The UFC is back at the Apex for a stacked fight night event taking place this Saturday, August 10th. On the prelims, we have a great scrap in the featherweight division between two prospects as Youssef Zalal and Jarno Errens battle it out looking to climb the featherweight rankings.

This fight has the makings of being a great one for the fight fans, so let's take a look at the matchup and our Zalal-Errens prediction and pick.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 23: (R-L) Youssef Zalal of Morocco punches Billy Quarantillo in a featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on March 23, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

UFC Vegas 95: Youssef Zalal Predictions August 10th

Youssef Zalal (14-5-1) started his first stint with the UFC with three straight victories looking like a true contender in the featherweight division until he ran into the site of the division.

Over his next three fights with the promotion he dropped decisions to the current featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, Seing Woo Choi, and a close split-decision to Sean Woodson only to fight to a draw against Da'Mon Blackshear.

Ultimately, he was cut from the promotion after three consecutive losses and a draw but then he was able to make his way back to the Octagon two years later after winning three MMA fights, one kickboxing, and one boxing match.

• He then stepped in on short notice to take on Billy Quarantillo who he choked out in the second round.

Zalals is now 14-5-1 in his pro career with a 4-3-1 record in the UFC.

• Of those 14 wins, 11 of them have come inside the distance which are split between 4 knockouts and 7 submissions.

In this matchup, Zalal gets to take on a vicious striker Jarno Errens who looked the best he has looked inside the Octagon in his last fight where he outstruck Steven Ngyuen en route to his first UFC victory.

While Errens may be the bigger fighter in there, he is going to have a tough time just walking Zalal down like he did to Ngyuen.

• Zalal has exceptional movement on the feet and is a lot faster than Errens, not to mention his grappling is leaps and bounds ahead of Errens.

It will be up to Zalal to not make this a straight kickboxing match and mix things up on the feet and on the mat to where he can continue his winning ways and get his second win in a row in his second stint inside the Octagon.

Then he met the current interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall in the Octagon in his return fight and that didn't end well as he was knocked out in just 1:13. However, he got back on track in a big way by choking out Tai Tuivasa in the first round.

UFC Vegas 95: Jarno Errens Predictions August 10th

Jarno Errens (14-5-1) finally got himself back into the win column after dropping each of his first two fights in the UFC.

• Errens looked like a brand-new fighter when he took on Steven Ngyuen, not only did he almost finish him in the second round he outstruck him 105-63 while landing 50% of his strikes.
• That gave Errens his 6th decision victory of his career in 10 times where he has seen the judge's scorecards.

He will look to do one better when he takes on Youssef Zalal in an attempt to keep his UFC hopes alive with a win this weekend at UFC Vegas 95. Errens has some slick kickboxing and good pop in strikes as we saw when he dropped both Steven Ngyuen and Seung Woo Choi in his last two fights.

On the feet, we know that Errens is going to want to be the aggressor and push the pace to land his heavy strikes but he is going to need to do a good job at cutting off the cage and trapping Zalal from circling away from the cage.

UFC VEGAS 95: YOUSSE ZALAL vs JARNO ERRENS FANDUEL ODDS FOR AUGUST 10

MONEY LINE

• YOUSSEF ZALAL: -460
• JARNO ERRENS: +320

OVER/UNDER (ROUNDS TOTAL) - BET365

• OVER 2.5 ROUNDS (-230)
• UNDER 2.5 ROUNDS (+170)

BEST UFC VEGAS 95 ODDS FOR YOUSSEF ZALAL vs JARNO ERRENS

• Jarno Errens is a big underdog in this matchup against Youssef Zalal. DraftKings Sportsbook has the best odds for Errens at (+350)
• Youssef Zalal is one of the biggest favorites on the card. Caesars Sportsbook comes in with the best odds at (-400)
• Bet365 has the best odds when it comes to the over/under on the total rounds, which is set at 2.5 Rounds (-230) for the over, and (+170) for the under

FINAL ZALAL-ERRENS PICK & PREDICTION

This should be a fun fight between two featherweight hopefuls. While Errens is a fantastic striker to watch, he is going to have a tough time corraling Zalal on the feet and when Zalal mixes in the grappling he is tough to beat.

Ultimately, Zalal pot shots and outworks Errens throughout this fight getting the nod on the judge's scorecards.

FINAL ZALAL-ERRENS PICK & PREDICTION: YOUSSEF ZALAL (-460)