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Michal Figlak vs. Fares Ziam

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 8-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
8-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
30
AgeΔ 1 yrs
29
5'10"
HeightΔ 3"
6'1"
70"
ReachΔ 5"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
29.8
Layoff (months)Δ 28.3 mo
1.5
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Michal Figlak rarely shoots — 0.50 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Fares Ziam is hard to hit — absorbs 1.63 sig. strikes per minute, vs a 3.38 Lightweight norm.
Michal Figlak absorbs 4.93 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.38 Lightweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Michal Figlak

Full career not yet synced for Michal Figlak — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500

Fares Ziam

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 83
Tier 3 — regional circuit 102

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1204.00/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
3962.70/min · norm 3.44
1484.93/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2391.63/min · norm 3.38
39.2%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
52.5%norm 43.65%
52.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
63.1%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.20/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Michal Figlak

Distance 95.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 2.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 8.0%)

Fares Ziam

Distance 76.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 14.6% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Michal Figlak

Head 80.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 8.0%)

Fares Ziam

Head 78.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.8% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Figlak L/AAccLightweight med Ziam L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 113 / 292 38.7% 38.3% 278 / 580 47.9% 38.3%
In the clinch 4 / 7 too few to rate 67.5% 49 / 65 75.4% 67.5%
On the ground 3 / 7 too few to rate 68.8% 69 / 110 62.7% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 73 / 247 29.6% 35.1% 255 / 595 42.9% 35.1%
To the body 25 / 35 71.4% 69.1% 74 / 86 86.0% 69.1%
To the legs 22 / 24 too few to rate 81.8% 67 / 74 90.5% 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 Figlak L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Ziam L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 130 / 281 46.3% 38.8% 163 / 522 31.2% 38.8%
In the clinch 5 / 6 too few to rate 68.6% 36 / 60 60.0% 68.6%
On the ground 13 / 27 48.1% 68.0% 40 / 66 60.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 89 / 243 36.6% 35.2% 101 / 449 22.5% 35.2%
To the body 35 / 43 81.4% 68.2% 80 / 121 66.1% 68.2%
To the legs 24 / 28 85.7% 81.5% 58 / 78 74.4% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
112.5% acc · 0.50/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
1842.9% acc · 1.84/15 · norm 1.34
857.1% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
5170.8% def · norm 63.7%
3:1210.7% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
39:3026.9% of cage time · norm 18.95%
7:363:48 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
48:585:00 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
50.51/15 · norm 0.48

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ziam has more cage time on record.