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Youssef Zalal

Fighter profile

Youssef Zalal

FTW18-6-1P4P #141Div #22
Form
4.1
6.8
6.2
6.9
6.8
83
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
77
Boxing
77
Kicking
80
Clinch
56
Striking def.
84
Wrestling off.
85
Wrestling def.
76
Ground game
79
Submissions
91
Grappling def.
63
Profile
Age29
Height5'10"
Reach72"
StanceSwitch
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2017
UFC record8-4-1
Last fight2026-04-25
Octagon time163.3 min
Avg fight12.6 min
Career length8y 11m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the FTW division (276 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:12 FTW (now) · 1 BW

Striking offense1505
71st
FTW avg 1500
Striking defense1530
99th
FTW avg 1500
Grappling offense1523
93rd
FTW avg 1496
Grappling defense1511
78th
FTW avg 1503
Momentum56
89th
FTW avg 24
Win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 6 losses
W
22% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
8win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (50%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes454
Sig. accuracy51%
Sig. attempted892
Total strikes628
Total attempted1121
Knockdowns2
Head288
Body76
Leg90
Distance389
Clinch28
Ground37

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed292
Sig. defense65%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.180
Body abs.64
Leg abs.48
Distance abs.235
Clinch abs.47
Ground abs.10

Grappling · offense

Takedowns20
TD accuracy32%
TD attempted63
Sub att.14
Reversals6
Control time47:25

Grappling · defense

TD defense56%
TDs absorbed19
TD att. faced43
Sub att. faced9
Controlled time41:23

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 13 UFC fights · 163:19 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Youssef has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
175W–44Lwin 79.9%div #84/206pct 60th
WinsAverage
127W–35Lwin 78.4%div #83/191pct 57th
LossesStrong
48W–9Lwin 84.2%div #56/199pct 72nd

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
1556 elodiv #33/206pct 84th
WinsStrong
1552 elodiv #36/191pct 82nd
LossesStrong
1562 elodiv #45/199pct 78th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall55W–24L69.6%
Wins40W–18L69.0%
Losses15W–6L71.4%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Youssef, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+0.57u+4.7% ROI

over 12 close-line bets

Average odds
-189

65% implied

As favorite
7W–3L

ROI −1.8%

Avg -240

As underdog
1W–1L

ROI +37.5%

Avg +152

Based on 12 of 12 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.