Jarno Errens vs. Youssef Zalal

UFC 1-3-0 vs. 8-4-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
8-4-1
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
31
AgeΔ 2 yrs
29
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
23.9
Layoff (months)Δ 20.5 mo
3.4
LWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Youssef Zalal is a submission threat — 1.29 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Jarno Errens carries real power — 0.61 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Jarno Errens rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jarno Errens

Full career not yet synced for Jarno Errens — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Youssef Zalal

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 84
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 42
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.33 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1613.29/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
4542.78/min · norm 3.54
1613.29/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
2921.79/min · norm 3.47
44.5%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
50.9%norm 45.0%
61.9%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
64.9%norm 54.85%
20.61/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
20.18/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Jarno Errens

Distance 96.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 6.5%)

Youssef Zalal

Distance 88.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jarno Errens

Head 66.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.6% (norm 7.8%)

Youssef Zalal

Head 75.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Errens L/AAccFeatherweight med Zalal L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 154 / 349 44.1% 40.9% 389 / 792 49.1% 40.9%
In the clinch 7 / 12 too few to rate 70.8% 28 / 38 73.7% 70.8%
On the ground 0 / 1 too few to rate 69.2% 37 / 62 59.7% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 77 / 240 32.1% 37.2% 288 / 677 42.5% 37.2%
To the body 46 / 69 66.7% 68.2% 76 / 107 71.0% 68.2%
To the legs 38 / 53 71.7% 80.7% 90 / 108 83.3% 80.7%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Errens L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Zalal L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 147 / 400 36.8% 39.2% 235 / 750 31.3% 39.2%
In the clinch 5 / 7 too few to rate 70.3% 47 / 66 71.2% 70.3%
On the ground 9 / 16 too few to rate 69.4% 10 / 15 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 85 / 301 28.2% 35.9% 180 / 634 28.4% 35.9%
To the body 27 / 50 54.0% 67.9% 64 / 108 59.3% 67.9%
To the legs 49 / 72 68.1% 81.5% 48 / 89 53.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
2031.7% acc · 1.84/15 · norm 1.19
333.3% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
2455.8% def · norm 61.5%
2:034.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
47:2529.0% of cage time · norm 16.7%
14:564:35 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
41:233:48 per 15 · norm 3:12
10.31/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
141.29/15 · norm 0.46

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Zalal has more cage time on record.