Professional Record
18-6-0
Current Elo Rating
1628
True Contender System
Lightweight Ranking
#30
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#205
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 185 cm
- Reach
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 70.8 kg
- Age
- 29 years
- Place of birth
- Vénissieux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- UFC debut
- September 7, 2019
- Team / gym
- Ghost Arena
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Fares Ziam has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Fares Ziamvs.Axel Sola
L · ko
- Date
- September 5, 2026
- Elo change
- -62
Career Statistics
Professional Record
18-6-0
UFC Record
8-4-0
12 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,628
Peak Elo
1,727
Wins by method
2KO/TKO0Submissions6Decisions
Finish rate25%
From peak-99
Streak2 Losses
Biggest Elo gain
Achievements and career
- Current streak: 2 straight losses
- Best recorded streak: 6 straight wins
Elo History
12 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1628
Peak Elo
1727
Total
+128
UFC Fight History
Sep 05, 2026
KO
Elo
1628
Change
-62
Jun 06, 2026
Decision
Elo
1690
Change
-37
Dec 06, 2025
TKO
Elo
1727
Change
+52
Feb 01, 2025
Decision
Elo
1675
Change
+30
Sep 28, 2024
TKO
Elo
1645
Change
+61
Feb 24, 2024
Decision
Elo
1584
Change
+28
Jul 22, 2023
Decision
Elo
1556
Change
+37
Sep 03, 2022
Michal Figlak
Decision
Elo
1519
Change
+33
Feb 26, 2022
Submission
Elo
1485
Change
-50
Jun 12, 2021
Luigi Vendramini
Decision
Elo
1535
Change
+25
Oct 17, 2020
Jamie Mullarkey
Decision
Elo
1510
Change
+37
Sep 07, 2019
Don Madge
Decision
Elo
1473
Change
-27
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 05, 2026 | L | Axel Sola | KO | 1628 | -62 |
| Jun 06, 2026 | L | Tom Nolan | Decision | 1690 | -37 |
| Dec 06, 2025 | W | Nazim Sadykhov | TKO | 1727 | +52 |
| Feb 01, 2025 | W | Mike Davis | Decision | 1675 | +30 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | W | Matt Frevola | TKO | 1645 | +61 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | W | Claudio Puelles | Decision | 1584 | +28 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | W | Jai Herbert | Decision | 1556 | +37 |
| Sep 03, 2022 | W | Michal Figlak | Decision | 1519 | +33 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | L | Terrance McKinney | Submission | 1485 | -50 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | W | Luigi Vendramini | Decision | 1535 | +25 |
| Oct 17, 2020 | W | Jamie Mullarkey | Decision | 1510 | +37 |
| Sep 07, 2019 | L | Don Madge | Decision | 1473 | -27 |
Fight history outside the UFC
12 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Feb 02, 2019
Yassine Belhadj
Submission · Guillotine Choke · R3 · 1:05
EBD · European Beatdown 5
Oct 13, 2018
Julio Matos
Decision · Unanimous
EBD · European Beatdown 4
Mar 10, 2018
Abner Lloveras
TKO · Punch · R2 · 0:24
HIT · HIT Fighting Championship 5
Sep 27, 2017
Alexey Valivakhin
TKO · Punches & Elbows · R1 · 3:01
Competitive Profile
Fares Ziam’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.