#8Youssef ZalalGrappler

Featherweight · 18-6-1 · switch

Last 5
LWWWW
Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
6'0"
182.88 cm
Age
30
Elo Rating
1600.3

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 132 Featherweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Absorbs only 1.79 significant strikes per minute — better than 97% of Featherweight fighters
  • Avoids 64% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 91% of Featherweight fighters
  • Attempts 1.30 submissions per 15 minutes — better than 85% of Featherweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    2.78
    Bottom 26%
  • Striking accuracy
    50%
    Top 24%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    1.79
    Top 3%
  • Striking defense
    64%
    Top 9%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.84
    Top 33%
  • Takedown accuracy
    31%
    Bottom 35%
  • Takedown defense
    55%
    Bottom 35%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    1.30
    Top 15%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1577, higher than 76% of Featherweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1600).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520253:52Errens5:59Shore15:00Kattar1:38Emmett25:00Sterling
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LAljamain Sterling
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
2026-04-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WJosh Emmett
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
2025-10-04 · Submission, R1 1:38
WCalvin Kattar
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
2025-02-15 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJack Shore
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
2024-11-02 · Submission, R2 0:59
WJarno Errens
UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
2024-08-10 · Submission, R1 3:52
WBilly Quarantillo
UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas
2024-03-23 · Submission, R2 1:50
DDa'Mon Blackshear
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
2022-08-13
LSean Woodson
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
2021-06-05 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LSeungWoo Choi
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2021-02-06 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LIlia Topuria
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
2020-10-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WPeter Barrett
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
2020-08-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJordan Griffin
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
2020-06-27 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WAustin Lingo
UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes
2020-02-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00