Ziam vs Figlak

Who won Ziam vs Figlak?

Fares Ziam beat Mike Figlak by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night Paris, on Saturday 3rd September 2022 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Fares Ziam.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Ziam vs Figlak stats

Fares Ziam stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Mike Figlak made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Fares Ziam's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Fares Ziam's UFC record stood at 7-2-0, while Mike Figlak's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Figlak had a slight advantage in power over Ziam, with a 50% knock out percentage over Ziam's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ziam had a massive advantage over Figlak, boasting a 36% submission rate over Figlak's 0%.

Fares Ziam was the older man by 28 years, at 28 years old.

Ziam was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Figlak, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 45 to Figlak's 23.

Ziam vs Figlak form

Fares Ziam had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Claudio Puelles at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on 24th February 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mike Figlak at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had lost to Terrance McKinney at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He was victorious against Luigi Vendramini at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Activity check

Ziam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Figlak's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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