Youssef Zalal “The Moroccan Devil”
UFC record 8-4-1 · professional record 18-6-1
- Age
- 30 (born Sep 4, 1996)
- Height
- 178 cm (5' 10")
- Reach
- 183 cm (72")
- Leg reach
- 99 cm (39")
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight
- 145 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Morocco
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Freestyle
- Gym
- Factory X
- UFC debut
- Feb 8, 2020
- Last fight
- Apr 25, 2026
2 fight-night bonuses: 2 Performance of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 2.78
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 50%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 1.79
- Sig. strike defence
- 64%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 1.84
- Takedown accuracy
- 31%
- Takedown defence
- 55%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 1.29
- Knockdowns
- 2
- Sig. strikes landed
- 454
- Takedowns landed
- 20
- Total fight time
- 2h 43m 19s
- Control time
- 47m 25s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Aljamain Sterling | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal | Apr 25, 2026 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Josh Emmett | Submission · Armbar From Back Control | 1 | 1:38 | UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 | Oct 4, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Calvin Kattar | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues | Feb 15, 2025 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Jack Shore | Submission · Arm Triangle From Half Guard | 2 | 0:59 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi | Nov 2, 2024 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Jarno Errens | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:52 | UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 | Aug 10, 2024 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Billy Quarantillo | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 1:50 | UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas | Mar 23, 2024 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2 |
| D | Da'Mon Blackshear | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz | Aug 13, 2022 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 1 |
| L | Sean Woodson | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | Jun 5, 2021 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 0 |
| L | SeungWoo Choi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | Feb 6, 2021 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| L | Ilia Topuria | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | Oct 10, 2020 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Peter Barrett | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik | Aug 8, 2020 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 3 |
| W | Jordan Griffin | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker | Jun 27, 2020 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Austin Lingo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes | Feb 8, 2020 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 2 |