Matt Frevola vs.
Fares Ziam
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Matt Frevola
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
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: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Matt Frevola
Distance 82.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.8% (norm 8.0%)
Fares Ziam
Distance 76.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 14.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Matt Frevola
Head 78.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.9%)
Fares Ziam
Head 79.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Frevola L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Ziam L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 238 / 707 | 33.7% | 37.9% | 271 / 567 | 47.8% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 66 | 57.6% | 67.3% | 49 / 65 | 75.4% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 64 / 84 | 76.2% | 69.1% | 69 / 110 | 62.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 225 / 669 | 33.6% | 35.0% | 255 / 590 | 43.2% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 65 / 129 | 50.4% | 69.1% | 72 / 84 | 85.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 50 / 59 | 84.7% | 81.9% | 62 / 68 | 91.2% | 81.9% |
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: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Frevola L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Ziam L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 319 / 782 | 40.8% | 38.9% | 157 / 512 | 30.7% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 68 | 51.5% | 68.6% | 36 / 60 | 60.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 38 / 56 | 67.9% | 68.0% | 37 / 63 | 58.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 276 / 744 | 37.1% | 35.1% | 94 / 439 | 21.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 82 / 123 | 66.7% | 68.1% | 78 / 118 | 66.1% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 34 / 39 | 87.2% | 81.5% | 58 / 78 | 74.4% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Frevola has more cage time on record.