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Youssef Zalal

Youssef Zalal#9 FW

VERSATILEFAST STARTERSCRAMBLER
established · 12 UFC fights
18-6
Record
4 KO · 10 SUB · 4 DEC
Wins by method
WinWinWinWinLoss
Recent form
29
Age
178 cm
Height
183 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-04-25
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P25
Volume
P26
Striking Efficiency
P78
Range Sniper
P66
Kickboxing
P88
Clinch Striking
P19
Defensive Striking
P93
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P64
Pressure Wrestling
P86
Top Control
P67
Submission
P88
Anti-Wrestling
P57
Grappling Defense
P28
Scrambler
P91
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P28
Finisher
P72
Damage Resistance
P90
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P96
Pace
P54
Late Fighter
P35
GLOBAL
Versatility
P96
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-04-25
Striking
2.64
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
1.79
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
53%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
65%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.20
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.00
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
1.92
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
6.27
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
31%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
53%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
4:18
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
1.31
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head63%
Body16%
Leg21%
Position
Distance89%
Clinch6%
Ground5%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R270R390stable
TakedownsR1100R297R3171increasing
ControlR1100R2178R3201increasing

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
83%
Model correct (5/6)
5/6
Fighter wins when model favored
—
Fighter wins when model underdog
4/4
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-04-25
55.1%
Model · pick ✗
→
2025-10-04
81.1%
Model · pick ✓
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2025-02-15
84.7%
Model · pick ✓
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2024-11-02
61.6%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-08-10
86.3%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-03-23
58.2%
Model · pick ✓
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