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UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
Youssef Zalal
Youssef Zalal
16-5-1 · USA
VS
Calvin Kattar
Calvin Kattar
23-8 · USA
February 15, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Youssef Zalal def. Calvin Kattar by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Zalal26/460/100:00
Kattar8/230/000:00
R2
Zalal27/460/300:00
Kattar10/370/000:00
R3
Zalal21/410/400:00
Kattar20/740/000:00
Total
Zalal74/1330/800:00
Kattar38/1340/000:00

Scorecards

Zalal vs Kattar

RdDerek ClearyJunichiro KamijoMichael BellCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R39-109-109-109.1-9.9
Total29-2829-2829-2829-28

Media (11 cards) · avg 2928 · 11 Zalal · 0 Kattar

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Zalal-Kattar.

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 probabilityKattar
70.1%29.9%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
8%
Decision
73%
Expected fight time: 12.9 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 Kattar. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Zalal70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%15%
Submission7%11%
Decision52%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes68 (2992)act 74
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.8)act 0
Kattar30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%27%
Submission1%2%
Decision21%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (1964)act 38
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~115 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R212%
R37%
Distance73%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Zalal
61.4%-162
Kattar
+16237.8%
Most takedownstie 31.5%
Zalal
56.4%-464
Kattar
+46412.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Zalal
Expected: 68.0
68
Over 68
39.4%
+152
Exactly 68
0.7%
push
Under 68
59.9%
-152
085170
Kattar
Expected: 47.0
47
Over 47
39.2%
+152
Exactly 47
1.0%
push
Under 47
59.7%
-152
059118
Takedowns — over/under
Zalal
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
42.2%
-118
Exactly 1
22.0%
push
Under 1
35.8%
+118
035
Kattar
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.9%
+337
Under 0.5
77.1%
-337
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 12.9 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
Zalal70.1%78.6%−8.5-450
Kattar29.9%21.4%+8.5+350

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
74.5Striking55.6
Zalal +18.9
62.7Grappling36.4
Zalal +26.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ZalalKattar
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1562
Pound-for-pound
1570
1560
Divisional
1562
1505
Striking offense
1515
1524
Striking defense
1487
1531
Grappling offense
1439
1507
Grappling defense
1577
Physical
28 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
72"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.84
Strikes landed / min
4.76
50%
Strike accuracy
39%
1.71
Strikes absorbed / min
6.75
66%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.34
Takedowns / 15 min
0.39
35%
Takedown accuracy
29%
59%
Takedown defense
72%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
54%
+3
Win/loss streak
-3
60%
Last-5 win rate
20%
50%
Finish rate
57%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
308
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Youssef Zalal
  • WJack ShoreSUB R2
    Close -3093mo before
  • WJarno ErrensSUB R1
    Close -5386mo before
  • WBilly QuarantilloSUB R2
    Close -12811mo before
  • DDa'Mon BlackshearM-DEC R3
    Close -1352y 6mo before
  • LSean WoodsonS-DEC R3
    Close +1333y 8mo before
Calvin Kattar
  • LAljamain SterlingU-DEC R3
    Close +15510mo before
  • LArnold AllenKO/TKO R2
    Close +1012y 4mo before
  • LJosh EmmettS-DEC R5
    Close -2642y 8mo before
  • WGiga ChikadzeU-DEC R5
    Close +1943y 1mo before
  • LMax HollowayU-DEC R5
    Close +1344y 1mo before
Zalal — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-1

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
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 5 losses
W
19% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Kattar — win / loss by method
Record: 23-8-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
48% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 6 losses
W
43% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
7win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(83%) 5
Non-UFC
16win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (13%)Submission(50%) 1
7 (44%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Zalal
Kattar
10
UFC fights
13
121.7 min · 12.2 avg
Octagon time
191.8 min · 14.8 avg
8y 11m
Career length
19y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Zalal
Kattar
108W–26L · 80.6%
Overall
225W–48L · 82.4%
85W–22L · 79.4%
Wins
118W–33L · 78.1%
23W–4L · 85.2%
Losses
107W–15L · 87.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Zalal
Kattar
55W–24L · 69.6%
Overall
106W–57L · 65.0%
40W–18L · 69.0%
Wins
95W–48L · 66.4%
15W–6L · 71.4%
Losses
11W–9L · 55.0%
Distance striking
Zalal
Kattar
5.79
Landed / min
4.98
47.5%
Accuracy
38.4%
68.9%
Defense
54.6%
0.25
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.39
40.2%
Time at distance
88.7%
Grappling & control
Zalal
Kattar
2.34
Takedowns / 15 min
0.39
35.2%
Takedown accuracy
29.4%
59.4%
Takedown defense
72.2%
1.48
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.08
61.0%
Control share
31.1%
Strike target map
Zalal
  • Head61%(210)div 64%
  • Body19%(65)div 20%
  • Legs20%(70)div 16%
Kattar
  • Head78%(712)div 64%
  • Body13%(123)div 20%
  • Legs9%(78)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.

Calvin Kattar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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