Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
Jai Herbert
Black Country Banger
14-6-1
RESULT

Farès Ziam def. Jai Herbert (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Farès Ziam
The Smile Killer
18-4-0
Saturday, July 22, 2023
The O2, London, United Kingdom

Farès Ziam defeated Jai Herbert by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs Tybura, held Saturday, July 22, 2023 at The O2, London.

Fight stats

Jai Herbert
Farès Ziam
0
Knockdowns
0
49 of 134
Significant strikes
61 of 113
37%
Sig. strike accuracy
54%
58 of 150
Total strikes
96 of 153
0 of 6
Takedowns
1 of 5
0%
Takedown accuracy
20%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
4:12
Control time
1:30
Significant strikes by target
7 of 79
Head
29 of 74
23 of 31
Body
19 of 23
19 of 24
Leg
13 of 16
38 of 119
Distance
45 of 93
11 of 15
Clinch
16 of 20
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
14 of 42
Sig. str.
20 of 32
15 of 46
Total str.
34 of 47
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:08
Ctrl
0:34
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
15 of 44
Sig. str.
20 of 38
22 of 53
Total str.
34 of 54
0 of 3
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
2:04
Ctrl
0:16
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
20 of 48
Sig. str.
21 of 43
21 of 51
Total str.
28 of 52
0 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
1:00
Ctrl
0:40

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#HerbertZiam
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Junichiro Kamijo
#HerbertZiam
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Cezary Wojciechowski
#HerbertZiam
1910
2109
3910
Total2829

Media Scores

4
Herbert
7
Ziam
30–27 Ziam×429–28 Herbert×429–28 Ziam×3
All 11 media scorecards

Fan Scorecards

28%
Herbert
3%
Draw
69%
Ziam
58 fan scorecards submitted
30–27 Ziam44.8%29–28 Herbert25.9%29–28 Ziam24.1%29–29 Draw1.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
85%
Ziam
R2
53%
Ziam
R3
72%
Ziam

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Tale of the Tape

14-6-1
Record
18-4-0
1
Win Streak
0
38
Age
29
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
77"
196 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
Stance
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
Nationality

Striking Profile

3.19
SLpM
2.87
41%
Str. Acc.
52%
3.34
SApM
1.53
Str. Def.

Grappling Profile

0.42
TD Avg.
1.73
21%
TD Acc.
40%
66%
TD Def.
71%
Sub. Avg.

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jai Herbert · 2-2-1
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs MalottSat, Apr 18, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 2:05 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs BradySat, Mar 22, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs NurmagomedovSat, Aug 3, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs TyburaSat, Jul 22, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • D
    UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3Sat, Mar 18, 2023
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
Farès Ziam · 4-1
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs BonfimSat, Jun 6, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2Sat, Dec 6, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 4:59 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs ImavovSat, Feb 1, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC Paris: Moicano vs Saint DenisSat, Sep 28, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 2:59 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC Mexico CitySun, Feb 25, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 10 fights · 11 fights
34.1
Avg sig. strikes
35.4
0.30
Avg takedowns
1.64
1:46
Avg control time
3:35
82
Career high strikes
61
2
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Jai Herbert
Strike target
Farès Ziam
53%
Head
66%
29%
Body
19%
17%
Leg
16%
Jai Herbert
Strike position
Farès Ziam
79%
Distance
70%
14%
Clinch
13%
7%
Ground
18%