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Youssef Zalal

Youssef Zalal

1098 ELO #181

"The Moroccan Devil"

MMA 18-6-1 · UFC 8-4-0 · Featherweight (#8) · Casablanca, Morocco · Factory X · Last fought 45 days ago

Youssef Zalal "The Moroccan Devil" - UFC Fighter Profile

Youssef Zalal is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Featherweight division and is ranked #8. Born in Casablanca, Morocco, Youssef Zalal has compiled an MMA record of 18-6-1 with a UFC record of 8-4-0. Known for their Freestyle fighting style, Youssef Zalal trains at Factory X in Casablanca, Morocco. With an ELO rating of 1098, Youssef Zalal ranks #181 out of 2693 UFC fighters.

Career Highlights: Youssef Zalal has 8 wins in the UFC. Youssef Zalal lands an average of 2.78 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.84 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Featherweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1098), and have not fought Youssef Zalal before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Jean Silva 6-1-0 29 1107 0.0 9
Melquizael Costa 7-3-0 29 1088 0.0 10
Yadier del Valle 2-1-0 29 1026 0.0 72
Gabriel Santos 2-2-0 29 1024 0.0 74
Isaac Dulgarian 2-2-0 29 1024 0.0 74
William Gomis 5-2-0 29 1023 0.0 75

Fight Results Breakdown

12
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Josh Emmett in 2025
Opponent ELO: 1091

Biggest Upset Loss

Ilia Topuria in 2020
Your ELO: 1046 · Opponent ELO: 1000 · Favored by 46

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 10'
Weight
Featherweight
Reach
72'
Stance
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Date of Birth
Sep 04 1996
Age
29
Peak ELO
1111
ELO Rank
181 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
196-65-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1040.3
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1009.5

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.78
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
50%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
1.79
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
64%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.84
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
31%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
1.3
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Youssef Zalal Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-04-25 UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal Aljamain Sterling U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -119
2025-10-04 UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 Josh Emmett SUB Armbar 1 1:38 Win -588
2025-02-15 UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues Calvin Kattar U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2024-11-02 UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi Jack Shore SUB Arm Triangle 2 0:59 Win -
2024-08-10 UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 Jarno Errens SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 3:52 Win -
2024-03-23 UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas Billy Quarantillo SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 1:50 Win -
2021-06-05 UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Sean Woodson S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2021-02-06 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov SeungWoo Choi U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-10-10 UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen Ilia Topuria U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-08-08 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik Peter Barrett U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2020-06-27 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker Jordan Griffin U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2020-02-08 UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes Austin Lingo U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Youssef Zalal ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
12 2026-04-25 Aljamain Sterling 1174 Loss -13 1098
11 2025-10-04 Josh Emmett 1091 Win +21 1111
10 2025-02-15 Calvin Kattar 1070 Win +16 1090
9 2024-11-02 Jack Shore 1056 Win +21 1074
8 2024-08-10 Jarno Errens 1001 Win +19 1053
7 2024-03-23 Billy Quarantillo 1065 Win +24 1034
6 2021-06-05 Sean Woodson 996 Loss 0 1010
5 2021-02-06 SeungWoo Choi 986 Loss -18 1010
4 2020-10-10 Ilia Topuria 1000 Loss -18 1028
3 2020-08-08 Peter Barrett 1000 Win +15 1046
2 2020-06-27 Jordan Griffin 994 Win +15 1031
1 2020-02-08 Austin Lingo 1000 Win +16 1016

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