MatchWiz

Farés Ziam “Smile Killer”

18-6-0 · MatchWiz rating 1577

Age29Height6'1"Reach75"StanceOrthodoxDivisionLightweightCampKill Cliff FCCountryFrance

Rating trend

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current 1577 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight

Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Where he stands

Farés Ziam is 8-4 across 12 fights on our tape. He's on a 2-fight losing run. Our rating has him at 1577 — it moves with every result and weights who he beat, so a win over a ranked opponent counts for far more than one over a debutant. A record on its own says very little in this sport — two fighters at 12-3 can have faced completely different opposition, which is exactly the gap the rating is built to close.

He goes the distance

Farés rarely finishes — most of his wins come on the cards. That's not a criticism; decision fighters are often the most predictable profile on a board, because they win by accumulating rather than by landing one shot. It does mean his ceiling in any single fight is capped, and that the judges become a variable no model handles well.

How the model reads him

Farés's number is a matchup output — rating against rating, then style against style, plus age and layoff — graded on the fight board like every other call. Our tape covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on, and one punch can settle a fight the better fighter was winning.

The full method is on the fight board, and every published call is graded on the report card.

Farés Ziam — FAQ

What is Farés Ziam's record?

8-4 across 12 fights on our tape, which covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 to the present. Our rating has him at 1577 — it weights who he beat, not just how often he won.

What kind of fighter is Farés Ziam?

He lands 2.7 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 1.6, with 1.8 takedowns per 15 minutes and 71% takedown defense. Those rates decide where his fights happen, which decides most of the rest.

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
Sep 5, 2026Axel SolaL · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse-22
Jun 7, 2026Tom NolanL · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim-17
Dec 7, 2025Nazim SadykhovW · KO/TKO R2UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2+22
Feb 1, 2025Mike DavisW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov+16
Sep 28, 2024Matt FrevolaW · KO/TKO R3UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis+20
Feb 25, 2024Claudio PuellesW · Decision - Split R3UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2+16
Jul 22, 2023Jai HerbertW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura+15
Sep 3, 2022Michal FiglakW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa+32
Feb 26, 2022Terrance McKinneyL · Submission R1UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green-41
Jun 12, 2021Luigi VendraminiW · Decision - Majority R3UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2+33
Oct 17, 2020Jamie MullarkeyW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie+32
Sep 7, 2019Don MadgeL · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier-28

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →