// Roster Index›Featherweight›Dossier · Youssef Zalal
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNRANKED #9STOCK -1FEATHERWEIGHT

Youssef
Zalal

NICKNAME"The Moroccan Devil"·MOROCCO
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
18-6-1
CURRENT FORM
1L STREAK
CURRENT GYM
Factory X
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Youssef Zalal
FIGHTER 009
MOR
PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! STALE
HEIGHT
5'10"
REACH
6'0"
AGE
30
STANCE
SWITCH
WEIGHT
Featherweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
25 BOUTS
WIN
18
LOSS
6
DRAW
1
WIN RATE
72%
18/25 bouts
FINISH RATE
78%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS1L STREAK · 4-1
WWWWL
Form trend -1 over the last 90 days.
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: STALE
FIGHTING STYLE
SUBMISSION HUNTER

Submission hunter fighter with no dominant single weapon — 56% of wins are by sub.

KEY STRENGTHS

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

KEY RISKS

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
3.03
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.77
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
50%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 48%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
1.78
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.73
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
66%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
2.17
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
31%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▼ BELOW
59%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 60%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
1.40
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 114 other rated fighters on the UFC featherweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#23
of 115 on the UFC featherweight roster · Elo 1593
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
88th
percentile · average opponent rated 1592 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
79th
percentile · beat what opponents' ratings predicted (+0.24 per fight)

14 rated fights · opponents rated in 56% of recorded fights · last rated fight APR 25, 2026

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (18)
n = 18
KO/TKO · 4
SUB · 10
DEC · 4
4
KO/TKO
22%
10
SUB
56%
4
DEC
22%
// LOSSES (6)
n = 6
DEC · 6
0
KO/TKO
0%
0
SUB
0%
6
DEC
100%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
78% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 4 fights
22%
SUBANY ROUND · 10 fights
56%
DECFULL FIGHT · 4 fights
22%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
25 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 27, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER32TD DEFENSE42GRAPPLING65CHIN88STRIKING49CARDIO69AGGRESSION31SUB THREAT70STR DEFENSE80RECOVERY20
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Chin. Lowest scored axis: Recovery.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power32
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=18 wins
TD Defense42
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (59%)

Grappling65
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin88
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=25 bouts
Striking49
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio69
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression31
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat70
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (1.4 per 15 min)

Str Defense80
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (66%)

Recovery20
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=6 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power32 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins18 wins
TD Defense42 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (59%)Not recorded
Grappling65 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin88 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record25 bouts
Striking49 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio69 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression31 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat70 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (1.4 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense80 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (66%)Not recorded
Recovery20 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.6 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100AUG 2017WAUG 2017WSEP 2017WOCT 2017WMAR 2018WMAY 2018WDEC 2018LJAN 2019LMAY 2019WNOV 2019WFEB 2020WJUN 2020WAUG 2020LOCT 2020LFEB 2021LJUN 2021AUG 2022WNOV 2022WJAN 2023WAUG 2023WMAR 2024WAUG 2024WNOV 2024WFEB 2025WOCT 2025LAPR 2026// SCORE

  1. Start, AUG 2017, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, AUG 2017, momentum score 55, SUB R3.
  3. Start, SEP 2017, momentum score 64, KO/TKO R2.
  4. Start, OCT 2017, momentum score 74, SUB R2.
  5. Start, MAR 2018, momentum score 84, SUB R3.
  6. Start, MAY 2018, momentum score 93, SUB R2.
  7. Start, DEC 2018, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  8. Start, JAN 2019, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  9. Start, MAY 2019, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  10. Start, NOV 2019, momentum score 97, KO/TKO R1.
  11. Start, FEB 2020, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  12. Start, JUN 2020, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  13. Start, AUG 2020, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  14. Start, OCT 2020, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  15. Start, FEB 2021, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  16. Start, JUN 2021, momentum score 79, DEC R3.
  17. Start, AUG 2022, momentum score 79.
  18. Start, NOV 2022, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  19. Start, JAN 2023, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  20. Start, AUG 2023, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  21. Start, MAR 2024, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  22. Start, AUG 2024, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  23. Start, NOV 2024, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  24. Start, FEB 2025, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  25. Start, OCT 2025, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  26. Start, APR 2026, momentum score 93, DEC R5.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Merrill), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 93.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
24/25 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
3
13%
1
4%
-
-
-
4
total
SUB
4
17%
4
17%
2
8%
-
-
10
total
DEC
-
-
9
38%
-
1
4%
10
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 4 of 24 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
40%, fights often go the distance
GYM & TRAINING PARTNERS_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Factory X
VIEW FIGHTER DIRECTORY →
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
BALANCED

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No linked training partners are available for this gym yet.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
25 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Aljamain SterlingApr 25, 2026
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 274 - Sterling vs. Zalal
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Josh EmmettOct 4, 2025
SubmissionR1 · 1:38
UFC 320 - Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Armbar)
W
VS Calvin KattarFeb 15, 2025
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 251 - Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Jack ShoreNov 2, 2024
SubmissionR2 · 0:59
UFC Fight Night 246 - Moreno vs. Albazi
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
W
VS Jarno ErrensAug 10, 2024
SubmissionR1 · 3:52
UFC on ESPN 61 - Tybura vs. Spivac 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Billy QuarantilloMar 23, 2024
SubmissionR2 · 1:50
UFC on ESPN 53 - Ribas vs. Namajunas
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Vadim ZadnipryanyiAug 19, 2023
SubmissionR1 · 3:48
Sparta Sports and Entertainment - Sparta 98
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
W
VS Jake ChildersJan 20, 2023
KO/TKOR1 · 1:53
Sparta Combat League - SCL: Fight Night 14
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Edwin ChavezNov 18, 2022
KO/TKOR1 · 3:44
Sparta Combat League - SCL: Sparta 93
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
D
VS Da'Mon BlackshearAug 13, 2022
DrawR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 41 - Vera vs. Cruz
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Draw (Majority)
L
VS Sean WoodsonJun 5, 2021
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 189 - Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Seung Woo ChoiFeb 6, 2021
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 184 - Overeem vs. Volkov
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Featherweight. Professional record 18-6-1. Ranked #9 by the UFC.

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