Ziam vs Vendramini

Who won Ziam vs Vendramini?

Fares Ziam beat Luigi Vendramini by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 263, on Saturday 12th June 2021 at Gila River Arena in Glendale.

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 Vendramini 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.

Luigi Vendramini made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

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 Luigi Vendramini's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Vendramini had an advantage in power over Ziam, with a 56% knock out percentage over Ziam's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vendramini had a slight advantage over Ziam, with a 44% submission rate over Ziam's 36%.

Fares Ziam was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Ziam had a height advantage of 5 inches over Vendramini. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Ziam was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Vendramini, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 45 to Vendramini's 18.

Ziam vs Vendramini 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, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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