Youssef Zalal
"The Moroccan Devil"
| Age | 28 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Featherweight |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Reach | 183 cm |
| Stance | Switch |
MMA Record
23
fights
17
✅ wins
5
❌ losses
1
⬜ draw
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
2
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
2
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
February 08, 2020
UFC debuts
February 15, 2025
UFC last fight
2h16:41
time in the cage
12:26
avg time by combat
63.6%
win rate
42.9%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1559
as of February 15, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1559
on February 15, 2025
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
74
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 88 | 3 |
| 2. | Total strikes defense | 88 | 56% |
| 3. | Significant strikes differential | 86 | +6.33 / round |
| 4. | Submissions attempted | 85 | 0.44 / round |
| 5. | Control time | 78 | 94s / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Clinch strikes landed | 18 | 0.91 / round |
| 4. | Ground strikes accuracy | 23 | 60% |
| 5. | Total strikes attempted | 24 | 37.42 / round |
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Boxing Score
66
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+6.33
/ round
💫 Strike differential
13.1 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
7.7 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
49.0%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
69.6%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
62
Wrestling Score
87
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
2.3 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.7 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
30.6%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
59.4%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1:34 / round
⏱ Control Time
60s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
1.4 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
59.7%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
3
✅ Submission wins
0.4 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
25.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Youssef Zalal's UFC Fight History
February 15, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 02, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Arm Triangle) at round 2 (59s).
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August 10, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (3:52).
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March 23, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (1:50).
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August 13, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
Bantamweight bout
Draw at round 3 (5:00).
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June 05, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
Featherweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 06, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 10, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 08, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 27, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights