Youssef Zalal

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Age 28
Gender Male
Height 5' 10"
Weight Class Featherweight

Youssef Zalal is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 1 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 18-5-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 5 months, 26 days
Rounds Fought 45.9
Avg. Fights/Year 3.2
Longest Layoff 1 year, 2 months, 8 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 weeks, 5 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 4 9 5
Losses 0 0 5

  • Wins (4)

  • Losses (1)

Finish Rate 72.2%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 27.8%
Loss by Decision Rate 100.0%
Win by KO Rate 22.2%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 50.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method

  • KO/TKO (2)

  • SUB (1)

  • DEC (1)

Loss Method

  • DEC (1)

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:53
Fastest KO 01:53
Fastest SUB 03:22
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 08:34
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 15
Finish Rounds

  • 2nd (3)

Finished Rounds

    Official Professional MMA Fight Record

    Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
    OFF 02/15/2025 W
    (17-5-1)     		Calvin Kattar
    (23-9-0)     		FTW
    ( 146.0 vs. 146.0 )     		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
    UFC FN ON ESPN 179: CANNONIER vs RODRIGUES     		3 05:00
    OFF 11/02/2024 W
    (16-5-1)     		Jack Shore
    (17-3-0)     		FTW
    ( 145.0 vs. 145.5 )     		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
    UFC FN ON ESPN 173: MORENO vs ALBAZI     		2 00:59
    OFF 08/10/2024 W
    (15-5-1)     		Jarno Errens
    (15-6-1)     		FTW
    ( 145.5 vs. 145.5 )     		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
    UFC FN ON ESPN 167: TYBURA vs SPIVAC     		1 03:52
    OFF 03/23/2024 W
    (14-5-1)     		Billy Quarantillo
    (18-7-0)     		FTW
    ( 146.0 vs. 145.5 )     		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
    UFC FN 155 ON ESPN: RIBAS vs NAMAJUNAS     		2 01:50
    OFF 08/19/2023 W
    (12-5-1)     		Vadym Zadniprianyi
    (2-1-0)     		FTW Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
    Sparta 98 King Of Sparta Pro Featherweight Series     		1 03:48
    OFF 08/19/2023 W
    (12-5-1)     		Milton Roque
    (0-1-0)     		FTW
    ( 145.2 vs. 146.0 )     		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
    Sparta 98 King Of Sparta Pro Featherweight Series     		3 05:00
    OFF 01/20/2023 W
    (11-5-1)     		Jake Childers
    (9-4-0)     		FTW
    ( 146.0 vs. 144.8 )     		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
    Fight Night 14 - King Of Sparta Welterweight     		1 01:53
    OFF 11/18/2022 W
    (10-5-1)     		Edwin Chavez
    (6-5-0)     		FTW
    ( 145.6 vs. 147.6* )     		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
    Sparta 93     		1 03:44
    OFF 08/13/2022 D
    (10-5-0)     		Da'Mon Blackshear
    (17-7-1)     		BW
    ( 135.5 vs. 136.0 )     		Draw (Majority Draw)
    UFC FN 110 ON ESPN: VERA vs CRUZ     		3 05:00
    OFF 06/05/2021 L
    (10-4-0)     		Sean Woodson
    (13-2-1)     		FTW
    ( 146.0 vs. 145.0 )     		Decision (Split Decision)
    UFC FN 73 ON ESPN: ROZENSTRUIK vs SAKAI     		3 05:00
    OFF 02/06/2021 L
    (10-3-0)     		Seung Woo Choi
    (11-8-0)     		FTW
    ( 146.0 vs. 145.5 )     		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
    UFC FN 63 ON ESPN: OVEREEM vs VOLKOV     		3 05:00
    OFF 10/10/2020 L
    (10-2-0)     		Ilia Topuria
    (16-0-0)     		FTW
    ( 146.0 vs. 146.0 )     		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
    UFC FN 53 ON ESPN: MORAES vs SANDHAGEN     		3 05:00
    OFF 08/08/2020 W
    (9-2-0)     		Peter Barrett
    (17-7-0)     		FTW
    ( 146.0 vs. 145.5 )     		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
    UFC FN 46 ON ESPN: LEWIS vs OLEINIK     		3 05:00
    OFF 06/27/2020 W
    (8-2-0)     		Jordan Griffin
    (17-11-0)     		FTW
    ( 145.5 vs. 145.0 )     		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
    UFC on ESPN: POIRIER vs HOOKER     		3 05:00
    OFF 02/08/2020 W
    (7-2-0)     		Austin Lingo
    (9-4-0)     		FTW
    ( 145.5 vs. 145.5 )     		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
    UFC 247: JONES vs. REYES     		3 05:00
    OFF 11/22/2019 W
    (6-2-0)     		Jaime Hernandez
    (5-4-0)     		FTW
    ( 139.0 vs. 139.0 )     		KO
    Legacy Fighting Alliance 79 (LFA 79)     		1 02:15
    OFF 05/03/2019 L
    (6-1-0)     		Matt Jones
    (10-5-0)     		FTW Decision (Split Decision)
    Legacy Fighting Alliance 65 (LFA 65)     		3 05:00
    OFF 01/18/2019 L
    (6-0-0)     		Chepe Mariscal
    (18-6-0)     		FTW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
    Legacy Fighting Alliance 57 (LFA 57)     		3 05:00
    OFF 12/07/2018 W
    (5-0-0)     		Steven Merrill
    (5-10-0)     		FTW
    ( 145.0 vs. 135.0 )     		Submission (Choke)
    Legacy Fighting Alliance 56 (LFA 56)     		1 03:22
    OFF 05/04/2018 W
    (4-0-0)     		Daniel Soto
    (3-7-0)     		FTW
    ( 145.0 vs. 145.0 )     		Submission
    Legacy Fighting Alliance 39 (LFA 39)     		2 01:38
    OFF 03/16/2018 W
    (3-0-0)     		Joey Banks
    (5-3-0)     		FTW
    ( 145.0 vs. 145.0 )     		Submission
    PMMA: Contenders     		3 01:58
    OFF 10/27/2017 W
    (2-0-0)     		Clayton Wimer
    (8-4-0)     		FTW
    ( 145.0 vs. 145.0 )     		Submission
    Mile High MMAyhem     		2 02:42
    OFF 09/08/2017 W
    (1-0-0)     		Maurice Salazar - Garcia
    (1-2-0)     		LW
    ( 152.0 vs. 151.0 )     		TKO/RSC
    Legacy Fighting Alliance 22 (LFA 22)     		2 04:41
    OFF 08/19/2017 W
    (0-0-0)     		Michael Abadsantos
    (3-3-0)     		FTW
    ( 145.0 vs. 144.0 )     		Submission
    SCL 61: Bad Blood     		3 01:38

    * Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

    * Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

    * Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

    Amateur Career Statistics

    AM Record 4-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
    Career Length 4 months, 15 days
    Rounds Fought 10.3
    Avg. Fights/Year 3.8
    Longest Layoff 5 months, 23 days
    Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 1 day

    Record BreakDown

    - KO/TKO SUB DEC
    Wins 2 1 1
    Losses 0 0 1
    Finish Rate 75.0%
    Finished Rate 0.0%
    Win by Decision Rate 25.0%
    Loss by Decision Rate 100.0%
    Win by KO Rate 50.0%
    Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
    Win by SUB Rate 25.0%
    Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
    Win Method
    Loss Method

    Quick Hits

    Fastest Win 03:20
    Fastest KO 03:20
    Fastest SUB 04:27
    Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.8
    Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 05:30
    Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.0
    Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09
    Finish Rounds
    Finished Rounds

    Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

    Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
    OFF 01/07/2017 W
    (3-1-0)     		Slade Ring
    (5-5-1)     		BW
    ( 135.0 vs. 137.0* )     		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
    SCL 56: Rise     		3 03:00
    OFF 07/16/2016 L
    (3-0-0)     		David O'Brien
    (3-1-0)     		BW
    ( 135.0 vs. 134.0 )     		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
    SCL 50     		3 03:00
    OFF 01/23/2016 W
    (2-0-0)     		Robert Molinar
    (1-1-0)     		BW
    ( 135.0 vs. 134.0 )     		Submission
    SCL 47: Rumble At The Rose     		2 01:27
    OFF 10/24/2015 W
    (1-0-0)     		Brandon Robinson
    (0-1-0)     		BW
    ( 135.0 vs. 134.0 )     		TKO/RSC
    SCL 45: Turn On The Lights     		2 02:13
    OFF 08/22/2015 W
    (0-0-0)     		Steve Peters
    (2-3-0)     		BW
    ( 134.0 vs. 135.0 )     		TKO/RSC
    SCL: Rumble on the Mountain     		2 00:20

    Official Amateur Kickboxing Fight Record

    Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
    OFF 08/19/2023 W
    (0-0-0)     		Darien Robinson
    (0-1-0)     		TKO
    Sparta 98 King Of Sparta Pro Featherweight Series     		2 01:53

    * Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

    * Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

    * Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class