Featherweight Bout

Youssef Zalal

“The Moroccan Devil”

Record: 8-4-1
Stance: Switch
Height: 5' 10"
Reach: 72"
Weight: 145 lbs.
Born: Sep 04, 1996

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 13
Minutes: 163.3
Knockdowns: 2
Sig. accuracy: 50.9%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 31.7%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 14
Control / 15: 4:21

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted454/892

Accuracy50.9%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head63.4%
Body16.7%
Leg19.8%

Position

Distance85.7%
Clinch6.2%
Ground8.1%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head61.6%
Body21.9%
Leg16.4%

Position absorbed

Distance80.5%
Clinch16.1%
Ground3.4%

Grappling

For

Takedowns20/63

TD accuracy31.7%

TD per 151.8

Sub attempts14

Subs per 151.3

Reversals6

Control47:25

Control per 154:21

Against

Takedowns absorbed19/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced9

Control conceded41:23

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/1.7	32.0%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/1.6	29.0%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.9/2.7	33.3%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Aljamain Sterling
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. ZalalApr 25, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 35/65 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 3:59
Win vs Josh Emmett
Submission · Round 1 · 1:38
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2Oct 4, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 0/1 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:48
Win vs Calvin Kattar
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. RodriguesFeb 15, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 74/133 · TD 0/8 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Jack Shore
Submission · Round 2 · 0:59
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. AlbaziNov 2, 2024
KD 1 · Sig 13/27 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 2:07
Win vs Jarno Errens
Submission · Round 1 · 3:52
UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2Aug 10, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 10/12 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 1:08
Win vs Billy Quarantillo
Submission · Round 2 · 1:50
UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. NamajunasMar 23, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 33/56 · TD 2/2 · Ctrl 2:55
D vs Da'Mon Blackshear
Decision - Majority · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. CruzAug 13, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 63/150 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 4:52
Loss vs Sean Woodson
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. SakaiJun 5, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 42/89 · TD 2/17 · Ctrl 6:21
Loss vs SeungWoo Choi
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. VolkovFeb 6, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 23/47 · TD 3/9 · Ctrl 4:29
Loss vs Ilia Topuria
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. SandhagenOct 10, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 17/53 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 2:51

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