Featherweight 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Aljamain Sterling v Youssef Zalal
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal, Sat, Apr 25, 2026, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee Herb Dean
Referee Herb Dean
Aljamain Sterling won by Unanimous decision, R5 5:00. Mike Bell 45 - 49. Derek Cleary 45 - 49. Sal D'amato 45 - 49.
“Funk Master”
Height 5'7", Reach 71", Stance Orthodox, Age 36 on the night
Coming in 17-5-0 in the UFC over 22 fights
“The Moroccan Devil”
Height 5'10", Reach 72", Stance Switch, Age 29 on the night
Coming in 8-3-1 in the UFC over 12 fights
01/Round by round
5 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Aljamain Sterling | Youssef Zalal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 8 of 24 | 1 of 2 | 2:19 | 0 | 4 of 16 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 15 of 29 | 1 of 3 | 2:25 | 0 | 15 of 23 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 0:47 | 0 | 3 of 4 | 0 of 0 | 3:48 | 0 |
| Round 45:00 | 16 of 22 | 1 of 2 | 4:16 | 0 | 3 of 4 | 0 of 0 | 0:11 | 0 |
| Round 55:00 | 5 of 11 | 1 of 2 | 4:02 | 0 | 10 of 18 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 25:00 | 46 of 89 | 6 of 11 | 13:49 | 0 | 35 of 65 | 0 of 0 | 3:59 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 25.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.