Lightweight: Fares Ziam vs Kaue Fernandes prediction.
Fighter Overview:
- Fares Ziam (17-4-0, #22 UFC Lightweight): Ziam’s technical striking lands 4.2 per minute at 59% accuracy, with a solid 68% takedown defense.
- Kaue Fernandes (10-2-0, #45 UFC Lightweight): Fernandes averages 3.5 strikes per minute and 1.8 takedowns, focusing on aggressive grappling.
Analysis:
Ziam’s precision striking and reach give him control on the feet, where he can pick apart Fernandes with counters.
Fernandes’s wrestling could be disrupted if he secures takedowns for ground control, but Ziam’s defense and get-up ability (averaging quick returns to feet) limit that.
On the ground, Fernandes’s top pressure is solid, but Ziam’s scrambling favors stand-up exchanges. Ziam’s experience edges him in a technical battle.
Fares Ziam vs Kaue Fernandes Prediction:
Fares Ziam via unanimous decision.