Youssef Zalal

Youssef Zalal's profile at Sherdog  Youssef Zalal's profile at Tapology  Rank State: Nevada Age: 29 Last 5: W W W W W Association: Factory X Pro Debut Date: 2017-08-19 Pro Record: 18-5-1

Current Ranking: #8 Featherweight

'Big League' Record: 8-3-1 Last 3 Years: 8-0-0 Win Finish %: 77.8% Combat Age: 35 Quality Perf. %: 79.2% Last Quality Perf.: 2025-10-04 540 Metric: .450 Rating Points: 484

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2025 #14 Featherweight

Last Fight Date: 10/04/2025 [UFC] Last Opponent: [#16 FW] Josh Emmett Opponent's Last 5: L L W L L Last Loss Date: 6/05/2021 Last Loss: [#36 FW] Sean Woodson Opponent's Last 5: W W W W L

UFC Record: 8-3-1 Octagon Time: 2:18:19 Longest Win Streak: 5 (2024-2025, active) Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2020) UFC Debut: 2020-02-08 Last UFC Fight: 2025-10-04

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

	Opponent	Outcome
W	Josh Emmett #12 Featherweight	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	UFC 320 - Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 Saturday, October 4th 2025
W	Calvin Kattar #16 Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC Fight Night 251 - Cannonier vs. Rodrigues Saturday, February 15th 2025
W	Jack Shore #69 Featherweight	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Round 2
	UFC Fight Night 246 - Moreno vs. Albazi Saturday, November 2nd 2024
W	Jarno Errens #166 Featherweight	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round 1
	UFC on ESPN 61 - Tybura vs. Spivac 2 Saturday, August 10th 2024
W	Billy Quarantillo #27 Featherweight	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round 2
	UFC on ESPN 53 - Ribas vs. Namajunas Saturday, March 23rd 2024
W	Vadim Zadnipryanyi	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Round 1
	Sparta Combat League - Sparta 98: King of ... Saturday, August 19th 2023
W	Jake Childers #473 Lightweight	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	Sparta Combat League - SCL: Fight Night 14 Friday, January 20th 2023
W	Edwin Chavez #443 Featherweight	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	Sparta Combat League - SCL: Sparta 93 Friday, November 18th 2022
D	DaMon Blackshear #105 Bantamweight	Draw Round 3
	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz Saturday, August 13th 2022
L	Sean Woodson #136 Featherweight	Decision (Split) Round 3
	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Saturday, June 5th 2021
L	Seung Woo Choi #262 Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov Saturday, February 6th 2021
L	Ilia Topuria #227 Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen Saturday, October 10th 2020
W	Peter Barrett #392 Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC Fight Night 174 - Lewis vs. Oleynik Saturday, August 8th 2020
W	Jordan Griffin #89 Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC on ESPN 12 - Poirier vs. Hooker Saturday, June 27th 2020
W	Austin Lingo #405 Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes Saturday, February 8th 2020
W	Jaime Hernandez	KO (Flying Knee) Round 1
	LFA 79 - Royval vs. Williams Friday, November 22nd 2019
L	Matt Jones #510 Featherweight	Decision (Split) Round 3
	LFA 65 - Royval vs. Sanchez Friday, May 3rd 2019
L	Jose Mariscal #165 Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	LFA 57 - Zalal vs. Mariscal Friday, January 18th 2019
W	Steven Merrill #538 Bantamweight	Submission (Brabo Choke) Round 1
	LFA 56 - Hubbard vs. Mota Friday, December 7th 2018
W	Daniel Soto	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2
	LFA 39 - Heinisch vs. Checco Friday, May 4th 2018
W	Joey Banks	Submission (Armbar) Round 3
	Paramount MMA - Contenders Friday, March 16th 2018
W	Clay Wimer #742 Lightweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 2
	Mile High MMAyhem - Friday, October 27th 2017
W	Maurice Salazar	TKO Round 2
	LFA 22: Heinisch vs. Perez Friday, September 8th 2017
W	Michael Santos	Submission (Brabo Choke) Round 3
	SCL 61 - Bad Blood Saturday, August 19th 2017

	Opponent	Event	Outcome
W	Josh Emmett #12 Featherweight	UFC 320 - Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 Saturday, October 4th 2025	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
W	Calvin Kattar #16 Featherweight	UFC Fight Night 251 - Cannonier vs. Rodrigues Saturday, February 15th 2025	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Jack Shore #69 Featherweight	UFC Fight Night 246 - Moreno vs. Albazi Saturday, November 2nd 2024	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Round 2
W	Jarno Errens #166 Featherweight	UFC on ESPN 61 - Tybura vs. Spivac 2 Saturday, August 10th 2024	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round 1
W	Billy Quarantillo #27 Featherweight	UFC on ESPN 53 - Ribas vs. Namajunas Saturday, March 23rd 2024	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round 2
W	Vadim Zadnipryanyi	Sparta Combat League - Sparta 98: King of ... Saturday, August 19th 2023	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Round 1
W	Jake Childers #473 Lightweight	Sparta Combat League - SCL: Fight Night 14 Friday, January 20th 2023	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	Edwin Chavez #443 Featherweight	Sparta Combat League - SCL: Sparta 93 Friday, November 18th 2022	TKO (Punches) Round 1
D	DaMon Blackshear #105 Bantamweight	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz Saturday, August 13th 2022	Draw Round 3
L	Sean Woodson #136 Featherweight	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Saturday, June 5th 2021	Decision (Split) Round 3
L	Seung Woo Choi #262 Featherweight	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov Saturday, February 6th 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
L	Ilia Topuria #227 Featherweight	UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen Saturday, October 10th 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Peter Barrett #392 Lightweight	UFC Fight Night 174 - Lewis vs. Oleynik Saturday, August 8th 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Jordan Griffin #89 Featherweight	UFC on ESPN 12 - Poirier vs. Hooker Saturday, June 27th 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Austin Lingo #405 Featherweight	UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes Saturday, February 8th 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Jaime Hernandez	LFA 79 - Royval vs. Williams Friday, November 22nd 2019	KO (Flying Knee) Round 1
L	Matt Jones #510 Featherweight	LFA 65 - Royval vs. Sanchez Friday, May 3rd 2019	Decision (Split) Round 3
L	Jose Mariscal #165 Featherweight	LFA 57 - Zalal vs. Mariscal Friday, January 18th 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Steven Merrill #538 Bantamweight	LFA 56 - Hubbard vs. Mota Friday, December 7th 2018	Submission (Brabo Choke) Round 1
W	Daniel Soto	LFA 39 - Heinisch vs. Checco Friday, May 4th 2018	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2
W	Joey Banks	Paramount MMA - Contenders Friday, March 16th 2018	Submission (Armbar) Round 3
W	Clay Wimer #742 Lightweight	Mile High MMAyhem - Friday, October 27th 2017	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 2
W	Maurice Salazar	LFA 22: Heinisch vs. Perez Friday, September 8th 2017	TKO Round 2
W	Michael Santos	SCL 61 - Bad Blood Saturday, August 19th 2017	Submission (Brabo Choke) Round 3

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
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