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UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
Youssef Zalal
Youssef Zalal
17-5-1 · USA
VS
Josh Emmett
Josh Emmett
19-5 · USA
October 4, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Youssef Zalal def. Josh Emmett by SUB (Armbar), R1 1:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:38
Zalal0/11/100:48
Emmett0/00/000:16
Total
Zalal0/11/100:48
Emmett0/00/000:16

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
ZalalWin probabilityEmmett
76.2%23.8%
KO / TKO
15%
Submission
6%
Decision
80%
Expected fight time: 13.5 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Zalal, blue toward Emmett. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Zalal76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%13%
Submission5%7%
Decision61%80%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (2683)act 0
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.7)act 1
Emmett24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%20%
Submission0%1%
Decision19%79%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (1963)act 0
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~108 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R27%
R38%
Distance79%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Zalal
58.2%-142
Emmett
+14241.0%
Most takedownstie 37.4%
Zalal
48.6%-345
Emmett
+34514.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Zalal
Expected: 60.9
61
Over 61
39.3%
+152
Exactly 61
0.8%
push
Under 61
59.9%
-152
077153
Emmett
Expected: 46.6
46.5
Over 46.5
39.8%
+151
Under 46.5
60.2%
-151
059117
Takedowns — over/under
Zalal
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.8%
+121
Exactly 1
18.7%
push
Under 1
44.5%
-121
035
Emmett
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.5%
+325
Under 0.5
76.5%
-325
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 13.5 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Zalal76.2%79.1%−2.9-460
Emmett23.8%20.9%+2.9+360

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
75.4Striking58.9
Zalal +16.5
57.3Grappling36.4
Zalal +20.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ZalalEmmett
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1579
Pound-for-pound
1610
1576
Divisional
1599
Striking offense
Striking defense
1519
Grappling offense
1436
1507
Grappling defense
1565
Physical
29 yrs
Age
40 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'6"
72"
Reach
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.07
Strikes landed / min
3.75
51%
Strike accuracy
36%
1.80
Strikes absorbed / min
4.46
67%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.09
Takedowns / 15 min
1.09
31%
Takedown accuracy
38%
59%
Takedown defense
47%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
70%
UFC win rate
67%
+4
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
43%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
231
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Youssef Zalal
  • WCalvin KattarU-DEC R3
    Close -4508mo before
  • WJack ShoreSUB R2
    Close -30911mo before
  • WJarno ErrensSUB R1
    Close -5381y 2mo before
  • WBilly QuarantilloSUB R2
    Close -1281y 6mo before
  • DDa'Mon BlackshearM-DEC R3
    Close -1353y 2mo before
Josh Emmett
  • LLerone MurphyU-DEC R5
    Close +2566mo before
  • WBryce MitchellKO/TKO R1
    Close +1851y 10mo before
  • LIlia TopuriaU-DEC R5
    Close +2932y 3mo before
  • LYair RodriguezSUB R2
    Close +1552y 8mo before
  • WCalvin KattarS-DEC R5
    Close +2033y 4mo before
Zalal — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-1

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
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
24% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
7win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Emmett — win / loss by method
Record: 19-5-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
37% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 3 losses
W
53% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
10win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
6 (60%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (22%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Zalal
Emmett
11
UFC fights
15
136.7 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
206.1 min · 13.7 avg
8y 11m
Career length
14y 10m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Zalal
Emmett
131W–34L · 79.4%
Overall
245W–63L · 79.5%
108W–30L · 78.3%
Wins
153W–41L · 78.9%
23W–4L · 85.2%
Losses
92W–22L · 80.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Zalal
Emmett
55W–24L · 69.6%
Overall
50W–51L · 49.5%
40W–18L · 69.0%
Wins
50W–51L · 49.5%
15W–6L · 71.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Zalal
Emmett
5.61
Landed / min
3.70
49.0%
Accuracy
33.1%
69.6%
Defense
62.2%
0.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.87
46.6%
Time at distance
85.5%
Grappling & control
Zalal
Emmett
2.09
Takedowns / 15 min
1.09
30.6%
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
59.4%
Takedown defense
46.7%
1.32
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.07
61.0%
Control share
67.1%
Strike target map
Zalal
  • Head63%(263)div 64%
  • Body17%(70)div 20%
  • Legs21%(86)div 16%
Emmett
  • Head64%(494)div 64%
  • Body21%(163)div 20%
  • Legs15%(115)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Youssef Zalal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Josh Emmett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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