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YOUSSEF
ZALAL
Overview
Youssef Zalal is a ranked UFC Featherweight fighter. (Data from ESPN; combat ratings are editorial estimates.)
Attributes (editorial ratings)
Tale of the Tape
Recent Form
Fight History
Zalal lost to Aljamain Sterling via Decision (unanimous) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on April 25, 2026, taking his record to 18–6–1.
Zalal defeated Josh Emmett via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (1:38) at UFC 320 on Oct. 4, 2025, taking his record to 18–5–1.
Zalal defeated Calvin Kattar via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues on Feb. 15, 2025, taking his record to 17–5–1.
Zalal defeated Jack Shore via Submission (arm-triangle choke) in round 2 (0:59) at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on Nov. 2, 2024, taking his record to 16–5–1.
Zalal defeated Jarno Errens via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (3:52) at UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 on Aug. 10, 2024, taking his record to 15–5–1.
Zalal defeated Billy Quarantillo via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2 (1:50) at UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas on March 23, 2024, taking his record to 14–5–1.
Zalal defeated Vadim Zadnipryanyi via Submission (arm-triangle choke) in round 1 (3:48) at Sparta Combat League 98 on Aug. 19, 2023, taking his record to 13–5–1.
Zalal defeated Jake Childers via TKO (punches) in round 1 (1:53) at Sparta Combat League: Fight Night 14 on Jan. 20, 2023, taking his record to 12–5–1.
Zalal defeated Edwin Chavez via TKO (punches) in round 1 (3:44) at Sparta Combat League 93 on Nov. 18, 2022, taking his record to 11–5–1.
Zalal fought Da'Mon Blackshear to a draw in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz on Aug. 13, 2022, taking his record to 10–5–1.
Zalal lost to Sean Woodson via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai on June 5, 2021, taking his record to 10–5.
Zalal lost to Choi Seung-woo via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov on Feb. 6, 2021, taking his record to 10–4.
Zalal lost to Ilia Topuria via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen on Oct. 11, 2020, taking his record to 10–3.
Zalal defeated Peter Barrett via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik on Aug. 8, 2020, taking his record to 10–2.
Zalal defeated Jordan Griffin via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker on June 27, 2020, taking his record to 9–2.
Zalal defeated Austin Lingo via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 247 on Feb. 8, 2020, taking his record to 8–2.
Zalal defeated Jaime Hernandez via KO (flying knee) in round 1 (2:15) at LFA 79 on Nov. 22, 2019, taking his record to 7–2.
Zalal lost to Matt Jones via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at LFA 65 on May 3, 2019, taking his record to 6–2.
Zalal lost to Jose Mariscal via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at LFA 57 on Jan. 18, 2019, taking his record to 6–1.
Zalal defeated Steven Merrill via Submission (brabo choke) in round 1 (3:22) at LFA 56 on Dec. 7, 2018, taking his record to 6–0.
Zalal defeated Daniel Soto via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2 (1:38) at LFA 39 on May 4, 2018, taking his record to 5–0.
Zalal defeated Joey Banks via Submission (armbar) in round 3 (1:58) at Paramount MMA: Contenders on March 16, 2018, taking his record to 4–0.
Zalal defeated Clay Wimer via Submission (guillotine choke) in round 2 (2:42) at Mile High MMAyhem 1 on Oct. 27, 2017, taking his record to 3–0.
Zalal defeated Maurice Salazar via TKO (punches) in round 2 (4:41) at LFA 22 on Sept. 8, 2017, taking his record to 2–0.
Zalal defeated Michael Santos via Submission (brabo choke) in round 3 (1:38) at Sparta Combat League 61 on Aug. 19, 2017, taking his record to 1–0.
Career record from the fighter's Wikipedia record table; fight footage plays via the official YouTube embed from its original channel.
Analytics
- KO/TKO4 · 22%
- Submission10 · 56%
- Decision4 · 22%
- DQ/Other0 · 0%
Rates a fighter on the standard of opposition he has actually beaten: a win over someone we also rate counts far more than a win over an unrated opponent, recent bouts count more than old ones, and recent losses or a long layoff pull the score down. Proprietary FighterStatus metric — not an official ranking.
Our own rating of the division — not an official UFC, boxing or MMA ranking.
Featherweight
Featherweight