Youssef Zalal vs. Jordan Griffin
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Youssef Zalal
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.33 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Jordan Griffin
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.51 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Youssef Zalal
Distance 88.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 6.5%)
Jordan Griffin
Distance 81.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 14.6% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Youssef Zalal
Head 75.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 7.8%)
Jordan Griffin
Head 92.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Zalal L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Griffin L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 389 / 792 | 49.1% | 40.9% | 127 / 290 | 43.8% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 70.8% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 37 / 62 | 59.7% | 69.2% | 31 / 52 | 59.6% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 288 / 677 | 42.5% | 37.2% | 146 / 327 | 44.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 76 / 107 | 71.0% | 68.2% | 21 / 25 | 84.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 90 / 108 | 83.3% | 80.7% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 80.7% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Zalal L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Griffin L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 235 / 750 | 31.3% | 39.2% | 126 / 310 | 40.6% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 66 | 71.2% | 70.3% | 32 / 35 | 91.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 46 / 68 | 67.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 180 / 634 | 28.4% | 35.9% | 153 / 338 | 45.3% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 64 / 108 | 59.3% | 67.9% | 33 / 50 | 66.0% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 48 / 89 | 53.9% | 81.5% | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Zalal has more cage time on record.