Ziam vs Davis

Who won Ziam vs Davis?

Fares Ziam beat Mike Davis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 1st February 2025 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 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 Davis stats

Fares Ziam stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Mike Davis made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Fares Ziam's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Mike Davis marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Fares Ziam's UFC record stood at 7-2-0, while Mike Davis' came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Davis had a large advantage in power over Ziam, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Ziam's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ziam had a slight advantage over Davis, with a 25% submission rate over Davis' 18%.

Fares Ziam was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Ziam had a height advantage of 1 inch over Davis. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Ziam was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 years and 5 months later than Davis, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 45 to Davis' 31.

Ziam vs Davis form

Ziam had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Matt Frevola at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis on 28th September 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Mike Figlak at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

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.

Activity check

Ziam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Davis' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Ziam vs Davis start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:40 PM UTC , which was 12:40 PM EST or 9:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ziam vs Davis?

Fares Ziam was a 57/50 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Mike Davis made his way into the ring at 7/10 (-140) with oddsmakers.