Youssef Zalal

“The Moroccan Devil”

Activeage 30

18-6-1

75% win rate

L1 streak

2025-10-04 → 2025-10-04

62held 5 bouts-22 vs current

Bouts at peak

Eased since the peak

Career timeline

Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.

8 wins4 losses1 drawlast 5: L W W W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026

Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.

Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.

Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.

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Metrics

Metric	R1(13)	R2(11)	R3(9)	R4(1)	R5(1)
Sig Str landed	13.4	11.8	18.7	3.0	10.0
Sig Str absorbed	7.2	8.2	10.7	16.0	5.0
Takedowns landed	0.72	0.61	0.89	0.00	0.00
Takedowns absorbed	0.54	0.36	0.67	1.00	1.00
Control time	1:11	2:02	1:45	0:11	0:00

Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.

Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.

SherdogSep 7, 2026
Youssef Zalal has departed Factory X, the Colorado-based gym where he trained throughout most of his professional career, as he seeks fresh coaching and continued development.
SherdogAug 31, 2026
Zabit Magomedsharipov has returned to competition after nearly seven years away, securing a unanimous decision victory over UFC featherweight Youssef Zalal in a grappling match at ACBJJ 22.
SherdogAug 4, 2026

Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.