Kattar vs Zalal

Who won Kattar vs Zalal?

Youssef Zalal beat Calvin Kattar by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th February 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Youssef Zalal.

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).

Kattar vs Zalal stats

Calvin Kattar stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Youssef Zalal made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Calvin Kattar's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Youssef Zalal marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Calvin Kattar's UFC record stood at 7-7-0, while Youssef Zalal's came in at 7-3-1.

The stats suggested Kattar had a large advantage in power over Zalal, boasting a 48% knock out percentage over Zalal's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zalal had a massive advantage over Kattar, boasting a 56% submission rate over Kattar's 9%.

Calvin Kattar was the older man by 9 years, at 37 years old.

Kattar had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zalal. Despite this, Zalal had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Kattar was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 10 years and 1 month earlier than Zalal, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 82 to Zalal's 52.

Kattar vs Zalal form

Youssef Zalal had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jack Shore at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on 2nd November 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

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

Before that, 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.

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

Activity check

Zalal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kattar vs Zalal start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kattar vs Zalal?

Calvin Kattar was a 19/5 (+350) underdog going into the contest, while Youssef Zalal made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-450) with oddsmakers.