Fares Ziam “The Smile Killer”
UFC record 8-4-0 · professional record 18-5-0
- Age
- 29 (born Mar 21, 1997)
- Height
- 185 cm (6' 1")
- Reach
- 191 cm (75")
- Leg reach
- 107 cm (42")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 155 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- France
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Kickboxer
- Gym
- Dominance MMA, Onx Labs
- UFC debut
- Sep 7, 2019
- Last fight
- Sep 5, 2026
1 fight-night bonus: 1 Performance of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 2.70
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 52%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 1.63
- Sig. strike defence
- 63%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 1.84
- Takedown accuracy
- 42%
- Takedown defence
- 70%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.51
- Knockdowns
- 2
- Sig. strikes landed
- 396
- Takedowns landed
- 18
- Total fight time
- 2h 26m 49s
- Control time
- 39m 30s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Axel Sola | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:40 | UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse | Sep 5, 2026 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Tom Nolan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim | Jun 6, 2026 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| W | Nazim Sadykhov | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 2 | 4:59 | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 | Dec 6, 2025 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 2 |
| W | Mike Davis | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov | Feb 1, 2025 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 0 |
| W | Matt Frevola | KO/TKO · Knee to Head In Clinch | 3 | 2:59 | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | Sep 28, 2024 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 1 |
| W | Claudio Puelles | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 | Feb 24, 2024 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Jai Herbert | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura | Jul 22, 2023 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Michal Figlak | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa | Sep 3, 2022 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 0 |
| L | Terrance McKinney | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:11 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green | Feb 26, 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Luigi Vendramini | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 | Jun 12, 2021 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Jamie Mullarkey | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie | Oct 17, 2020 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Don Madge | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | Sep 7, 2019 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |