Youssef Zalal

MA“The Moroccan Devil”

Youssef Zalal (18-6-1) is a featherweight fighting out of Denver, Colorado, United States. Youssef Zalal's last fight was a loss to Aljamain Sterling by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal in April 2026.

Record18-6-1
DivisionFeatherweight
Height5'10"
Reach72"
Age29
Last FightOct 4, 2025
BornSep 4, 1996
BirthplaceCasablanca, Morocco
Fighting out ofDenver, Colorado, United States
UFC Career Stats:
Sig. strikes landed / min2.78
Striking accuracy51%
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.79
Striking defense65%
Takedowns / 15 min1.84
Takedown accuracy32%
Takedown defense56%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.29

13 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

  • LAljamain Sterling
    Apr 25, 2026
    UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal·Featherweight
    Decision (Unanimous)·R5 · 5:00View
  • WJosh Emmett
    Oct 4, 2025
    UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2·Featherweight
    Submission (Armbar)·R1 · 1:38
  • WCalvin Kattar
    Feb 15, 2025
    UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
    Decision (Unanimous)·R3
  • WJack Shore
    Nov 2, 2024
    UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
    Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R2 · 0:59
  • WJarno Errens
    Aug 10, 2024
    UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
    Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 3:52
  • WBilly Quarantillo
    Mar 23, 2024
    UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
    Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 1:50
  • WVadim Zadnipryanyi
    Aug 19, 2023
    Sparta 98·Featherweight
    Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R1 · 3:48
  • WJake Childers
    Jan 20, 2023
    SCL·Featherweight
    KO/TKO (Strikes)·R1 · 1:53
  • WEdwin Chavez
    Nov 18, 2022
    Sparta 93·Featherweight
    KO/TKO (Strikes)·R1 · 3:44
  • DDa'Mon Blackshear
    Aug 13, 2022
    UFC Fight Night·Bantamweight
    Decision (Majority)·R3
  • LSean Woodson
    Jun 5, 2021
    UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
    Decision (Split)·R3
  • LSeung Woo Choi
    Feb 6, 2021
    UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
    Decision (Unanimous)·R3
  • LIlia Topuria
    Oct 10, 2020
    UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
    Decision (Unanimous)·R3
  • WPeter Barrett
    Aug 8, 2020
    UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
    Decision (Unanimous)·R3
  • WJordan Griffin
    Jun 27, 2020
    UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
    Decision (Unanimous)·R3
  • WAustin Lingo
    Feb 8, 2020
    UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes·Featherweight
    Decision (Unanimous)·R3
  • WJaime Hernandez
    Nov 22, 2019
    LFA 79: Royval vs. Williams·Catchweight
    KO/TKO (Flying Knee)·R1 · 2:15
  • LMatt Jones
    May 3, 2019
    LFA 65: Royval vs. Sanchez·Featherweight
    Decision (Split)·R3
  • LChepe Mariscal
    Jan 18, 2019
    LFA 57: Zalal vs. Mariscal·Featherweight
    Decision (Unanimous)·R3
  • WSteven Merrill
    Dec 7, 2018
    LFA 56: Hubbard vs. Mota·Featherweight
    Submission (D'arce Choke)·R1 · 3:22
  • WDaniel Soto
    May 4, 2018
    LFA 39: Heinisch vs. Checco·Featherweight
    Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 1:38
  • WJoey Banks
    Mar 16, 2018
    Paramount MMA·Featherweight
    Submission·R3 · 1:58
  • WClay Wimer
    Oct 27, 2017
    Mile High MMAyhem·Featherweight
    Submission·R2 · 2:42
  • WMaurice Salazar
    Sep 8, 2017
    LFA 22: Heinisch vs. Perez·Lightweight
    KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 4:41
  • WMichael Santos
    Aug 19, 2017
    SCL 61: Huber vs. Shippen·Featherweight
    Submission (D'arce Choke)·R3 · 1:38