Fighter Profile›Featherweight

“The Moroccan Devil”

Youssef Zalal

18-6-113 UFC

Balanced

Form

Title Fight

Early Chaos

Moderate Wear

5'10"ht·72"reach·Switchstance·29age

Last fightLAljamain Sterling·U-DEC·R5·this month

Fighter Context

8–4–1UFC·

0KO

4Sub

4Dec

12.6min/fight

163UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

5–2(7 fights)

60%finish rate

+1.2str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.99

Positive

71%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.212

Average

59%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

100

Ironclad

99%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

66%

Strong

77%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Zalal

Counter Puncher

Featherweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.78

Str. Accuracy50%

454UFC landed/892attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−2.2 vs avg1.79

Str. Defense64%

KD Rate / fight0.15

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Below Avg21%ile0.44

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

63%

Body

17%

Leg

20%

By Position

Distance86%

Clinch6%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 113 rounds	Round 211 rounds	Round 39 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	13	9	19	3	10
Avg. Absorbed	7	8	11	16	5
Avg. Net	+6	+2	+8	-13	+5

Grappling

Zalal

Control Wrestler

·219s ctrlElite Control

Featherweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.84

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.79

TD Accuracy31%

20UFC landed/63attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.30

4UFC wins/14attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense55%

24UFC defended/43opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

div avg 47%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 8

Submission4 / 8

Decision4 / 8

KD → Finish

0/2Low

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision4 / 4

Loss Pattern

Outscored

4 of 4 losses by decision

Submission hunter. 4 subs, all inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

20%

2 of 10 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.2pts

W4 dec

1.0pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

1SD

1MD

11%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 33 vs 38 first half

13 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=13

R2n=11

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

2.8

2.1

3.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.5

1.7

2.1

Diff

+1.3

+0.4

+1.6

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

▲Absorbed+28%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Zalal — 13 UFC Fights

Result

Method

13 fights

Aljamain SterlingElite

TITLE

U-DEC R5Apr '26

-11

·35 SS (54%)·46 abs·6 td taken·239s ctrl·1 sub att

Josh EmmettVeteran

SUB R1 · 1:38Oct '25

·1/1 td·48s ctrl·1 sub att

Calvin Kattar

U-DEC R3Feb '25

+36

·74 SS (56%)·38 abs·0/8 td

Jack Shore

SUB R2 · 0:59Nov '24

·13 SS (48%)·8 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·127s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Jarno Errens

SUB R1 · 3:52Aug '24

·10 SS (83%)·6 abs·1/2 td·68s ctrl·1 sub att

Billy Quarantillo

SUB R2 · 1:50Mar '24

+23

·33 SS (59%)·10 abs·2/2 td·175s ctrl·2 sub att

↵ 19mo layoff

Da'Mon Blackshear

M-DEC R3Aug '22

+36

·63 SS (42%)·27 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·292s ctrl·1 sub att

Sean Woodson

S-DEC R3Jun '21

·42 SS (47%)·40 abs·2/17 td·381s ctrl

SeungWoo Choi

U-DEC R3Feb '21

-18

·23 SS (49%)·41 abs·3/9 td·2 td taken·269s ctrl·1 sub att

Ilia Topuria

U-DEC R3Oct '20

·17 SS (32%)·13 abs·0/2 td·5 td taken·171s ctrl·1 sub att

All Fighters

Featherweight

“The Moroccan Devil”

Youssef Zalal

18-6-113 UFC

Form

5'10"ht·72"reach·Switchstance·29age

Last fightLAljamain Sterling·U-DEC·this month

Fighter Context

8–4–1UFC·

0KO

4Sub

4Dec

12.6min/fight

163UFC min

vs. Winning Record5–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.99

71%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.212

59%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

100

99%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

66%

77%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Zalal

Featherweight avg

Counter Puncher

Sig. Strikes / Min2.78

Str. Accuracy50%

454UFC landed/892attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−2.2 vs avg1.79

Str. Defense64%

KD Rate / Fight0.15

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Below Avg21%ile0.44

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

63%

Body

17%

Leg

20%

By Position

Dist86%

Clinch6%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=13	R2 n=11	R3 n=9	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	13	9	19	3	10
Absorbed	7	8	11	16	5
Net	+6	+2	+8	-13	+5

Grappling

Zalal

Featherweight avg

Control Wrestler

219s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.84

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.79

TD Accuracy31%

20UFC landed/63attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.30

4UFC wins/14attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense55%

24UFC defended/43opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 9 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

4Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

4Dec

Finish Round Distribution

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

20%2 of 10 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.2pts

W4 dec

1.0pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

1SD

1MD

11%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=13

R2n=11

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

2.8

2.1

3.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.5

1.7

2.1

Diff

+1.3

+0.4

+1.6

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Zalal — UFC Fight Log

Aljamain SterlingEliteTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Apr '26

35 SS (54%)·46 abs·6 td taken·239s ctrl·1 sub

Josh EmmettVeteran

SUB·R1·Oct '25

1/1 td·48s ctrl·1 sub

Calvin Kattar

U-DEC·R3·Feb '25

74 SS (56%)·38 abs·0/8 td

Jack Shore

SUB·R2·Nov '24

13 SS (48%)·8 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·127s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Jarno Errens

SUB·R1·Aug '24

10 SS (83%)·6 abs·1/2 td·68s ctrl·1 sub

Billy Quarantillo

SUB·R2·Mar '24

33 SS (59%)·10 abs·2/2 td·175s ctrl·2 sub

Da'Mon Blackshear

M-DEC·R3·Aug '22

63 SS (42%)·27 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·292s ctrl·1 sub

Sean Woodson

S-DEC·R3·Jun '21

42 SS (47%)·40 abs·2/17 td·381s ctrl

Round 113 rounds

Round 211 rounds

Round 39 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-13

n=13

n=11

n=9

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-13