Errens vs Zalal

Who won Errens vs Zalal?

Youssef Zalal beat Jarno Errens by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 10th August 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Errens vs Zalal stats

Jarno Errens stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Youssef Zalal made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Jarno Errens' 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Youssef Zalal marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Jarno Errens' UFC record stood at 1-3-0, while Youssef Zalal's came in at 6-3-1.

The stats suggested Zalal had a slight advantage in power over Errens, with a 29% knock out percentage over Errens' 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zalal had an advantage over Errens, with a 50% submission rate over Errens' 36%.

Jarno Errens was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Errens had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zalal.

Errens was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Zalal, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 50 to Zalal's 49.

Activity check

Errens' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Zalal's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Errens vs Zalal start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:25 PM UTC , which was 5:25 PM EST or 2:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:25 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Errens vs Zalal?

Jarno Errens was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Youssef Zalal made his way into the ring at 9/50 (-560) with oddsmakers.