Fares Ziam

"Smile Killer"

AGE	28 / Mar 21, 1997
HEIGHT	6'0" / 182.88 cm
WEIGHT	155 lbs / 70.31 kg

ASSOCIATION
Kill Cliff FC

CLASS
Lightweight

Wins 18

KO / TKO

39%

SUBMISSIONS

22%

DECISIONS

39%

Losses 4

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

75%

DECISIONS

25%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Nazim Sadykhov	UFC 323 - Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 Dec / 06 / 2025	TKO (Elbows and Punches) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:59
win	Mike Davis	UFC Fight Night 250 - Adesanya vs. Imavov Feb / 01 / 2025	Decision (Unanimous) Chris Tognoni VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Matt Frevola	UFC Fight Night 243 - Moicano vs. St. Denis Sep / 28 / 2024	KO (Knee) Loic Pora VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	2:59
win	Claudio Puelles	UFC Fight Night 237 - Moreno vs. Royval 2 Feb / 24 / 2024	Decision (Split) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Jai Herbert	UFC Fight Night 224 - Aspinall vs. Tybura Jul / 22 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Michal Figlak	UFC Fight Night 209 - Gane vs. Tuivasa Sep / 03 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Rich Mitchell VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Terrance McKinney	UFC Fight Night 202 - Makhachev vs. Green Feb / 26 / 2022	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:11
win	Luigi Vendramini	UFC 263 - Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Jun / 12 / 2021	Decision (Majority) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Jamie Mullarkey	UFC Fight Night 180 - Ortega vs. Korean Zombie Oct / 17 / 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Lukasz Bosacki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Don Madge	UFC 242 - Khabib vs. Poirier Sep / 07 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Peter Hickmott VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Yassine Belhadj	EBD 5 - European Beatdown 5 Feb / 02 / 2019	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Ahmed Korchi	3	1:05
win	Julio Matos	EBD 4 - European Beatdown 4 Oct / 13 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Ahmed Korchi	3	5:00
win	Abner Lloveras	Hit-FC - Hit Fighting Championship 5 Mar / 10 / 2018	KO (Punch) Alexandre Rodrigues	2	0:24
win	Alexey Valivakhin	WWFC - Cage Encounter 8 Sep / 27 / 2017	TKO (Punches and Elbows) Igor Konvisher	1	3:01
win	Artem Tanshyn	WWFC - Road to WWFC 4 Apr / 29 / 2017	TKO (Elbows) Vladimir Shemarov	1	3:18
loss	Haotian Wu	Kunlun Fight - Kunlun Fight MMA 7 Dec / 15 / 2016	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:41
win	Damien Lapilus	LFC - Lyon Fighting Championship 7 Nov / 19 / 2016	KO (Head Kick) Ahmed Korchi	1	N/A
loss	Viskhan Magomadov	ACB 46 - Young Eagles 13 Sep / 24 / 2016	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Marco Broersen	1	3:58
win	Laid Zerhouni	GFA - Gladiator Fighting Arena 3 Mar / 05 / 2016	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Laurent Colombeau	3	2:32
win	Jean Dutriaux	100% Fight 27 - Last Man Standing Feb / 04 / 2016	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Suzie Toris	1	1:50
win	Dominic Yeo	WSFC 3 - The Third Strike Nov / 28 / 2015	TKO (Punches) Patrick Drees	2	4:58
win	Mathias Guerra	LFC - Lyon Fighting Championship 4 Nov / 22 / 2014	Submission (Armbar) Cyril Bravais	1	4:12

PICTURES

FARES ZIAM RELATED NEWS

Fares Ziam Walks Out of UFC 323 Press Conference When Asked About Grandmother Fares Ziam cut his post-fight interview short after his UFC 323 win.

UFC

Sayan Nag

Dec 07, 2025

Petr Yan Unseats Merab Dvalishvili, Regains Bantamweight Title in UFC 323 Main Event Petr Yan at his very best was better than the man some believe to be the greatest 135-pound mixed martial artist of all-time.

UFC

Brian Knapp

Dec 06, 2025