Featherweight

Youssef Zalal

Last fought: Apr 2026

RECORD

Pro

18-6-1

UFC

8-4-1

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:33
Fight Completion Rate	79.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.51
% Fights Inside the Distance	30.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	50-28 (64.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	31-20 (60.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	19-8 (70.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	45.6%
% Time in Control	29.0%
% Time Controlled	25.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	53.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.22
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.15
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.07
Distance Strike Accuracy	49.1%
Distance Strike Defense	68.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.61
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.23
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.88
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.43
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.32

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Featherweight field

Youssef Zalal League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Youssef Zalal
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.8
Strike Differential	1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	31.7%
Takedown Defense	55.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.8
Submission Attempts/15min	1.3
Control Time/15min	4:21
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	50.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:33
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.6

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.9
Takedown Accuracy	23.1%
Takedown Defense	46.7%
Control Time/Fight	1:36

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Aljamain Sterling

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal • Apr 2026Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Youssef Zalal35/6554%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:59

Aljamain Sterling46/8952%TD 6/11Ctrl 13:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Youssef Zalal	4/16	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aljamain Sterling	8/24	33%	1/2	2:19	—

R2	Youssef Zalal	15/23	65%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aljamain Sterling	15/29	52%	1/3	2:25	—

R3	Youssef Zalal	3/4	75%	0/0	3:48	—
	Aljamain Sterling	2/3	67%	2/2	0:47	—

R4	Youssef Zalal	3/4	75%	0/0	0:11	—
	Aljamain Sterling	16/22	73%	1/2	4:16	—

R5	Youssef Zalal	10/18	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aljamain Sterling	5/11	45%	1/2	4:02	—

WIN

vs. Josh Emmett

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 • Oct 2025Featherweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 1:38

Youssef Zalal0/10%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:48

Josh Emmett0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Youssef Zalal	0/1	0%	1/1	0:48	—
	Josh Emmett	0/0	—	0/0	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Calvin Kattar

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues • Feb 2025Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Youssef Zalal74/13356%TD 0/8Ctrl 0:00

Calvin Kattar38/13428%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Youssef Zalal	26/46	57%	0/1	0:00	—
	Calvin Kattar	8/23	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Youssef Zalal	27/46	59%	0/3	0:00	—
	Calvin Kattar	10/37	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Youssef Zalal	21/41	51%	0/4	0:00	—
	Calvin Kattar	20/74	27%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jack Shore

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi • Nov 2024Featherweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 0:59

Youssef Zalal13/2748%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:07KD 1

Jack Shore8/1844%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Youssef Zalal	7/17	41%	1/2	1:39	—
	Jack Shore	7/15	47%	2/4	1:49	—

R2	Youssef Zalal	6/10	60%	0/0	0:28	1
	Jack Shore	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jarno Errens

UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 • Aug 2024Featherweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:52

Youssef Zalal10/1283%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:08

Jarno Errens6/2623%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Youssef Zalal	10/12	83%	1/2	1:08	—
	Jarno Errens	6/26	23%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Billy Quarantillo

UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas • Mar 2024Featherweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:50

Youssef Zalal33/5659%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:55

Billy Quarantillo10/5020%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Youssef Zalal	31/49	63%	1/1	1:33	—
	Billy Quarantillo	8/40	20%	0/0	0:21	—

R2	Youssef Zalal	2/7	29%	1/1	1:22	—
	Billy Quarantillo	2/10	20%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Da'Mon Blackshear

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz • Aug 2022Bantamweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Youssef Zalal63/15042%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:52

Da'Mon Blackshear27/6939%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Youssef Zalal	1/8	12%	1/1	2:22	—
	Da'Mon Blackshear	6/13	46%	0/0	0:43	—

R2	Youssef Zalal	3/6	50%	0/0	1:35	—
	Da'Mon Blackshear	2/3	67%	1/2	3:08	—

R3	Youssef Zalal	59/136	43%	0/0	0:55	—
	Da'Mon Blackshear	19/53	36%	0/3	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Sean Woodson

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai • Jun 2021Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Youssef Zalal42/8947%TD 2/17Ctrl 6:21

Sean Woodson40/11634%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Youssef Zalal	17/31	55%	1/6	1:46	—
	Sean Woodson	11/38	29%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Youssef Zalal	15/34	44%	1/3	1:46	—
	Sean Woodson	15/46	33%	0/0	0:10	—

R3	Youssef Zalal	10/24	42%	0/8	2:49	—
	Sean Woodson	14/32	44%	0/0	0:39	—

LOSS

vs. SeungWoo Choi

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov • Feb 2021Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Youssef Zalal23/4749%TD 3/9Ctrl 4:29

SeungWoo Choi41/10938%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Youssef Zalal	12/24	50%	0/2	1:33	—
	SeungWoo Choi	13/54	24%	1/1	0:13	—

R2	Youssef Zalal	6/14	43%	0/2	1:52	—
	SeungWoo Choi	19/37	51%	1/1	1:06	—

R3	Youssef Zalal	5/9	56%	3/5	1:04	—
	SeungWoo Choi	9/18	50%	0/1	2:20	—

LOSS

vs. Ilia Topuria

UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen • Oct 2020Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Youssef Zalal17/5332%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:51

Ilia Topuria13/3339%TD 5/9Ctrl 8:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Youssef Zalal	4/21	19%	0/0	0:16	—
	Ilia Topuria	6/16	38%	1/4	2:35	—

R2	Youssef Zalal	4/10	40%	0/2	2:05	—
	Ilia Topuria	6/9	67%	1/1	2:07	—

R3	Youssef Zalal	9/22	41%	0/0	0:30	—
	Ilia Topuria	1/8	12%	3/4	3:20	—

WIN

vs. Peter Barrett

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik • Aug 2020Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Youssef Zalal54/9259%TD 3/5Ctrl 6:54KD 1

Peter Barrett23/5740%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Youssef Zalal	32/53	60%	0/0	0:28	1
	Peter Barrett	8/28	29%	0/1	0:43	—

R2	Youssef Zalal	6/11	55%	1/2	3:42	—
	Peter Barrett	5/8	62%	0/0	0:17	—

R3	Youssef Zalal	16/28	57%	2/3	2:44	—
	Peter Barrett	10/21	48%	0/1	0:34	—

WIN

vs. Jordan Griffin

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker • Jun 2020Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Youssef Zalal59/11253%TD 0/2Ctrl 4:23

Jordan Griffin28/6941%TD 2/8Ctrl 5:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Youssef Zalal	11/29	38%	0/1	1:13	—
	Jordan Griffin	3/19	16%	1/2	1:54	—

R2	Youssef Zalal	13/31	42%	0/0	1:39	—
	Jordan Griffin	8/24	33%	0/1	1:55	—

R3	Youssef Zalal	35/52	67%	0/1	1:31	—
	Jordan Griffin	17/26	65%	1/5	1:45	—

WIN

vs. Austin Lingo

UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes • Feb 2020Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Youssef Zalal31/5556%TD 6/12Ctrl 6:38

Austin Lingo12/6120%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Youssef Zalal	16/31	52%	1/5	0:40	—
	Austin Lingo	8/30	27%	1/1	1:00	—

R2	Youssef Zalal	5/6	83%	2/4	3:33	—
	Austin Lingo	0/11	0%	0/0	0:16	—

R3	Youssef Zalal	10/18	56%	3/3	2:25	—
	Austin Lingo	4/20	20%	0/0	0:09	—

Last updated: 2026-09-07 | Data source: UFCStats.com