Puelles vs Ziam

Who won Puelles vs Ziam?

Fares Ziam beat Claudio Puelles by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

The scorecards were announced 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).

Puelles vs Ziam stats

Claudio Puelles stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Fares Ziam made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Claudio Puelles' UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Fares Ziam's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Ziam had an advantage in power over Puelles, with a 36% knock out percentage over Puelles' 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Puelles had a large advantage over Ziam, boasting a 58% submission rate over Ziam's 29%.

Claudio Puelles was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Ziam had a height advantage of 2 inches over Puelles. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Puelles was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Ziam, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 38 to Ziam's 39.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Fares Ziam had been fighting more than Claudio Puelles.

Going to this contest, Claudio Puelles had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 29 days ago, while Fares Ziam's last outing had been 9 months and 19 days ago.

Puelles' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Ziam's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Puelles vs Ziam?

Claudio Puelles was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Fares Ziam made his way into the ring at 9/20 (-220) with oddsmakers.