UFC UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov Final

Lightweight

Fares Ziam vs Mike Davis

Fares Ziam
France

Fares Ziam

“The Smile Killer”

18-6

Winner

VS
Mike Davis
United States

Mike Davis

“Beast Boy”

12-4

Winner

Fares Ziam

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

1 February 2025 · anb Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Key takeaways

  • Fares Ziam beat Mike Davis by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Fares Ziam landed 58 of 83 total strikes and 4 of 7 takedowns, with 7:11 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27.
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Tale of the tape

Fares ZiamMike Davis
18-6Record12-4
27Age on fight night32
6′1″ (185 cm)Height6′0″ (183 cm)
75″ (191 cm)Reach72.5″ (184 cm)
155 lb (70.3 kg)Weight155 lb (70.3 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Kill Cliff FCTeamFusion X-Cel Performance
Venissieux, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, FranceFromHudson, New York, United States

Fight statistics

58of 83 · 70%Total strikes landed30of 49 · 61%
37of 61Head strikes20of 37
19of 20Body strikes8of 9
2of 2Leg strikes2of 3
4of 7Takedowns1of 8
0Submission attempts1
7:11Control time3:59

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Fares ZiamRoundMike Davis
20/29strikes1/1TD0KD1:23controlR110/18strikes1/5TD0KD1:34control
23/33strikes1/2TD0KD2:31controlR28/10strikes0/3TD0KD1:38control
15/21strikes2/4TD0KD3:17controlR312/21strikes0/0TD0KD0:47control

Judges’ scorecards

Sal D'amato

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

David Lethaby

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Clemens Werner

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Form going into the fight

Fares Ziam

  1. WMatt FrevolaKO/TKO R3 2:592024
  2. WClaudio Puellessplit decision2024
  3. WJai Herbertunanimous decision2023
  4. WMichal Figlakunanimous decision2022
  5. LTerrance McKinneysubmission R1 2:112022

Mike Davis

  1. WNatan Levysubmission R2 1:432024
  2. WViacheslav Borshchevunanimous decision2022
  3. WMason Jonesunanimous decision2021
  4. WThomas GiffordKO/TKO R3 4:452019
  5. LSodiq Yusuff2018

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