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Terrance McKinney vs. Fares Ziam

UFC 8-6-0 vs. 8-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-6-0
UFC record
8-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
32
AgeΔ 3 yrs
29
5'10"
HeightΔ 3"
6'1"
73"
ReachΔ 2"
75"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
3.3
Layoff (months)Δ 1.8 mo
1.5
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Terrance McKinney carries real power — 1.31 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Terrance McKinney is a submission threat — 2.18 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Fares Ziam is hard to hit — absorbs 1.63 sig. strikes per minute, vs a 3.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Terrance McKinney

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 82

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.95 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 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

2747.95/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
3962.70/min · norm 3.44
1644.76/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2391.63/min · norm 3.38
55.8%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
52.5%norm 43.65%
41.6%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
63.1%norm 56.3%
31.31/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.20/15 · norm 0.25

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

Terrance McKinney

Distance 60.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 30.8% (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)

Terrance McKinney

Head 90.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.2% (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 McKinney L/AAccLightweight med Ziam L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 128 / 297 43.1% 38.3% 278 / 580 47.9% 38.3%
In the clinch 32 / 43 74.4% 67.5% 49 / 65 75.4% 67.5%
On the ground 114 / 151 75.5% 68.8% 69 / 110 62.7% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 239 / 444 53.8% 35.1% 255 / 595 42.9% 35.1%
To the body 35 / 46 76.1% 69.1% 74 / 86 86.0% 69.1%
To the legs 0 / 1 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 McKinney L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Ziam L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 104 / 201 51.7% 38.8% 163 / 522 31.2% 38.8%
In the clinch 19 / 24 too few to rate 68.6% 36 / 60 60.0% 68.6%
On the ground 41 / 56 73.2% 68.0% 40 / 66 60.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 102 / 203 50.2% 35.2% 101 / 449 22.5% 35.2%
To the body 44 / 56 78.6% 68.2% 80 / 121 66.1% 68.2%
To the legs 18 / 22 too few to rate 81.5% 58 / 78 74.4% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
746.7% acc · 3.05/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
1842.9% acc · 1.84/15 · norm 1.34
872.7% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
5170.8% def · norm 63.7%
15:3345.1% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
39:3026.9% of cage time · norm 18.95%
3:351:33 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
48:585:00 per 15 · norm 2:50
52.18/15 · 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 — McKinney has more cage time on record.