-12Luigi Vendramini1-1—WDecision - Majority R3 5:00UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
2020-10-17Jamie Mullarkey0-1GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
2019-09-07Don Madge1-0—LDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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