Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal — UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal

Featherweight · 5 rounds · Main Card

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Aljamain SterlingWinner

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UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal

Saturday, April 25, 2026 · Meta APEX · Las Vegas · NV

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Result

Aljamain Sterling def. Youssef Zalal

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Herb DeanMike Bell · 45-49Derek Cleary · 45-49Sal D'amato · 45-49Source · ESPN · round stats archived

Fight stats 5 rounds · UFC Stats

46 / 89Sig. strikes35 / 65

52%Accuracy54%

220 / 293Total strikes61 / 97

0Knockdowns0

6 / 11Takedowns0 / 0

1Sub attempts1

13:49Control3:59

25Head25

12Body6

9Leg4

Aljamain SterlingYoussef Zalal

Round	Fighter	KD	Sig. str.	Total	TD	Sub	Ctrl	Head	Body	Leg
R1

Tale of the tape

26-5-0Record18-6-1

36Age29

5'7"Height5'10"

71"Reach72"

OrthodoxStanceSwitch

4.26Sig. str./min2.78

2.54TD / 15 min1.84

Aljamain Sterling1-0 in archive

0KO/TKO wins

0Sub wins

0%Finish rate

Last 1

WBrian OrtegaU-DEC R5 · Aug 25

Youssef Zalal2-0 in archive

0KO/TKO wins

1Sub wins

DNA matchup PropBetEdge derived · evidence, not a pickPBE derived

Aljamain Sterling vs Switch opponents

—Record1 appearances · low

—Finish rateno data

—KO/TKO rateno data

—Sig. diff / minno data

—TD landed / 15no data

Youssef Zalal vs Orthodox opponents

—Record2 appearances · low

—Finish rateno data

—KO/TKO rateno data

—Sig. diff / minno data

—TD landed / 15no data

Paired profileAljamain Sterling · left · Youssef Zalal · right

—insufficientSig. strikes landed / mininsufficient—

—insufficientSig. strikes absorbed / min—

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Strongest supported observations

Youssef Zalal finish ratelow 2 bouts
50% of Youssef Zalal's 2 UFC wins came by finish (0 KO/TKO, 0 submission), PBE-derived from canonical results as of 2025-10-05.

Counter-case and missing data

Aljamain Sterling vs switch-stance opponents: 1 appearance, confidence low; needs >= 3 appearances and confidence >= low. No stance insight emitted.
Youssef Zalal vs orthodox opponents: 2 appearances, confidence low; needs >= 3 appearances and confidence >= low. No stance insight emitted.
Aljamain Sterling pace_retention_r3_vs_r1: confidence insufficient (0 bouts); needs >= 2 stat-covered bouts and confidence >= low. No pace insight emitted.
Youssef Zalal pace_retention_r3_vs_r1: confidence insufficient (0 bouts); needs >= 2 stat-covered bouts and confidence >= low. No pace insight emitted.
Head attack share: Aljamain Sterling confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Youssef Zalal confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no target share mismatch insight emitted.
Body attack share: Aljamain Sterling confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Youssef Zalal confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no target share mismatch insight emitted.
Leg attack share: Aljamain Sterling confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Youssef Zalal confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no target share mismatch insight emitted.
Distance attack share: Aljamain Sterling confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Youssef Zalal confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no phase share mismatch insight emitted.
Clinch attack share: Aljamain Sterling confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Youssef Zalal confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no phase share mismatch insight emitted.
Ground attack share: Aljamain Sterling confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Youssef Zalal confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no phase share mismatch insight emitted.
Takedown attempts / 15 min: Aljamain Sterling confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Youssef Zalal confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no grappling mismatch insight emitted.
Takedown accuracy: Aljamain Sterling confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Youssef Zalal confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no grappling mismatch insight emitted.
Control seconds / takedown: Aljamain Sterling confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Youssef Zalal confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no grappling mismatch insight emitted.
Submission attempts / 15 min: Aljamain Sterling confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Youssef Zalal confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no grappling mismatch insight emitted.
Aljamain Sterling finish_rate: confidence insufficient (1 bout); needs confidence >= low (registry minimum 2 wins). No finish-profile insight emitted.