Ziam vs Fernandes

When is Ziam vs Fernandes?

Fares Ziam is set to fight Kaue Fernandes during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 6th September 2025 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Ziam vs Fernandes stats

Fares Ziam steps into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Kaue Fernandes will make his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This will be Fares Ziam's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Kaue Fernandes will mark his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Fares Ziam's UFC record currently stands at 7-2-0, while Kaue Fernandes' comes in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggest Fernandes has an advantage in power over Ziam, with a 50% knock out percentage over Ziam's 35%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ziam will have a slight advantage over Fernandes, with a 24% submission rate over Fernandes' 20%.

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

Ziam is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 years and 8 months later than Fernandes, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 22 more professional rounds, 45 to Fernandes' 23.

Ziam vs Fernandes form

Ziam has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight, he won against Mike Davis at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov on 1st February 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against 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.

He had won 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.

Fernandes has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Guram Kutateladze at UFC London: Edwards vs. Brady on 22nd March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Mohammad Yahya at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, he was victorious against Felipe Douglas at LFA 154 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

He had won against Jose Arly at LFA 143 on 30th September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Kaue Fernandes has been fighting more than Fares Ziam.

Fares Ziam last fought 5 months and 25 days ago, while Kaue Fernandes' last outing was 4 months and 4 days ago.

Ziam's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Fernandes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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