Youssef Zalal

Morocco · Pro record 18-6-1 · Switch · 178 cm · reach 183 cm

Youssef Zalal is 8-4 in the UFC, with 0 wins by KO/TKO, 4 by submission and 4 by decision. Losses: 0 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 4 by decision.

Striking and grappling

Sig. strikes landed / min: 2.8
Sig. strikes absorbed / min: 1.9
Takedowns / 15 min: 1.8
Knockdowns / 15 min: 0.19

From UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average when a fighter has little UFC time.

UFC fight history

Youssef Zalal's UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Event
2026-04-26	Aljamain Sterling	Loss by U Dec, R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
2025-10-05	Josh Emmett	Win by Sub, R1 1:38	UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
2025-02-16	Calvin Kattar	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
2024-11-02	Jack Shore	Win by Sub, R2 0:59	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
2024-08-10	Jarno Errens	Win by Sub, R1 3:52	UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
2024-03-24	Billy Quarantillo	Win by Sub, R2 1:50	UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas
2022-08-13	Da'Mon Blackshear	– Draw	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
2021-06-05	Sean Woodson	Loss by S Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
2021-02-06	SeungWoo Choi	Loss by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2020-10-11	Ilia Topuria	Loss by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
2020-08-08	Peter Barrett	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
2020-06-27	Jordan Griffin	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
2020-02-08	Austin Lingo	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes

Probabilities, not promises: a 70% favourite still loses about three fights in ten. For information only, not betting advice. 18+. If gambling stops being fun, get help.