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Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
A busy French lightweight who wins rounds meets a compatriot who has finished every man he has beaten and thrown almost nothing doing it.
Two French lightweights, two entirely opposed theories of how to win. Fares Ziam accumulates; Axel Sola removes. The ratings favour removal. Ziam's profile is the more familiar shape. A 7.45 volume score, a 3.95 striking score, 3.93 pressure and a finish rate of 0.25 across eleven recorded fights — a tall, rangy lightweight at 185.4cm with 190.5cm of reach who throws often, holds position and let…
Ziam (18-4) lost a decision to Tom Nolan in June, ending a run that included a second-round knockout of Nazim Sadykhov in December 2025 and decisions over Mike Davis and Claudio Puelles. At 29, with a 91.0 momentum score and a 0.25 finish rate, he is a fighter who wins by margin rather than by conclusion.
Sola (11-1-1) has three recorded fights: a first-round submission of Ismael Bonfim in July, a third-round knockout of Rhys McKee in September 2025 and a decision loss to Mason Jones in March. His finish rate is 1.0 and his 52.0 quality-of-victory is the higher of the two, but three fights is a small basis for a 70.9 composite.
A 7.45 to 1.33 volume gap — Ziam throws nearly six times as much
Sola's 1.0 finish rate against Ziam's 0.25 across eleven recorded fights
Ziam's 0.0 submission score against a man who submitted Ismael Bonfim inside a round in July
The Mason Jones decision in March showed Sola can be out-worked over fifteen minutes
A 52.0 quality-of-victory for Sola against 31.9 for Ziam despite eight fewer fights
Ziam's volume and 84.0 chin rating are precisely the combination that beat Sola in March
Sola's 70.9 composite rests on three fights, one of which he lost
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