Fares Ziam vs Kauê Fernandes

Sep 6, 2025 · ESPN+

DateSep 6, 2025

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueAccor Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, September 6, 2025 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 3:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 12:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sat 8:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 9:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 5:00 AM
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Fares ZiamSmile Killer |18-6-0Fares Ziam vs Kauê FernandesKauê Fernandes11-3-0

Fares ZiamSmile Killer18-6-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

18-6-0Record11-3-0

29Age31

6'0"Height6'0"

75″Reach73"

155 lbsWeight155 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Kauê Fernandes11-3-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Fares Ziam owns a 34-point Elo edge (good). Fares Ziam shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Fares ZiamKauê Fernandes

Recent form

Fares ZiamL L W W W · +18 Elo last 5

LLWWW

Kauê FernandesL W W W L · +15 Elo last 5

LWWWL

Elo edge

Fares Ziam1694-19 last move

Kauê Fernandes1660-19 last move

Why they are ranked here

Fares Ziam#80 of 422 active Lightweight fighters · 1694 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Nazim Sadykhov (rated 1729 at the time): +20.
Costliest loss: Lost to Terrance McKinney (rated 1630 at the time): -20.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +18 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #79 Salah Eddine Hamli, 1 ahead of #81 Jordan Vucenic.

Kauê Fernandes#139 of 422 active Lightweight fighters · 1660 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Felipe Douglas (rated 1531 at the time): +21.
Costliest loss: Lost to Luann Sardinha (rated 1522 at the time): -32.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +15 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #138 Gabe Green, 1 ahead of #140 Joe Solecki.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Fares ZiamNow 1694 · #80 Lightweight

Wins by decision+14→ 1708

Loses by decision-18→ 1676

Kauê FernandesNow 1660 · #139 Lightweight

Wins by decision+18→ 1678

Loses by decision-14→ 1646

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Fares ZiamvsKauê Fernandes

Takedown average

1.86vs0

Takedown defense

71%vs0%

Sig. strikes landed per min

2.68vs0.41

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

1.58vs5.70

Finishing profile

Fares ZiamKO/TKO leads 39% of wins

Kauê FernandesKO/TKO leads 55% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Fares ZiamKauê Fernandes

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

2.68Sig. strikes landed per min0.41

UFC lightweight average : 3.82

52Sig. strike accuracy50

UFC lightweight average : 46%

1.58Sig. strikes absorbed per min5.70

UFC lightweight average : 3.91

64Sig. strike defense29

UFC lightweight average : 53%

1.86Takedown average0

UFC lightweight average : 1.68

0Takedown accuracyNot available

UFC lightweight average : 28%

71Takedown defense0

UFC lightweight average : 59%

0.52Submission average0

UFC lightweight average : 0.50

7Wins by knockout6

4Wins by submission2

7Wins by decision3

1Losses by knockout1

3Losses by submission0

2Losses by decision2

Fares Ziam vs Kauê Fernandes is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : IMAVOV VS BORRALHO. Fares Ziam enters with a 18-6-0 record and Kauê Fernandes enters with a 11-3-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.