Youssef Zalal

“The Moroccan Devil”

#8 Featherweight

OctagonStats Rating 1566

8-4-1

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 10" (178 cm)

Weight145 lbs. (66 kg)

Reach72" (183 cm)

StanceSwitch

BornSep 04, 1996

Age30

DivisionFeatherweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.78

Str. Acc50%

SApM1.79

Str. Def64%

TD Avg1.84

TD Acc31%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.3

Recent form

L W W W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

13 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

0 KO/TKO wins · 4 sub wins · 4 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 4 decision losses

Finish rate50%

Times finished0%

StreakL1

Best streak5

Avg fight12:34

Octagon time2h 43m

Opp win%74%

ActiveFeb. 08, 2020 – Apr. 25, 2026 (7y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night2

Total bonuses2

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Youssef Zalal "The Moroccan Devil" is an 18-6-1 submission specialist.

Youssef debuted Feb. 08, 2020 vs Austin Lingo (win). Longest win streak: 5. 7 years active (Feb. 08, 2020–Apr. 25, 2026).

Best wins: Jack Shore (SUB Arm Triangle R2, Nov. 02, 2024); Calvin Kattar (U-DEC R3, Feb. 15, 2025); Josh Emmett (SUB Armbar R1, Oct. 04, 2025).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Apr. 25, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal	L Aljamain Sterling	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	35 46	0 6	1 1
Oct. 04, 2025	UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2	W Josh Emmett	SUB Armbar	1	1:38	0 0	0 0	1 0	1 0
Feb. 15, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues	W Calvin Kattar	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	74 38	0 0	0 0
Nov. 02, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi	W Jack Shore	SUB Arm Triangle	2	0:59	1 0	13 8	1 2	1 0
Aug. 10, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2	W Jarno Errens	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	3:52	0 0	10 6	1 0	1 0
Mar. 23, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas	W Billy Quarantillo	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	1:50	0 0	33 10	2 0	2 0
Aug. 13, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz	D Da'Mon Blackshear	M-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	63 27	1 1	1 1
Jun. 05, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai	L Sean Woodson	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	42 40	2 0	0 2
Feb. 06, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov	L SeungWoo Choi	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	23 41	3 2	1 0
Oct. 10, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen	L Ilia Topuria	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	17 13	0 5	1 5
Aug. 08, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik	W Peter Barrett	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	54 23	3 0	3 0
Jun. 27, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker	W Jordan Griffin	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	59 28	0 2	0 0
Feb. 08, 2020	UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes	W Austin Lingo	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	31 12	6 1	2 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.