Shore vs Zalal

Who won Shore vs Zalal?

Youssef Zalal beat Jack Shore by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd November 2024 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Shore vs Zalal stats

Jack Shore stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Youssef Zalal made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Jack Shore's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Youssef Zalal marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Jack Shore's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Youssef Zalal's came in at 7-3-1.

The stats suggested Zalal had a slight advantage in power over Shore, with a 27% knock out percentage over Shore's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Shore and Zalal would have been pretty equal, both with a 53% submission rate.

Jack Shore was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Zalal had a height advantage of 2 inches over Shore. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Shore was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Zalal, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 42 to Zalal's 52.

Shore vs Zalal form

Youssef Zalal had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jarno Errens at UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 on 10th August 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Billy Quarantillo at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Da’Mon Blackshear at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, he had lost to Sean Woodson at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

He had been beaten by Ilia Topuria at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Zalal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Shore vs Zalal start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:00 PM UTC , which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Shore vs Zalal?

Jack Shore was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Youssef Zalal made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.