MAR
Youssef Zalal
“The Moroccan Devil”
FEATHERWEIGHT#8Featherweight
18
WINS
6
LOSSES
1
DRAWS
L1
STREAK
Career
ESPN AGGREGATESHOW THEY WINSHARE OF WINS
KO/TKO22%SUB56%DECISION22%
STRIKING ACC.56%
TAKEDOWN ACC.32%
2.78
SIG. STRIKES
PER MIN
PER MIN
1.84
TAKEDOWNS
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
1.29
SUB ATT.
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
Fight history
25 FIGHTSLWWWWWWWWD
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00Youssef Zalal vs Aljamain Sterling, · UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · Apr 26, 2026
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00Youssef Zalal vs Aljamain Sterling, · UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · Apr 26, 2026
ZalalFight StatsSterling
35/65 · 54%Sig. Strikes46/89 · 52%
61/97Total Strikes220/293
0/0Takedowns6/11 · 55%
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts1
3:59Control13:49
WSUBMISSIONR1 1:38· UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · Oct 5, 2025
W
SUBMISSIONR1 1:38· UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · Oct 5, 2025
ZalalFight StatsEmmett
0/1 · 0%Sig. Strikes0/0
0/1Total Strikes0/0
1/1 · 100%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts0
0:48Control0:16
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues · Feb 16, 2025
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues · Feb 16, 2025
ZalalFight StatsKattar
74/133 · 56%Sig. Strikes38/134 · 28%
75/134Total Strikes38/134
0/8 · 0%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WSUBMISSIONR2 0:59· UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi · Nov 2, 2024
W
SUBMISSIONR2 0:59· UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi · Nov 2, 2024
ZalalFight StatsShore
13/27 · 48%Sig. Strikes8/18 · 44%
21/37Total Strikes10/21
1/2 · 50%Takedowns2/4 · 50%
1Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts0
2:07Control1:49
WSUBMISSIONR1 3:52· UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 · Aug 10, 2024
W
SUBMISSIONR1 3:52· UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 · Aug 10, 2024
ZalalFight StatsErrens
10/12 · 83%Sig. Strikes6/26 · 23%
10/12Total Strikes7/27
1/2 · 50%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts0
1:08Control0:00
WSUBMISSIONR2 1:50· UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas · Mar 24, 2024
W
SUBMISSIONR2 1:50· UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas · Mar 24, 2024
ZalalFight StatsQuarantillo
33/56 · 59%Sig. Strikes10/50 · 20%
37/62Total Strikes26/74
2/2 · 100%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
2Sub. Attempts0
2:55Control0:21
W
vsVadim ZadnipryanyiNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 3:48· Sparta 98: King of Sparta Featherweight Pro · Aug 19, 2023
W
vsJake ChildersNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 1:53· SCL: Sparta Fight Night 14 · Jan 21, 2023
W
vsEdwin ChavezNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 3:44· SCL: Sparta Combat League 93 · Nov 18, 2022
DDRAWR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz · Aug 13, 2022
D
DRAWR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz · Aug 13, 2022
ZalalFight StatsBlackshear
63/150 · 42%Sig. Strikes27/69 · 39%
82/179Total Strikes40/91
1/1 · 100%Takedowns1/5 · 20%
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts1
4:52Control3:51
LSPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai · Jun 5, 2021
L
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai · Jun 5, 2021
ZalalFight StatsWoodson
42/89 · 47%Sig. Strikes40/116 · 34%
55/112Total Strikes104/204
2/17 · 12%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts2
6:21Control1:03
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · Feb 6, 2021
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · Feb 6, 2021
ZalalFight StatsChoi
23/47 · 49%Sig. Strikes41/109 · 38%
46/70Total Strikes73/144
3/9 · 33%Takedowns2/3 · 67%
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts0
4:29Control3:39
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · Oct 11, 2020
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · Oct 11, 2020
ZalalFight StatsTopuria
17/53 · 32%Sig. Strikes13/33 · 39%
40/85Total Strikes30/62
0/2 · 0%Takedowns5/9 · 56%
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts5
2:51Control8:02
WvsPeter BarrettUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik · Aug 8, 2020
W
vsPeter Barrett
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik · Aug 8, 2020
ZalalFight StatsBarrett
54/92 · 59%Sig. Strikes23/57 · 40%
82/129Total Strikes68/107
3/5 · 60%Takedowns0/2 · 0%
1Knockdowns0
3Sub. Attempts0
6:54Control1:34
WvsJordan GriffinUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker · Jun 27, 2020
W
vsJordan Griffin
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker · Jun 27, 2020
ZalalFight StatsGriffin
59/112 · 53%Sig. Strikes28/69 · 41%
70/123Total Strikes33/74
0/2 · 0%Takedowns2/8 · 25%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
4:23Control5:34
WvsAustin LingoUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes · Feb 8, 2020
W
vsAustin Lingo
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes · Feb 8, 2020
ZalalFight StatsLingo
31/55 · 56%Sig. Strikes12/61 · 20%
49/80Total Strikes16/68
6/12 · 50%Takedowns1/1 · 100%
0Knockdowns0
2Sub. Attempts0
6:38Control1:25
W
vsJaime Hernandezlfa
KO/TKOR1 2:15· LFA 79: Royval vs. Williams · Nov 23, 2019
L
vsMatt Joneslfa
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· LFA 65: Royval vs. Sanchez · May 4, 2019
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· LFA 57: Zalal vs. Mariscal · Jan 19, 2019
W
vsSteven Merrilllfa
SUBMISSIONR1 3:22· LFA 56: Hubbard vs. Mota · Dec 7, 2018
W
vsDaniel Sotolfa
SUBMISSIONR2 1:38· LFA 39: Heinisch vs. Checco · May 4, 2018
W
vsJoey BanksNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR3 1:58· Paramount MMA - Contenders · Mar 16, 2018
W
vsClay WimerNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR2 2:42· Mile High MMAyhem · Oct 27, 2017
W
vsMaurice Salazarlfa
KO/TKOR2 4:41· LFA 22: Heinisch vs. Perez · Sep 8, 2017
W
vsMichael SantosNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR3 1:38· SCL 61 - Bad Blood · Aug 19, 2017