Official MMA record
Fares Ziam
“Smile Killer”
Professional record
18-5-0
- Division
- Lightweight
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 155 lb
- Gender
- Male
- Fighting out of
- France
Profile summary
Fares Ziam is an MMA fighter with a professional record of 18-5-0.
Career file
Professional career statistics
18-5-0
Total fights
23
Rounds fought
44.7
Current streak
1 L
Finish rate
61.1%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
11y 6m 14d
Fights per year
2
Longest layoff
1y 1m 10d
Quickest turnaround
26d
Quick hits
Fastest win
03:01
Fastest KO
03:01
Fastest submission
03:18
Finished rate
60%
Avg. fight length · wins
10:12
Avg. fight length · losses
07:58
Avg. rounds · wins
2
Avg. rounds · losses
1.6
Official record
Professional fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2026 | L | Tom Nolan | Lightweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC FIGHT NIGHT 278: MUHAMMAD vs BONFIMVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Dec 6, 2025 | W | Nazim Sadykhov | Lightweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 323: DVALISHVILI vs YAN 2Verified | R2/04:59 |
| Feb 1, 2025 | W | Mike Davis | Lightweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC FN ON ESPN 178: ADESANYA vs IMAVOVVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | W | Matt Frevola | Lightweight | KO · Strike UFC FN ON ESPN 170: MOICANO vs SAINT DENISVerified | R3/02:59 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | W | Claudio Puelles | Lightweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC FN 152 ON ESPN: MORENO vs ROYVAL 2Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | W | Jai Herbert | Lightweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC FN 136 ON ESPN: ASPINALL vs TYBURAVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | W | Michal Figlak | Lightweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC FN 111 ON ESPN: GANE vs TUIVASAVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | L | Terrance McKinney | Lightweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke UFC FN 94 ON ESPN: MAKHACHEV vs GREENVerified | R1/02:11 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | W | Luigi Vendramini | Lightweight | Decision · Majority Decision UFC 263: ADESANYA vs VETTORIVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Oct 17, 2020 | W | Jamie Mullarkey | Lightweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC FN 54 ON ESPN: ORTEGA vs ZOMBIEVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 7, 2019 | L | Don Madge | Lightweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 242Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Feb 2, 2019 | W | Yassine Belhadj | — | Submission · Guillotine Choke European Beatdown 5 | R3/00:00 |
| Oct 13, 2018 | W | Julio Sertao | — | Decision European Beatdown 4 | R3/05:00 |
| Mar 10, 2018 | W | Abner Lloveras | Lightweight | TKO/RSC Hit Fighting Championship VTitle bout | R2/00:24 |
| Sep 27, 2017 | W | Alexey Valivakhin | — | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes World Warriors Fightitng Championships - Cage Encounter 8 | R1/03:01 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | W | Artem Tanshyn | — | Submission World Warriors Fighting Championship - Road to World Warriors Fighting Championship 4 | R1/03:18 |
| Dec 15, 2016 | L | Haotian Wu | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Kunlun Fight - MMA 7 | R1/03:41 |
| Nov 19, 2016 | W | Damien Lapilus Taylor | — | KO · Kick Lyon Fighting Championship 7 | R1/05:00 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | L | Viskhan Magomadov | Lightweight | Submission Absolute Championship Berkut 46 - Young Lions 13 | R1/03:58 |
| Mar 5, 2016 | W | Laid Zerhouni | — | Submission Gladiator Fighting Arena III | R3/00:00 |
| Feb 4, 2016 | W | Jean Dutriaux | — | Submission 100% Fight 27 | R1/05:00 |
| Nov 28, 2015 | W | Dominic Yeo | Welterweight | TKO/RSC Westside Fighting Challenge 3 - The Third Strike | R2/04:58 |
| Nov 22, 2014 | W | Mathias Guerra | — | Submission · Arm Bar Lyon Fighting Championship 11/22/14 | R1/04:12 |