Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Don Madge
Don Madge
“Magic Man”
9-3-1
RESULT

Don Madge def. Farès Ziam (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Farès Ziam
Farès Ziam
“The Smile Killer”
18-4-0
Saturday, September 7, 2019
The Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Don Madge defeated Farès Ziam by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier, held Saturday, September 7, 2019 at The Arena, Abu Dhabi.

Fight stats

Don Madge
Farès Ziam
0
Knockdowns
0
21 of 49
Significant strikes
10 of 31
43%
Sig. strike accuracy
32%
72 of 111
Total strikes
70 of 96
3 of 12
Takedowns
0 of 4
25%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
9:35
Control time
2:27
Significant strikes by target
11 of 36
Head
6 of 26
6 of 7
Body
1 of 2
4 of 6
Leg
3 of 3
8 of 27
Distance
8 of 25
3 of 8
Clinch
2 of 4
10 of 14
Ground
0 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
5 of 12
Sig. str.
2 of 10
21 of 29
Total str.
30 of 41
0 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
2:22
Ctrl
1:29
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
7 of 20
Sig. str.
8 of 15
25 of 46
Total str.
21 of 29
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
2:51
Ctrl
0:44
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
9 of 17
Sig. str.
0 of 6
26 of 36
Total str.
19 of 26
2 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:22
Ctrl
0:14

Judges' Scorecards

Ben Cartlidge
#MadgeZiam
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Mark Collett
#MadgeZiam
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
David Lethaby
#MadgeZiam
1910
2109
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

11
Madge
–
0
Ziam
●30–27 Madge×9●29–28 Madge×2
All 11 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

100%
Madge
0%
Ziam
16 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Madge62.5%●29–28 Madge25%●30–28 Madge12.5%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
69%
Madge
R2
94%
Madge
R3
100%
Madge

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Peter Hickmott
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

9-3-1
Record
18-4-0
0
Win Streak
0
35
Age
29
6'0"
183 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
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Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.08
SLpM
2.87
52%
Str. Acc.
52%
0.74
SApM
1.53
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.22
TD Avg.
1.73
25%
TD Acc.
40%
80%
TD Def.
71%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

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  • W
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    UFC 242: Khabib vs PoirierSat, Sep 7, 2019
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Career Averages

Based on 2 fights · 11 fights
21.0
Avg sig. strikes
35.4
1.50
Avg takedowns
1.64
5:04
Avg control time
3:35
21
Career high strikes
61
3
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Don Madge
Strike target
Farès Ziam
60%
Head
66%
29%
Body
19%
12%
Leg
16%
Don Madge
Strike position
Farès Ziam
48%
Distance
70%
14%
Clinch
13%
38%
Ground
18%