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Other bouts 13
Fight Card
UFC Fight Night: Parnasse vs. Hooker
Sep 5, 2026 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- 1Not linkedlightweight MainDan HookervsSalahdine Parnasse
- 2middleweightMichael PagevsNursulton Ruziboev
- 10featherweightLosene KeitavsMuhammad Naimov
- 12Not linkedwomen's strawweightDelphine BenouaichvsSofia Montenegro
- 22heavyweightMario PintovsRyan Spann
- 23light heavyweightOumar SyvsModestas Bukauskas
- 27featherweightKurtis CampbellvsTrevor Peek
- 28Not linkedmiddleweightMatthieu DuclosvsLuis Felipe Dias
- 29women's bantamweightNora CornollevsKlaudia Sygula
- 33featherweightNathaniel WoodvsMairon Santos
- 34featherweightMorgan CharrierevsFelipe Lima
- 36welterweightPunahele SorianovsDaniil Donchenko
- 37Not linkedflyweightFabia SintesvsMichael Aljarouj
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Other fights on this card · 9
Michael Page vs Nursulton Ruziboev middleweight Losene Keita vs Muhammad Naimov featherweight Mario Pinto vs Ryan Spann heavyweight Oumar Sy vs Modestas Bukauskas light heavyweight Kurtis Campbell vs Trevor Peek featherweight Nora Cornolle vs Klaudia Sygula women's bantamweight Nathaniel Wood vs Mairon Santos featherweight Morgan Charriere vs Felipe Lima featherweight Punahele Soriano vs Daniil Donchenko welterweight
Notable
Sola
Has never been finished — the only loss went to the scorecards.
Tale of the tape
| 8-3-0 | UFC record | 2-1-0 |
| KO 2 · Sub 0 | Finishes | KO 1 · Sub 1 |
| -1 | Streak | +1 |
| 29 | Age | 28 |
| 6'1" 185 cm | Height | 6'0" 183 cm |
| 75" 191 cm | Reach | 74" 188 cm |
| Orthodox | Stance | Southpaw |
| 1596 | Global Elo | 1531 |
| 1552 | Elo rating | 1484 |
Fares Ziam — Notable ▼
At a glance
- Top 5 · lightweightLowest Strikes Absorbed
- 1Fares Ziam1.58
- 2Kaue Fernandes1.63
- 3Nurullo Aliev1.67
- 4Arman Tsarukyan1.80
- 5Joe Solecki1.90
- Top 5 · lightweightStriking Defense
- 1Matheus Camilo67%
- 2Fares Ziam64%
- 3Nasrat Haqparast63%
- 4Ilia Topuria62%
- 5King Green62%
- Career-best 6-fight win streak
Axel Sola — Notable ▼
At a glance
- Has never been finished — durability signal
- 100% of wins by KO or submission
- 50% of wins finished in round 1
Fares Ziam — Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 389 landed total · career
Targets head · body · leg
66% Head
- Head 66%
- Body 19%
- Leg 16%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
70% Distance
- Distance 70%
- Clinch 13%
- Ground 18%
Axel Sola — Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 143 landed total · career
Targets head · body · leg
84% Head
- Head 84%
- Body 16%
- Leg 0%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
69% Distance
- Distance 69%
- Clinch 24%
- Ground 7%
Performance comparison
Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.
2.68
Top 5 · lightweight
Strikes Landed per Minute
- 1Terrance McKinney7.95
- 2Esteban Ribovics7.41
- 3Gauge Young7.00
- 4Billy Quarantillo6.80
- 5King Green6.59
div avg 4.53
52%
Top 5 · lightweight
Striking Accuracy
- 1Benoit Saint Denis58%
- 2Marquel Mederos58%
- 3Quillan Salkilld58%
- 4Justin Gaethje58%
- 5Anshul Jubli57%
div avg 51%
1.58
Top 5 · lightweight
Lowest Strikes Absorbed
- 1Fares Ziam1.58
- 2Kaue Fernandes1.63
- 3Nurullo Aliev1.67
- 4Arman Tsarukyan1.80
- 5Joe Solecki1.90
div avg 3.76
64%
Top 5 · lightweight
Striking Defense
- 1Matheus Camilo67%
- 2Fares Ziam64%
- 3Nasrat Haqparast63%
- 4Ilia Topuria62%
- 5King Green62%
div avg 53%
1.86
Top 5 · lightweight
Takedowns per 15 Minutes
- 1Quillan Salkilld5.74
- 2Mateusz Gamrot5.08
- 3Matheus Camilo4.16
- 4Benoit Saint Denis4.15
- 5Grant Dawson3.62
div avg 1.86
43%
Top 5 · lightweight
Takedown Accuracy
- 1Kaue Fernandes100%
- 2Rafael Fiziev71%
- 3Manuel Torres67%
- 4Esteban Ribovics67%
- 5Rongzhu63%
div avg 37%
71%
Top 5 · lightweight
Takedown Defense
- 1Trey Ogden100%
- 2Ottman Azaitar100%
- 3Anshul Jubli100%
- 4Ilia Topuria95%
- 5Gauge Young92%
div avg 72%
0.52
Top 5 · lightweight
Submission Attempts per 15 Min
- 1Charles Oliveira2.59
- 2Terrance McKinney2.18
- 3Chase Hooper2.05
- 4Benoit Saint Denis1.73
- 5Jim Miller1.72
div avg 0.65
4
Top 5 · lightweight
Control Time per 15 Minutes
- 1Grant Dawson9.76
- 2Nurullo Aliev8.80
- 3Benoit Saint Denis7.08
- 4Terrance McKinney6.77
- 5Claudio Puelles6.69
div avg 4
Division-adjusted profile
each axis = percentile in own divisionThe size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.
Finish & durability
How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.
Fares Ziam
25% finish rate
KO 2 · Sub 0
can finish?
Axel Sola
finished 0%
never finished
Axel Sola
100% finish rate
KO 1 · Sub 1
can finish?
Fares Ziam
finished 33%
1 of 3 losses
Strength of schedule in UFC
Fares Ziam has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1581 vs 1488, 1 quality wins to 0.
Fares Ziam red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1581
UFC level Quality wins (1600+)
1
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win
Nazim Sadykhov
Elo 1612 at fight time
Expected wins
5.5
+2.5 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career
· 11 fights
1533 1584
Notable wins
Axel Sola blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1488
Developing slate Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 2 UFC wins
Toughest win
Ismael Bonfim
Elo 1488 at fight time
Expected wins
1.6
+0.4 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career
· 3 fights
1435 1488
Corner A recent form
Fares Ziam
- Jun 6, 2026
- Dec 6, 2025
- Feb 1, 2025
- Sep 28, 2024
- Feb 24, 2024
Corner B recent form
Axel Sola
- Jul 25, 2026
- Mar 21, 2026
- Sep 6, 2025
Source
Per-fighter stats and bout records from
Fares Ziam & Axel Sola on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice.
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