Fares Ziam vs Mike Davis. Fight Prediction
The Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight fighter Fares Ziam will face Mike Davis. The fight will take place on February 1 as part of the UFC Fight Night 250 tournament in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) at the multifunctional Anb Arena, which holds about eight thousand spectators. The approximate start of the fight is 20:00 Moscow time. Will the fighter from France be able to succeed in the fight with the American and what bets should he choose? - read our betting tip

Command Analysis

Fares Ziam

Current form
Fares Ziam became the International Sport Kickboxing Association champion in 2017 and decided to try his hand at mixed martial arts. Before signing a contract with Dana White league in 2020, Smile Killer fought quite successfully in European promotions, and won the championship belt in HIT-FC. The Frenchman has won his last four fights. In September 2024, he defeated American Matt Frevola (KO, third round), and before that Peruvian Claudio Puelles (split decision). 27-year-old Ziam has 16 wins (six by KO, six by decision, four by submission) and four losses.
Interesting trends for betting
Ziam takedown success rate is 36 percent.

Mike Davis

Current form
Before joining the world strongest mixed martial arts championship, Mike Davis fought in the American promotion Island Fights, where he became champion. The New York fighter will have his sixth fight in the UFC. His winning streak has already lasted four fights. In his last one in March 2024, he defeated Nathan Levy (submission, second round) from Israel. And before that, Russian Vyacheslav Borshchev (unanimous), Mason Jones (unanimous) from Wales and his compatriot Thomas Gifford (unanimous). The 32-year-old Davis has 12 wins (seven by knockout, two by decision, three by submission) and two losses.
Interesting trends for betting
Davis' knockout win rate is 64 percent.
Trends
Bet: Ziam wins by judges' decision
Ziam win rate by points is 38 percent
2.90Tip and bets
Bookmakers' analysts found it difficult to name a clear favorite of the upcoming fight. In their opinion, Davis will have a slight advantage. In general, this is true. Both fighters are approximately the same level with the same anthropometric data. In such a situation, it is worth choosing a bet that the fight will go the full distance. Knockouts do not happen very often in light weight categories.
Our prediction is that the fight will be a full one at 1.58