Islam Youssef defeated Xavier Alaoui by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of PFL MENA 6: 2025 Semifinals, held Saturday, September 27, 2025 at The Green Halls, Riyadh.
Islam Youssef vs Xavier Alaoui
Insights
- Islam Youssef's last 5 fights were all wins that ended early.
- Islam Youssef lands 4.73 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 97% of UFC fighters.
- Islam Youssef spends 89% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
- 2023EFC Bantamweight ChampionshipEVO Championship (Evolution / Egyptian Fighting Championship)
- 2026Semifinalist · PFL MENAFeatherweight
- 2025Runner-up · PFL MENABantamweight
No background on record
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.
The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
3 early stoppages have no logged time
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- WBenyamin GhahramanProfessional Fighters League - PFL MENA 2: 2025 First Round· Jul 4, 2025Knockout · R2 · 3:55 · 138 lb Catchweight
- WMohamed El ShemyMo Show 2: Barakat vs. Samir· Feb 14, 2025Submission · R1 · 4:39 · Bantamweight
- WTBAAlexandria Fighting Club· Dec 17, 2023Submission
- WOmar ChaitaAlexandria Fighting Club· Sep 1, 2023Submission · Bantamweight
- WHassan DoshaEVO Championship 80· Jul 14, 2023Submission · R1 · 4:30 · Bantamweight
Full record · 10 fightsShow less
- WMohamed Gamal AwadEVO Championship 66· Jul 22, 2022UD · Featherweight
- WIslam ElrayanEvolution Championship· Jun 3, 2022TKO
- LMohamed AzzamEVO Championship 55· Aug 13, 2021TKO · R1 · 4:40
- WAmr KhalifaEVO Championship 52· Jun 11, 2021Submission · R1 · 2:45
- LMido MohamedPhoenix Fighting Championship· May 10, 2018UD · Bantamweight
- WZiad AymanProfessional Fighters League - PFL MENA 2: 2025 First Round· Jul 4, 2025Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WDemarte PenaUAE Warriors 56· Jan 16, 2025Split Decision · Bantamweight
- L
- LBaergeng JieleyisiUAE Warriors 44· Aug 26, 2023Split Decision · Bantamweight
- WJayson MargalloUAE Warriors 36· Feb 25, 2023· R1 · 4:27 · Bantamweight
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- WFabricio SarraffUAE Warriors 31· Jul 3, 2022TKO · R2 · 3:42 · Bantamweight
- L
- WJaures DeaUAE Warriors 14· Nov 27, 2020UD · Bantamweight
- WTaksim ZabitovUAE Warriors 13· Sep 25, 2020UD · Bantamweight
- WMateo VogelTKO 48: Sousa vs Gane· May 24, 2019TKO · R1 · 3:48 · Bantamweight
- WJohnny BaldridgeTKO 47: Jourdain vs. Lapilus· Apr 11, 2019TKO · R1 · 3:09 · Bantamweight
- L
- L
- WMichael ImperatoTKO 38: Ascension· Apr 7, 2017UD · Bantamweight
- L
- WJuliano CostaM4TC 21: Supremacy· Jun 25, 2016· R1 · 4:21 · Bantamweight
- WFiruz AbdulloevACA 30: ACB 30 - Young Eagles 5· Feb 20, 2016Submission · R1 · 1:51 · Bantamweight
- WRaimonds KozlovskisFREON: Gigant Fights 4· Nov 14, 2015· R2 · 3:28 · Bantamweight
- WSamuel MoisanHybrid Pro Series 4· Oct 17, 2015· R1 · 2:15 · Bantamweight
- WNikolay BaykinOplot Challenge 110· May 23, 2015UD · Catchweight
- WMike KaramRivals MMA 1· Mar 13, 2015UD · Bantamweight
- WKevin WalkerEmpire MMA 1· May 17, 2014UD · Bantamweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Islam Youssef vs Xavier Alaoui?
Islam Youssef defeated Xavier Alaoui by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of PFL MENA 6: 2025 Semifinals, held Saturday, September 27, 2025 at The Green Halls, Riyadh.
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