Fares Ziam vs. Claudio Puelles
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Fares Ziam
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Claudio Puelles
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Fares Ziam
Distance 76.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 14.6% (norm 8.0%)
Claudio Puelles
Distance 70.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 24.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Fares Ziam
Head 78.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.8% (norm 8.0%)
Claudio Puelles
Head 75.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 21.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.8% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ziam L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Puelles L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 278 / 580 | 47.9% | 38.3% | 90 / 244 | 36.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 49 / 65 | 75.4% | 67.5% | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 69 / 110 | 62.7% | 68.8% | 61 / 83 | 73.5% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 255 / 595 | 42.9% | 35.1% | 100 / 259 | 38.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 74 / 86 | 86.0% | 69.1% | 52 / 73 | 71.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 67 / 74 | 90.5% | 81.8% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Ziam L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Puelles L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 163 / 522 | 31.2% | 38.8% | 175 / 388 | 45.1% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 60 | 60.0% | 68.6% | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 40 / 66 | 60.6% | 68.0% | 77 / 107 | 72.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 101 / 449 | 22.5% | 35.2% | 151 / 370 | 40.8% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 80 / 121 | 66.1% | 68.2% | 77 / 104 | 74.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 58 / 78 | 74.4% | 81.5% | 47 / 56 | 83.9% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ziam has more cage time on record.