Ziam vs Frevola

Who won Ziam vs Frevola?

Fares Ziam beat Matt Frevola by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 28th September 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

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 Frevola stats

Fares Ziam stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Matt Frevola made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Fares Ziam's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Matt Frevola marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Fares Ziam's UFC record stood at 7-2-0, while Matt Frevola's came in at 5-5-1.

The stats suggested Frevola had a slight advantage in power over Ziam, with a 36% knock out percentage over Ziam's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Ziam and Frevola would have been pretty equal, both with a 27% submission rate.

Fares Ziam was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Ziam had a height advantage of 4 inches over Frevola. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Ziam was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 days later than Frevola, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 45 to Frevola's 32.

Ziam vs Frevola 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.

Matt Frevola had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Drew Dober at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ottman Azaitar at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had defeated Genaro Valdez at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

He had been defeated by Terrance McKinney at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Matt Frevola had been fighting more than Fares Ziam.

Going to this contest, Fares Ziam had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 14 days ago, while Matt Frevola's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 27 days ago.

Ziam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Frevola's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Ziam vs Frevola start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:10 PM UTC , which was 3:10 PM EST or 12:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ziam vs Frevola?

Fares Ziam was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Matt Frevola made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.