Featherweight · “The Moroccan Devil”
Youssef Zalal
18-6-1 UFC 8-4-1
5'10"Height
72"Reach
SwitchStance
1996-09-04Born
0KO wins
4Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
12:33Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.78
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.79
Striking accuracy50.9%
Striking defense64.9%
Takedowns / 15 min1.84
Takedown accuracy31.7%
Takedown defense55.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.29
Control time29.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-1
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 7 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
13 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Aljamain Sterling 17-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · 2026-04-25
35/65Sig. strikes
46/89Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:59Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Josh Emmett 10-5 walk-in Submission · R1 1:38 — UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · 2025-10-04
0/1Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:48Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Calvin Kattar 7-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues · 2025-02-15
74/133Sig. strikes
38/134Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jack Shore 6-2 walk-in Submission · R2 0:59 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi · 2024-11-02
13/27Sig. strikes
8/18Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:07Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jarno Errens 1-2 walk-in Submission · R1 3:52 — UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 · 2024-08-10
10/12Sig. strikes
6/26Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:08Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Billy Quarantillo 6-3 walk-in Submission · R2 1:50 — UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas · 2024-03-23
33/56Sig. strikes
10/50Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:55Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
D Da'Mon Blackshear 0-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz · 2022-08-13
63/150Sig. strikes
27/69Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
4:52Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Sean Woodson 1-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai · 2021-06-05
42/89Sig. strikes
40/116Absorbed
2/17Takedowns
6:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L SeungWoo Choi 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · 2021-02-06
23/47Sig. strikes
41/109Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
4:29Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Ilia Topuria 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · 2020-10-10
17/53Sig. strikes
13/33Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
2:51Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Peter Barrett 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik · 2020-08-08
54/92Sig. strikes
23/57Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
6:54Control
1Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Jordan Griffin 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker · 2020-06-27
59/112Sig. strikes
28/69Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
4:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Austin Lingo 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes · 2020-02-08
31/55Sig. strikes
12/61Absorbed
6/12Takedowns
6:38Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Youssef Zalal) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
10
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
0
Decision
6
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
13
LFA
6
Sparta Combat League
4
Paramount MMA
1
Mile High MMAyhem
1
Full career — 25 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Aljamain Sterling | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
2026-04-25 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Josh Emmett | Submission (armbar) | UFC 320
2025-10-04 |
UFC | 1 | 1:38 |
| W | Calvin Kattar | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
2025-02-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jack Shore | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
2024-11-02 |
UFC | 2 | 0:59 |
| W | Jarno Errens | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
2024-08-10 |
UFC | 1 | 3:52 |
| W | Billy Quarantillo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas
2024-03-23 |
UFC | 2 | 1:50 |
| W | Vadim Zadnipryanyi | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Sparta Combat League 98
2023-08-19 |
Sparta Combat League | 1 | 3:48 |
| W | Jake Childers | TKO (punches) | Sparta Combat League: Fight Night 14
2023-01-20 |
Sparta Combat League | 1 | 1:53 |
| W | Edwin Chavez | TKO (punches) | Sparta Combat League 93
2022-11-18 |
Sparta Combat League | 1 | 3:44 |
| D | Da'Mon Blackshear | Draw (majority) | UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz
2022-08-13 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Sean Woodson | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
2021-06-05 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Choi Seung-woo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2021-02-06 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ilia Topuria | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
2020-10-11 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Peter Barrett | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
2020-08-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jordan Griffin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker
2020-06-27 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Austin Lingo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 247
2020-02-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jaime Hernandez | KO (flying knee) | LFA 79
2019-11-22 |
LFA | 1 | 2:15 |
| L | Matt Jones | Decision (split) | LFA 65
2019-05-03 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jose Mariscal | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 57
2019-01-18 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Steven Merrill | Submission (brabo choke) | LFA 56
2018-12-07 |
LFA | 1 | 3:22 |
| W | Daniel Soto | Submission (rear-naked choke) | LFA 39
2018-05-04 |
LFA | 2 | 1:38 |
| W | Joey Banks | Submission (armbar) | Paramount MMA: Contenders
2018-03-16 |
Paramount MMA | 3 | 1:58 |
| W | Clay Wimer | Submission (guillotine choke) | Mile High MMAyhem 1
2017-10-27 |
Mile High MMAyhem | 2 | 2:42 |
| W | Maurice Salazar | TKO (punches) | LFA 22
2017-09-08 |
LFA | 2 | 4:41 |
| W | Michael Santos | Submission (brabo choke) | Sparta Combat League 61
2017-08-19 |
Sparta Combat League | 3 | 1:38 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Youssef Zalal) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Featherweight average, over 127 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.