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 9th 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 5-3-1.

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 1 year, at 29 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 3 more professional rounds, 50 to Zalal's 47.

Errens vs Zalal form

Zalal had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Billy Quarantillo at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to 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.

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

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Jaime Hernandez at LFA 79 on 22nd November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at 1STBANK Center, Broomfield, United States.

Activity check

Errens' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Zalal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 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.