Farès Ziam

Farès Ziam (born March 21, 1997) is a French mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Farès Ziam
Born (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997
Vénissieux, France
Other namesSmile Killer
NationalityFrench
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
DivisionLightweight
Reach75 in (191 cm)[1]
TeamTeam Ezbiri (2014–2021)
Sanford MMA (2021–present)[2]
Years active2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total16
Wins12
By knockout5
By submission4
By decision3
Losses4
By submission3
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Background

Born into a Franco-Algerian family, Ziam started combat sports at the age of 12, he was a fan of MMA and BJJ. It was a family affair, with everyone involved in combat sports. His father, Taïeb, was a former pro boxer who hung up his gloves in the 2000s, has of course had something to do with it. His stepfather did BJJ while his two brothers in Muay Thai. At 12, he started with full contact, the year after BJJ, kick-boxing and MMA once or twice a week, the year after judo, BJJ and kickboxing for 3 years, then he joined the Ezbiri team in Villeurbanne to do MMA.[3][4]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting his professional MMA career in 2014, Ziam compiled a 10–2 record fighting mostly on the regional European scene, winning the HIT and LFC lightweight championships in the process.[5]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ziam, as a replacement for Magomed Mustafaev, made his promotional debut against Don Madge on September 7, 2019 at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[6] Ziam lost the fight by unanimous decision.[7]

Ziam faced Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie on October 18, 2020. He won the fight via unanimous decision.[8]

Ziam faced Luigi Vendramini on June 12, 2021 at UFC 263.[9] He won the fight via majority decision.[10]

Ziam was scheduled to face Terrance McKinney on November 20, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 198.[11] However, one of McKinney's cornermen got COVID-19 the day of the bout and it was scrapped.[12] The pairing was rescheduled and eventually took place at UFC Fight Night 202 on February 26, 2022.[13] Ziam lost the bout via first round rear-naked choke.[14]

Championships and accomplishments
  • HIT Fighting Championship
    • HIT Lightweight Championship (one time)
  • Lyon Fighting Championship
    • LFC Lightweight Championship (one time)

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
16 matches 12 wins 4 losses
By knockout 5 0
By submission 4 3
By decision 3 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 12–4 Terrance McKinney Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green February 26, 2022 1 2:11 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 12–3 Luigi Vendramini Decision (majority) UFC 263 June 12, 2021 3 5:00 Glendale, Arizona, United States
Win 11–3 Jamie Mullarkey Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie October 18, 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss 10–3 Don Madge Decision (unanimous) UFC 242 September 7, 2019 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 10–2 Yassine Belhadj Submission (guillotine choke) European Beatdown 5 February 2, 2019 3 1:05 La Louvière, Belgium
Win 9–2 Julio Matos Decision (unanimous) European Beatdown 4 October 13, 2018 3 5:00 Mons, Belgium
Win 8–2 Abner Lloveras KO (punch) HIT Fighting Championship 5 March 10, 2018 2 0:24 Zurich, Switzerland Won the HIT Lightweight Championship.
Win 7–2 Alexey Valivakhin TKO (punches and elbows) WWFC 8 September 27, 2017 1 3:01 Kiev, Ukraine
Win 6–2 Artem Tanshyn TKO (elbows) Road To WWFC 4 April 29, 2017 1 3:18 Kiev, Ukraine
Loss 5–2 Haotian Wu Submission (rear-naked choke) Kunlun Fight MMA 7 December 15, 2016 1 3:41 Beijing, China
Win 5–1 Damien Lapilus KO (head kick) Lyon Fighting Championship 7 November 19, 2016 1 N/A Lyon, France Lightweight debut. Won the LFC Lightweight Championship.
Loss 4–1 Viskhan Magomadov Submission (rear-naked choke) ACB 46 September 24, 2016 1 3:58 Olsztyn, Poland Catchweight (159 lb) bout.
Win 4–0 Laïd Zerhouni Submission (rear-naked choke) Gladiator Fighting Arena 3 March 5, 2016 3 2:32 Nîmes, France
Win 3–0 Jean Dutriaux Submission (arm-triangle choke) 100% Fight 27 February 4, 2016 1 1:50 Paris, France Welterweight debut.
Win 2–0 Dominic Yeo TKO (punches) WSFC 3: The Third Strike November 28, 2015 2 4:58 Dornbirn, Austria
Win 1–0 Guerra Mathias Submission (armbar) Lyon Fighting Championship 4 November 22, 2014 1 4:12 Lyon, France Middleweight debut.

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See also

References
  1. "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. Farah Hannoun (November 29, 2021). Fares Ziam wants Paddy Pimblett at UFC London in March. MMAjunkie.com – via YouTube.
  3. "Interview Fares Ziam : mon 1er combat à l'UFC | Arts Martiaux Mixtes". ActuMMA (in French). 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  4. Younsi, Djamel (2020-01-17). "Farès Ziam, Smile Killer du MMA". Expressions (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  5. Sherdog.com. "Fares". Sherdog. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  6. "Magomed Mustafaev out, Don Madge now meets Fares Ziam at UFC 242". MMA Junkie. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  7. Fortune, Ryan (September 7, 2019). "UFC 242 Results: Don Madge Grinds to Decision Victory Against Fares Ziam".
  8. Staff, FNA (19 October 2020). "Jim Crute KO's Modestas Bakauskas; Mullarkey edged by decision at UFC Fight Night 180 – Fight News Australia". fightnewsaustralia. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  9. "Luigi Vendramini vs. Fares Ziam added to UFC 263 on June 12". MMA Junkie. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  10. Evanoff, Josh (2021-06-12). "UFC 263 Results: Fares Ziam Survives, Defeats Luigi Vendramini". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  11. DNA, MMA (2021-08-24). "BREAKING: Terrance McKinney vs. Fares Ziam toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 20 november". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  12. "Terrance McKinney forced out of UFC Fight Night 198 due to COVID-19 exposure". MMA Junkie. 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  13. DNA, MMA (2021-12-03). "Terrance McKinney vs. Fares Ziam opnieuw ingepland, ditmaal voor 26 februari". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  14. Anderson, Jay (2022-02-26). "UFC Vegas 49: Terrance McKinney Secures Another First Round Finish, Submits Fares Ziam". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  15. "Fares "Smile Killer" Ziam". Sherdog. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
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