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UFCUFC Fight Night: Moraes vs Sandhagen
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Youssef Zalal
Youssef Zalal
“The Moroccan Devil”
18-6-1
RESULT

Ilia Topuria def. Youssef Zalal (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Ilia Topuria
Ilia Topuria
“El Matador”
17-0-0
Sunday, October 11, 2020
UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Ilia Topuria defeated Youssef Zalal by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs Sandhagen, held Sunday, October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Fight stats

Youssef Zalal
Ilia Topuria
0
Knockdowns
0
17 of 53
Significant strikes
13 of 33
32%
Sig. strike accuracy
39%
40 of 85
Total strikes
30 of 62
0 of 2
Takedowns
5 of 9
0%
Takedown accuracy
56%
1
Submission attempts
5
3
Reversals
0
2:51
Control time
8:02
Significant strikes by target
10 of 43
Head
7 of 23
4 of 7
Body
6 of 10
3 of 3
Leg
0 of 0
15 of 50
Distance
12 of 30
2 of 2
Clinch
1 of 2
0 of 1
Ground
0 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
4 of 21
Sig. str.
6 of 16
5 of 22
Total str.
7 of 19
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 4
0
Sub. att
3
0:16
Ctrl
2:35
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
4 of 10
Sig. str.
6 of 9
6 of 17
Total str.
21 of 33
0 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
2:05
Ctrl
2:07
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
9 of 22
Sig. str.
1 of 8
29 of 46
Total str.
2 of 10
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 4
1
Sub. att
1
0:30
Ctrl
3:20

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#ZalalTopuria
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Anders Ohlsson
#ZalalTopuria
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Vito Paolillo
#ZalalTopuria
1910
2910
3109
Total2829

Media Scores

0
Zalal
–
16
Topuria
●30–27 Topuria×9●29–28 Topuria×5●30–26 Topuria×2
All 16 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

5%
Zalal
2%
Draw
93%
Topuria
198 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Topuria44.4%●29–28 Topuria27.8%●30–26 Topuria12.1%●29–27 Topuria4.5%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
83%
Topuria
R2
90%
Topuria
R3
59%
Topuria

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Kevin Sataki
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

18-6-1
Record
17-0-0
0
Win Streak
0
29
Age
29
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
69"
175 cm
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Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.78
SLpM
4.81
50%
Str. Acc.
48%
1.79
SApM
3.83
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.84
TD Avg.
1.96
31%
TD Acc.
61%
55%
TD Def.
93%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Youssef Zalal · 4-1
  • L
    Aljamain Sterling
    UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs ZalalSat, Apr 25, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Josh Emmett
    UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2Sat, Oct 4, 2025
    Submission · R1 · 1:38 · Featherweight
  • W
    Calvin Kattar
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs RodriguesSat, Feb 15, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Jack Shore
    UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs AlbaziSat, Nov 2, 2024
    Submission · R2 · 0:59 · Featherweight
  • W
    Jarno Errens
    UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs Spivac 2Sat, Aug 10, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 3:52 · Featherweight
Ilia Topuria · 4-1
  • L
    Justin Gaethje
    UFC Freedom 250Mon, Jun 15, 2026
    TKO · R4 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Charles Oliveira
    UFC 317: Topuria vs OliveiraSat, Jun 28, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 2:27 · Lightweight
  • W
    Max Holloway
    UFC 308: Topuria vs HollowaySat, Oct 26, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 1:34 · Featherweight
  • W
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 298: Volkanovski vs TopuriaSat, Feb 17, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 3:32 · Featherweight
  • W
    Josh Emmett
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs TopuriaSat, Jun 24, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 10 fights
34.9
Avg sig. strikes
50.2
1.54
Avg takedowns
1.20
3:39
Avg control time
2:08
74
Career high strikes
152
6
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Youssef Zalal
Strike target
Ilia Topuria
63%
Head
68%
17%
Body
21%
20%
Leg
11%
Youssef Zalal
Strike position
Ilia Topuria
86%
Distance
77%
6%
Clinch
7%
8%
Ground
16%