Saturday, April 25, 2026Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Aljamain Sterling defeated Youssef Zalal by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal, held Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 49-45, 49-45, 49-45, Aljamain Sterling won the decision.
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Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Aljamain SterlingYoussef Zalal
0
Knockdowns0
46 / 89
Significant strikes35 / 65
52%
Sig. strike accuracy54%
220 / 293
Total strikes61 / 97
6 / 11
Takedowns0 / 0
1
Submission attempts1
13:49
Control time3:59
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Aljamain SterlingYoussef Zalal
2554%2571%
Head
1226%617%
Body
920%411%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
39%13%48%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Aljamain Sterling46 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1212/34
44/8
99/17
Clinch
99/16
66/6
0
Ground
44/6
22/2
0
Youssef Zalal35 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2525/51
33/4
44/7
Clinch
0
33/3
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Aljamain SterlingYoussef Zalal
R1
8
4
10-910-910-9
R2
15
15
10-910-910-9
R3
2
3
10-910-910-9
R4
16
3
10-810-810-8
R5
5
10
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Aljamain Sterling
0
Knockdowns0
8 / 24
Significant strikes4 / 16
33%
Sig. strike accuracy25%
15 / 31
Total strikes17 / 33
1 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
2:19
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Aljamain Sterling
0
Knockdowns0
15 / 29
Significant strikes15 / 23
52%
Sig. strike accuracy65%
67 / 88
Total strikes16 / 24
1 / 3
Takedowns0 / 0
2:25
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Youssef Zalal
0
Knockdowns0
2 / 3
Significant strikes3 / 4
67%
Sig. strike accuracy75%
11 / 14
Total strikes4 / 6
2 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
0
Submission attempts1
0:47
Control time3:48
Round 4Judges: Aljamain Sterling
0
Knockdowns0
16 / 22
Significant strikes3 / 4
73%
Sig. strike accuracy75%
81 / 101
Total strikes3 / 4
1 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
1
Submission attempts0
4:16
Control time0:11
Round 5Judges: Aljamain Sterling
0
Knockdowns0
5 / 11
Significant strikes10 / 18
45%
Sig. strike accuracy56%
46 / 59
Total strikes21 / 30
1 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
4:02
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
18
Aljamain Sterling
0
Youssef Zalal
●49-45 Sterling×15●49-46 Sterling×2●50-44 Sterling
All 18 media scorecards
- Kendrick Johnson · MMAWeekly.com50-44Sterling
- Jake Noecker · Home of Fight49-45Sterling
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com49-45Sterling
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com49-45Sterling
- Dayne Fox · Sherdog.com49-45Sterling
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com49-45Sterling
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com49-45Sterling
- Chris De Santiago · MMA Island49-45Sterling
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com49-45Sterling
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com49-45Sterling
- Scott Fontana · New York Post49-45Sterling
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection49-45Sterling
- Nick Baldwin · theScore49-45Sterling
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com49-45Sterling
- MMA Latinoamerica49-45Sterling
- Fergus O'Farrell · Setanta49-45Sterling
- CombatPress.com49-46Sterling
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com49-46Sterling
Fan Scorecards
79 fan scorecards submitted
97%
Aljamain Sterling
1%
Draw
1%
Youssef Zalal
●49-45 Sterling72.2%●49-46 Sterling13.9%●49-44 Sterling5.1%●50-44 Sterling3.8%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
99%
Sterling
R2
95%
Sterling
R3
92%
Zalal
R4
86%
Sterling
R5
96%
Sterling
Betting Odds
Aljamain Sterling
+105
49% implied win probability
Open: +113Best: +116
Youssef Zalal
+103
49% implied win probability
Open: -133Best: +120
Average moneyline across 23 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Aljamain Sterling | Youssef Zalal |
|---|---|---|
| 4casters | +114 | -122 |
| 4Cx | +112 | -124 |
| Bet105 | +110 | -125 |
| BetAnything | +100 | -130 |
| BetMGM | +110 | -135 |
| BetOnline | +105 | -125 |
| BetRivers | -179 | +120 |
| BetUS | +110 | -130 |
| Betway | +110 | -138 |
| Bookmaker | +116 | -136 |
| Bovada | +112 | -130 |
| Caesars | +110 | -130 |
| Circa | +110 | -130 |
| Cloudbet | +106 | -123 |
| DraftKings | +110 | -130 |
| FanDuel | +116 | -136 |
| MyBookie | +104 | -127 |
| Pinnacle | +109 | -123 |
| Polymarket | +113 | -117 |
| ProphetX | +107 | -123 |
| Stake | +109 | -122 |
| SXBet | +110 | -123 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Aljamain Sterling lands 2.54 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Aljamain Sterling
Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
- 2019Black belt · BJJMatt Serra
- 2011All-American · NCAA D3141 lb
- 2010All-American · NCAA D3133 lb
- —Uniondale High SchoolWrestling Folkstyle · 2004-2007
Youssef Zalal
No background on record
Camp · FactoryX Muay Thai · MoroccoSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
50%63%
Head
31%17%
Body
19%20%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Aljamain Sterlinglast 7 fights
49%19%32%
Youssef Zalallast 8 fights
63%29%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Aljamain Sterling· from fights outside the UFC Youssef Zalal· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.262.78
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aljamain Sterling · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersYoussef Zalal · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.151.79
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aljamain Sterling · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersYoussef Zalal · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.541.84
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aljamain Sterling · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersYoussef Zalal · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
32%32%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aljamain Sterling · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fightersYoussef Zalal · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
45%56%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aljamain Sterling · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fightersYoussef Zalal · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.601.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aljamain Sterling · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersYoussef Zalal · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.26
Strikes landed / min2.78
2.15
Strikes taken / minfewer is better1.79
2.54 / 7.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.84 / 5.8
32%
Takedown accuracy32%
45%
Takedown defence56%
4:46
Control time / fight3:39
0.60
Submission attempts / 15 min1.30
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
Aljamain Sterling23 UFC fights · 1407 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
33%463/1364
18%260/416
15%218/286
Clinch
3%41/79
10%136/152
2%32/39
Ground
14%199/269
3%47/54
1%11/16
Youssef Zalal13 UFC fights · 454 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
53%241/595
13%58/89
20%90/108
Clinch
2%11/21
4%17/17
0%0/0
Ground
8%36/61
0%1/1
0%0/0
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
Aljamain Sterling14 of 31 ended early · 45%17 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Youssef Zalal14 of 25 ended early · 56%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Aljamain Sterling3-2
- WUFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal · Apr 25, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang · Aug 23, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
- LUFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura · Dec 7, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- L
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- W
- W
- W
- W
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- W
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- L
- W
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- L
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- WUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold · Apr 18, 2015Submission · R3 · 2:11 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- WJoel RobertsCFFC 30: Sterling vs. Roberts · Nov 2, 2013Submission · R1 · 1:49 · Bantamweight
- WSidemar HonorioCFFC 16 · Aug 24, 2012Submission · R2 · 4:05 · Bantamweight
- WCasey JohnsonCFFC 14 · Apr 14, 2012Submission · R3 · 2:11 · Bantamweight
- W
- WEvan ChmieleskiCFFC 10 : Black Eye · Jul 23, 2011TKO · R1 · 4:58 · Featherweight
- W
- WHarley LeimbachExtreme Fight Club · May 21, 2011Submission
- WSergio da SilvaUniversal Combat Championship · Apr 21, 2011DEC
Youssef Zalal4-1
- LUFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal · Apr 25, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues · Feb 15, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Tybura vs Spivac 2 · Aug 10, 2024Submission · R1 · 3:52 · Featherweight
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- WVadim ZadnipryanyiSparta 98 · Aug 19, 2023Submission · R1 · 3:48 · Featherweight
- WJake ChildersSCL · Jan 20, 2023TKO · R1 · 1:53 · Featherweight
- WEdwin ChavezSparta 93 · Nov 18, 2022TKO · R1 · 3:44 · Featherweight
- D
- L
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- LUFC Fight Night: Moraes vs Sandhagen · Oct 11, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Oleinik · Aug 8, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Hooker · Jun 27, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WJaime HernandezLFA 79: Royval vs. Williams · Nov 22, 2019TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Catchweight
- LMatt JonesLFA 65: Royval vs. Sanchez · May 3, 2019SD · Featherweight
- L
- WSteven MerrillLFA 56: Hubbard vs. Mota · Dec 7, 2018Submission · R1 · 3:22 · Featherweight
- WDaniel SotoLFA 39: Heinisch vs. Checco · May 4, 2018Submission · R2 · 1:38 · Featherweight
- WJoey BanksParamount MMA · Mar 16, 2018Submission · R3 · 1:58 · Featherweight
- WClay WimerMile High MMAyhem · Oct 27, 2017Submission · R2 · 2:42 · Featherweight
- WMaurice SalazarLFA 22: Heinisch vs. Perez · Sep 8, 2017TKO · R2 · 4:41 · Lightweight
- WMichael SantosSCL 61: Huber vs. Shippen · Aug 19, 2017Submission · R3 · 1:38 · Featherweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal?
Aljamain Sterling defeated Youssef Zalal by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal, held Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 49-45, 49-45, 49-45, Aljamain Sterling won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal?
The judges scored it 49-45, 49-45, 49-45, Aljamain Sterling won the decision.
Was Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 97% of 79 fan cards scored it for Aljamain Sterling; 100% of 18 media scores picked Aljamain Sterling.