After framing Frevola as he attempted to exit a clinch, Ziam connected with the right knee, knocking his opponent out cold. Ziam followed him to the ground for a few extra punches, but it was clear the fight was already over before that. But as fighters are told, he continued striking until the referee stepped in.

Fares Ziam showed the totality of his mixed martial game and punctuated it with one of the best knockouts all year. Ziam overwhelmed Matt Frevola for most of Saturday's three-round scrap at UFC Fight Night in Paris.

A picture-perfect knee made Fares Ziam $50,000 richer on Saturday in Paris. The Kill Cliff FC-trained Frenchman secured one of four "Performance of the Night" bonuses awarded by the promotion at UFC Fight Night 243 for his third-round knockout of Matt Frevola in a featured lightweight encounter.

The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday’s card in Paris, including a vicious KO of the Year contender by Fares Ziam.