Fares “Smile Killer” Ziam is a 25 year old Male fighter from France with a 13-4-0 pro MMA record. Ziam most recently fought Michal Figlak at UFC Fight Night on Saturday September 3, 2022. Fares Ziam beat Michal Figlak by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3 in the Lightweight division.
Fares Ziam has 13 wins with a 70% finish rate, including 4 by knockout, 5 by submission, 4 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 12-4-0 | Michal Figlak |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night | 2022-09-03 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Loss | 12-3-0 | Terrance McKinney |
SUB
R1 2:11
|
UFC Fight Night | 2022-02-26 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 11-3-0 | Luigi Vendramini |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 263 | 2021-06-12 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 10-3-0 | Jamie Mullarkey |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night | 2020-10-17 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Loss | 10-2-0 | Don Madge |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 242 | 2019-09-07 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 9-2-0 | Yassine Belhadj |
SUB
R3 1:05
|
European Beatdown 5 | 2019-02-02 | Lightweight | EBD |
| Win | 8-2-0 | Julio Matos |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
European Beatdown 4 | 2018-10-13 | Lightweight | EBD |
| Win | 7-2-0 | Abner Lloveras |
KO/TKO
R2 0:24
|
HIT Fighting Championship 5 | 2018-03-10 | Lightweight | HIT |
| Win | 6-2-0 | Alexey Valivakhin |
KO/TKO
R1 3:01
|
WWFC 8 | 2017-09-27 | Lightweight | WWFC |
| Win | 5-2-0 | Artem Tanshyn |
SUB
R1 3:18
|
Road To WWFC 4 | 2017-04-29 | Lightweight | WWFC |
| Loss | 5-1-0 | Haotian Wu |
SUB
R1 3:41
|
Kunlun Fight MMA 7 | 2016-12-15 | Lightweight | KLF |
| Win | 4-1-0 | Damien Lapilus |
KO/TKO
R1
|
Lyon Fighting Championship 7 | 2016-11-19 | Lightweight | LFC |
| Loss | 4-0-0 | Viskhan Magomadov |
SUB
R1 3:58
|
Absolute Championship Berkut 46 | 2016-09-24 | Catchweight | ACB |
| Win | 3-0-0 | Laïd Zerhouni |
SUB
R3 2:32
|
Gladiator Fighting Arena 3 | 2016-03-05 | Welterweight | GFA |
| Win | 2-0-0 | Jean Dutriaux |
SUB
R1 1:50
|
100% Fight 27 | 2016-02-04 | Welterweight | |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Dominic Yeo |
KO/TKO
R2 4:58
|
WSFC 3 | 2015-11-28 | Middleweight | WSFC |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Guerra Mathias |
SUB
R1 4:12
|
Regional circuit | 2014-11-22 | LFC |
Ziam made his professional debut against Guerra Mathias on November 22, 2014, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Guerra Mathias who carried a 2-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Fares Ziam beat Guerra Mathias by Submission at 4:12 of Round 1.
Ziam made his debut in the UFC against Don Madge on September 7, 2019, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier having compiled a 10-2-0 professional MMA record.
Fares Ziam lost to Don Madge by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Ziam has gone on to fight a total of 5 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 3-2-0.
Ziam defeated the previously unbeaten Michal Figlak on September 3, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa. Michal Figlak came into the fight with a 8-0-0 record. Ziam was a +165 betting underdog going into the fight. Fares Ziam beat Michal Figlak by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Ziam's last win came against Michal Figlak at UFC Fight Night on Saturday September 3, 2022. Fares Ziam beat Michal Figlak by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Ziam is not currently booked for any fights.
Ziam's last loss came against Terrance McKinney at UFC Fight Night on Saturday February 26, 2022. Fares Ziam lost to Terrance McKinney by Submission at 2:11 of Round 1.
Ziam has fought 5 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 3-2-0.
Ziam has knocked out 4 opponents.
Ziam has submitted 5 opponents.
Ziam has never been knocked out.
Ziam has been submitted 3 times.
