Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal prediction

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · Sunday, 26 April 2026 · Featherweight · 5 rounds · main event

Aljamain Sterling

USA · 26-5-0UFC wins: 2 KO, 4 SUB, 11 DEC

Youssef Zalal

Morocco · 18-6-1UFC wins: 0 KO, 4 SUB, 4 DEC

Result: Aljamain Sterling by U Dec, R5 5:00.

Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Aljamain Sterling	Tale of the tape	Youssef Zalal
26-5-0	Record	18-6-1
USA	Nationality	Morocco
23	UFC fights	13
36	Age	29
170 cm	Height	178 cm
180 cm	Reach	183 cm
Orthodox	Stance	Switch
2 / 4 / 11	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	0 / 4 / 4
2 / 0 / 3	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	0 / 0 / 4
4.2	Sig. strikes landed per minute	2.8
2.2	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	1.9
2.5	Takedowns per 15 minutes	1.8
0.01	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.19

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Aljamain Sterling: last UFC fights

2025-08-23vs Brian Ortega R5 5:00W DEC
2024-12-08vs Movsar Evloev R3 5:00L DEC
2024-04-14vs Calvin Kattar R3 5:00W DEC
2023-08-20vs Sean O'Malley R2 0:51L KO/TKO
2023-05-07vs Henry Cejudo R5 5:00W DEC

Won 3 (60%)Lost 2 (40%)

Youssef Zalal: last UFC fights

2025-10-05vs Josh Emmett R1 1:38W SUB
2025-02-16vs Calvin Kattar R3 5:00W DEC
2024-11-02vs Jack Shore R2 0:59W SUB
2024-08-10vs Jarno Errens R1 3:52W SUB
2024-03-24vs Billy Quarantillo R2 1:50W SUB

Won 5 (100%)Lost 0 (0%)

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