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✓ Axel Sola won · by KO · R1

Fares Ziam vs Axel Sola — Honest Elo matchup

lightweight
Other bouts 13
Fight Card
UFC Fight Night: Parnasse vs. Hooker
Sep 5, 2026 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
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Corner A
Fares Ziam
#28 8-4-0
Elo 1532
VS
Corner B
Axel Sola
#33 3-1-0
Elo 1526
Final result · recorded Sep 5, 2026
Axel Sola
defeated Fares Ziam by KO in round 1

Honest Elo mode pre-fight: Fares Ziam 65.2% · Axel Sola 34.8%

Pure Elo pre-fight: Fares Ziam 59.2% · Axel Sola 40.8%

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Notable

Sola

Has never been finished — the only loss went to the scorecards.

Tale of the tape

8-4-0 UFC record 3-1-0
KO 2 · Sub 0 Finishes KO 2 · Sub 1
-2 Streak +2
29 Age 29
6'1" 185 cm Height 6'0" 183 cm
75" 191 cm Reach 74" 188 cm
Orthodox Stance Southpaw
1574 Global Elo 1571
1532 Elo rating 1526
Fares Ziam — Notable ▼
At a glance
Axel Sola — Notable ▼
At a glance
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 100% of wins by KO or submission

Fares Ziam — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 396 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
64% Head
  • Head 64%
  • Body 19%
  • Leg 17%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
70% Distance
  • Distance 70%
  • Clinch 12%
  • Ground 17%

Axel Sola — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 152 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
84% Head
  • Head 84%
  • Body 16%
  • Leg 0%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
69% Distance
  • Distance 69%
  • Clinch 22%
  • Ground 9%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

2.70
4.55
div avg 4.56
52%
51%
div avg 51%
1.63
4.52
div avg 3.65
63%
61%
div avg 53%
1.84
1.79
div avg 1.98
43%
36%
div avg 38%
71%
67%
div avg 72%
0.51
0.45
div avg 0.69
4
3
div avg 4

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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The 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.

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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 2 · Sub 1
can finish?
Fares Ziam
finished 50%
2 of 4 losses

Strength of schedule in UFC

Fares Ziam has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1572 vs 1515, 1 quality wins to 0.

Fares Ziam red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1572
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
1
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win
Nazim Sadykhov
Elo 1612 at fight time
Expected wins
6.0
+1.9 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 12 fights
1533
1531
Notable wins
Nazim Sadykhov 1612
Axel Sola blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1515
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 3 UFC wins
Toughest win
Fares Ziam
Elo 1596 at fight time
Expected wins
2.0
+1.0 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 4 fights
1435
1596
Corner A recent form
Fares Ziam
Corner B recent form
Axel Sola
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. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.