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Sodiq Yusuff
“Super”
Nigeria
13-5-0W-L-D
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 5'9"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 71"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Team Lloyd Irvin
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1723
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
Lost 3 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Yusuff is a finisher at 57%. His wins come from 7 KO/TKO, 1 submission and 6 decisions, so he puts people to sleep more than he taps them. Overall record is 13-5-0.
- Recent Form
- Mairon Santos (18-1-0), loss, unanimous decision after three rounds. Diego Lopes (28-8-0), loss, KO/TKO in round 1. Edson Barboza (24-15-0), loss, unanimous decision over five rounds.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'9" with a 71" reach. He lands 5.29 significant strikes a minute at 49% accuracy, absorbs 4.26, and defends 54%. Wrestling is minor: 0.36 takedowns per 15 minutes, 63% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 7 KO/TKO (50%)
- 1 Submission (7%)
- 6 Decision (43%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 57%
- Streak
- 3-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 18 months ago
14 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 93-37
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1718
- Lossvs Mairon Santos18-1-0 · Power Index 1805Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00May 17, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales
Fight stats
Stat Sodiq Yusuff Mairon Santos Sig. strikes 36/86 40/83 Takedowns 1/3 0/0 Control time 2:02 1:57 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 19 9 Round 2 sig. strikes 10 16 Round 3 sig. strikes 7 15 - Lossvs Diego Lopes28-8-0 · Power Index 1812KO/TKO · R1 · 1:29Apr 14, 2024 · UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill
Fight stats
Stat Sodiq Yusuff Diego Lopes Sig. strikes 2/5 26/32 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:34 Knockdowns 0 2 Round 1 sig. strikes 2 26 - Lossvs Edson Barboza24-15-0 · Power Index 1759Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Oct 14, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs Barboza
Fight stats
Stat Sodiq Yusuff Edson Barboza Sig. strikes 178/351 164/324 Takedowns 1/2 3/4 Control time 3:56 3:04 Knockdowns 1 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 42 13 Round 2 sig. strikes 42 31 Round 3 sig. strikes 29 32 Round 4 sig. strikes 35 47 Round 5 sig. strikes 30 41 - Winvs Don Shainis15-9-0 · Power Index 1608Submission · R1 · 0:30Oct 1, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Yan
Fight stats
Stat Sodiq Yusuff Don Shainis Sig. strikes 9/9 3/3 Takedowns 0/0 0/1 Control time 0:02 0:11 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 9 3 - Winvs Dylan Tuke8-4-0 · Power Index 1608TKO · R1 · 00:42Jul 7, 2022 · Brave CF 22
Career Stats
Based on 12 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.29
- Striking accuracy
- 49%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.26
- Striking defense
- 54%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.36
- Takedown accuracy
- 23%
- Takedown defense
- 63%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.40