Youssef Zalal vs. Sean Woodson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Youssef Zalal
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
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
Sean Woodson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.51 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Youssef Zalal
Distance 88.8% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 6.5%)
Sean Woodson
Distance 95.8% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Youssef Zalal
Head 75.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 7.9%)
Sean Woodson
Head 81.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Zalal L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Woodson L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 389 / 792 | 49.1% | 40.5% | 725 / 1606 | 45.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 70.5% | 47 / 59 | 79.7% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 37 / 62 | 59.7% | 69.3% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 288 / 677 | 42.5% | 37.1% | 545 / 1357 | 40.2% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 76 / 107 | 71.0% | 68.0% | 119 / 183 | 65.0% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 90 / 108 | 83.3% | 80.3% | 115 / 136 | 84.6% | 80.3% |
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: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Zalal L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Woodson L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 235 / 750 | 31.3% | 39.3% | 502 / 1285 | 39.1% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 66 | 71.2% | 70.3% | 67 / 98 | 68.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 10 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 180 / 634 | 28.4% | 35.9% | 292 / 978 | 29.9% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 64 / 108 | 59.3% | 68.0% | 145 / 234 | 62.0% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 48 / 89 | 53.9% | 81.5% | 142 / 190 | 74.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Zalal has more cage time on record.