“The Moroccan Devil” Featherweight
Youssef Zalal
8-4-1
UFC record, 13 fights, 163.3 min
18-6-1
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 5'10"
- Reach
- 72"
- Weight
- 145 lb
- Stance
- Switch
- Born
- Wed, Sep 4, 1996, age 30
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Feb 8, 2020
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Apr 25, 2026
01/How he wins
in 8 wins
4 submissions (rear naked choke 2, arm triangle from half guard, armbar from back control), 4 decisions in 8 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| Submission | 4 | 0 |
| Decision | 4 | 4 |
| All | 8 | 4 |
1 draw not in either column
02/Career rates
13 fights, 163.3 min
Sig strikes landed
2.78 per min
454 in 163.3 min, 13 fights
Sig strike accuracy
50.9%
454 of 892 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
1.79 per min
292 of 831 landed on him in 163.3 min
Takedowns
1.84 per 15 min
20 of 63 · 163.3 min
Takedown accuracy
31.7%
20 of 63 attempts
Takedown defence
24 of 43
defended of attempted on him, 163.3 min
Control time
4:21 per 15 min
47:25 of 163:19
Knockdowns
2
scored in 163.3 min, 13 fights
Submission attempts
1.29 per 15 min
14 in 163.3 min
Where his sig strikes land
86% distance, 6% clinch, 8% ground
389 distance, 28 clinch, 37 ground of 454 landed
What he hits
63% head, 17% body, 20% leg
288 head, 76 body, 90 leg of 454 landed
Cage time
163:19
13 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/By division
2 divisions
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | 1 | 0-0-1 | 15.0 | 63 of 150 | 4.20 | 1 of 1 | 4:52 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| Featherweight | 12 | 8-4-0 | 148.3 | 391 of 742 | 2.64 | 19 of 62 | 42:33 of 148:19 | 2 | 4 in 8 |
| All | 13 | 8-4-1 | 163.3 | 454 of 892 | 2.78 | 20 of 63 | 47:25 of 163:19 | 2 | 4 in 8 |
04/By year
2020 to 2026
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 25.0 | 35 of 65 | 1.40 | 0 of 0 | 3:59 of 25:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 16.6 | 74 of 134 | 4.45 | 1 of 9 | 0:48 of 16:38 | 0 | 1 in 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3-0-0 | 16.7 | 56 of 95 | 3.36 | 4 of 6 | 6:10 of 16:41 | 1 | 3 in 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0-0-1 | 15.0 | 63 of 150 | 4.20 | 1 of 1 | 4:52 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 30.0 | 65 of 136 | 2.17 | 5 of 26 | 10:50 of 30:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3-1-0 | 60.0 | 161 of 312 | 2.68 | 9 of 21 | 20:46 of 60:00 | 1 | 0 in 3 |
| All | 13 | 8-4-1 | 163.3 | 454 of 892 | 2.78 | 20 of 63 | 47:25 of 163:19 | 2 | 4 in 8 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 13 of 13 | 60.5 | 171 of 338 | 2.83 | 7 of 22 | 13:26 of 60:30 | 1 | 3 | 2, won 2 |
| Round 2 | 11 of 13 | 47.8 | 102 of 198 | 2.13 | 5 of 17 | 18:02 of 47:49 | 1 | 7 | 2, won 2 |
| Round 3 | 9 of 13 | 45.0 | 168 of 334 | 3.73 | 8 of 24 | 15:46 of 45:00 | 0 | 4 | 8, won 4 |
| Round 4 | 1 of 13 | 5.0 | 3 of 4 | 0.60 | 0 of 0 | 0:11 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 5 | 1 of 13 | 5.0 | 10 of 18 | 2.00 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 1, won 0 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
13 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Apr 25, 2026UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal | Aljamain SterlingFeatherweight | LUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Mike Bell 45 - 49. Derek Cleary 45 - 49. Sal D'amato 45 - 49. | 35 of 65 | 0 of 0 | 3:59 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 4, 2025UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 | Josh EmmettFeatherweight | WSubmission, R1 1:38Armbar From Back Control | 0 of 1 | 1 of 1 | 0:48 | 0 | 1:38 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 15, 2025UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues | Calvin KattarFeatherweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 28 - 29. Derek Cleary 28 - 29. Junichiro Kamijo 28 - 29. | 74 of 133 | 0 of 8 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 2, 2024UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi | Jack ShoreFeatherweight | WSubmission, R2 0:59Arm Triangle From Half Guard | 13 of 27 | 1 of 2 | 2:07 | 1 | 5:59 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 10, 2024UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 | Jarno ErrensFeatherweight | WSubmission, R1 3:52Rear Naked Choke | 10 of 12 | 1 of 2 | 1:08 | 0 | 3:52 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 23, 2024UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas | Billy QuarantilloFeatherweight | WSubmission, R2 1:50Rear Naked Choke | 33 of 56 | 2 of 2 | 2:55 | 0 | 6:50 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 13, 2022UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz | Da'Mon BlackshearBantamweight | DMajority decision, R3 5:00Chris Crail 28 - 29. Sal D'amato 28 - 28. Mike Bell 28 - 28. | 63 of 150 | 1 of 1 | 4:52 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 5, 2021UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | Sean WoodsonFeatherweight | LSplit decision, R3 5:00Ron McCarthy 29 - 28. Junichiro Kamijo 28 - 29. Tony Weeks 28 - 29. | 42 of 89 | 2 of 17 | 6:21 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 6, 2021UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | SeungWoo ChoiFeatherweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Sal D'amato 28 - 29. Junichiro Kamijo 28 - 29. Adalaide Byrd 27 - 30. | 23 of 47 | 3 of 9 | 4:29 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 10, 2020UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | Ilia TopuriaFeatherweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 28 - 29. Anders Ohlsson 28 - 29. Vito Paolillo 28 - 29. | 17 of 53 | 0 of 2 | 2:51 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 8, 2020UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik | Peter BarrettFeatherweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 26 - 30. Ron McCarthy 26 - 30. Tony Weeks 27 - 30. | 54 of 92 | 3 of 5 | 6:54 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 27, 2020UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker | Jordan GriffinFeatherweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Adalaide Byrd 28 - 29. Mike Bell 28 - 29. Dave Hagen 28 - 29. | 59 of 112 | 0 of 2 | 4:23 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 8, 2020UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes | Austin LingoFeatherweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Robin Williams 27 - 30. Robert Alexander 27 - 30. Chris Lee 27 - 30. | 31 of 55 | 6 of 12 | 6:38 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.