Herbert vs Ziam

Who won Herbert vs Ziam?

Fares Ziam beat Jai Herbert by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura, on Saturday 22nd July 2023 at O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 in favor of the winner Fares Ziam.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Herbert vs Ziam stats

Jai Herbert stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Fares Ziam made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Jai Herbert's UFC record stood at 2-4-1, while Fares Ziam's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Herbert had a massive power advantage over Ziam, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Ziam's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ziam had a large advantage over Herbert, boasting a 31% submission rate over Herbert's 8%.

Jai Herbert was the older man by 8 years, at 35 years old.

Herbert had 2-inch reach advantage.

Herbert was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 months later than Ziam, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 37 to Ziam's 39.

Herbert vs Ziam form

Herbert had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Ludovit Klein at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Kyle Nelson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Ilia Topuria at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten Khama Worthy at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been beaten by Renato Moicano at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Herbert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Ziam's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Herbert vs Ziam?

Jai Herbert was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Fares Ziam made his way into the ring at 11/20 (-180) with oddsmakers.