Zalal vs Woodson

Who won Zalal vs Woodson?

Sean Woodson beat Youssef Zalal by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 28, on Saturday 5th June 2021 in the United States.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sean Woodson.

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).

Zalal vs Woodson stats

Youssef Zalal stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Sean Woodson made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Sean Woodson marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Youssef Zalal's UFC record stood at 4-3-1, while Sean Woodson's came in at 6-1-1.

The stats suggested Woodson had a slight advantage in power over Zalal, with a 29% knock out percentage over Zalal's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zalal had a massive advantage over Woodson, boasting a 50% submission rate over Woodson's 14%.

Youssef Zalal was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

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

Zalal was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 months later than Woodson, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 46 to Woodson's 35.

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Zalal's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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