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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Sean Woodson won · S-DEC R3
Elo1517
Elo1526

Sean WoodsonvsYoussef ZalalUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai · Saturday, June 5, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Sean Woodson won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupSean Woodson: Pressure fightervsYoussef Zalal: Submission grappler

The pressure fighter risks getting subbed if they over-commit on the ground.

Model Prediction: Youssef Zalal wins(52.0%)

Actual result: Sean Woodson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Youssef Zalal at +160 American odds

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Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Youssef Zalal threatens submissions; Sean Woodson has lost 50% of fights by sub.
  • Sean Woodson has 29pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Youssef Zalal (52.9%).
  • Sean Woodson has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Sean Woodson
Red Corner
VS
Youssef Zalal
Blue Corner
-200
(67%)
Vegas Odds
+160
(38%)
1517
Elo
1526
34
Age
29
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
6'2"
Height
5'10"
198.12 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Sean Woodson
oldest →
W
vs Dennis Buzukja · Aug 23
W
vs Charles Jourdain · Jan 24
W
vs Alex Caceres · May 24
W
KOvs Fernando Padilla · Dec 24
L
KOvs Dan Ige · Apr 25
latest
Youssef Zalal
oldest →
W
SUBvs Jarno Errens · Aug 24
W
SUBvs Jack Shore · Nov 24
W
vs Calvin Kattar · Feb 25
W
SUBvs Josh Emmett · Oct 25
L
DECvs Aljamain Sterling · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Sean WoodsonMetricYoussef Zalal
5.57
Strikes / min
2.78
4.18
Strikes absorbed / min
1.79
58%
Strike defense
64%
0.58
TDs / 15 min
1.84
84%
Takedown defense
55%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
1.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.39evenly matched on net striking+0.99

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1496 vs 1497Strikes5.3 vs 2.5Takedowns0.0 vs 2.3Sub Atts0.60 vs 1.20Form-0.4 vs -0.2
Sean WoodsonYoussef Zalal

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801498151515331550← oldermost recent →
Sean Woodson(9 fights)Youssef Zalal(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -9.2|Blue +9.2
Recent Form
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Layoff
Red +224.0|Blue -224.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Sean WoodsonTargetYoussef Zalal

By target zone

23
26% acc · 57%
Head
18
29% acc · 43%
6
50% acc · 15%
Body
9
82% acc · 21%
11
69% acc · 28%
Leg
15
94% acc · 36%

By position

33
31% acc · 83%
Distance
40
47% acc · 95%
7
78% acc · 18%
Clinch
2
50% acc · 5%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Sean Woodson rounds
1
even
2
Youssef Zalal rounds
Round 1Youssef Zalal edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:14
17Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:46Control
Round 2Youssef Zalal edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:10
15Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:46Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:39
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:49Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
40 / 116
Sig Strikes
42 / 89
34.3%
Sig Str %
46.3%
104 / 204
Total Strikes
55 / 112
0 / 0
TDs
2 / 17
TD %
16.3%
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:03
Ctrl Time
6:21

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Youssef Zalal17 / 3120 / 371 / 60
1Sean Woodson11 / 3828 / 620 / 00
2Youssef Zalal15 / 3419 / 421 / 30
2Sean Woodson15 / 4624 / 610 / 01
3Youssef Zalal10 / 2416 / 330 / 80
3Sean Woodson14 / 3252 / 810 / 01

Sean Woodson

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights9

Youssef Zalal

StanceSwitch
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights11