Fighter profile
Sodiq Yusuff
Lightweight · UFC record 6-4 · 10 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 17 May 2025
Volume Striker
Fighter ratings
Ratings V2RatedChin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026
R1 research scaleProfile
- Height
- 175 cm (5'9")
- Reach
- 180 cm (5'11")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Age
- 33
Last 3: W L L (most recent last)
Career statistics
DescriptiveStrikes landed22.5significant, per round
Strikes absorbed18.8per round
Striking differential+3.6per round
Takedown attempts0.50per round
Takedown defense55.0%of attempts stopped
Finish rate50.0%of UFC wins
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per round
- 22.5
- Significant strikes absorbed per round
- 18.8
- Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
- +3.6
- Striking accuracy
- 48.5%
- Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
- 54.1%
- Knockdowns per round
- 0.12
- Target: head / body / leg
- 57.1% / 18.2% / 24.7%
- Position: distance / clinch / ground
- 78.5% / 12.6% / 8.9%
Wrestling and grappling
- Takedown attempts per round
- 0.50
- Takedowns landed per round
- 0.12
- Takedown accuracy
- 25.0%
- Takedown defense
- 55.0%
- Control time per round
- 0:48
- Submission attempts per round
- 0.12
- Reversals per round
- 0.04
Outcomes and durability
- UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
- 6-4-0
- Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
- 50.0%
- Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
- 2 · 1 · 3
- Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
- 1 · 0 · 3
- Knockdowns scored / suffered
- 3 / 4
- Average fight time
- 13:13 (over 8 bouts)
UFC fight history
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | End | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17 May 2025 | Mairon Santos | L | U-DEC | R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales |
| Sat 13 Apr 2024 | Diego Lopes | L | KO/TKO Punches | R1 1:29 | UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill |
| Sat 14 Oct 2023 | Edson Barboza | L | U-DEC | R5 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza |
| Sat 1 Oct 2022 | Don Shainis | W | SUB Guillotine Choke | R1 0:30 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan |
| Sat 12 Mar 2022 | Alex Caceres | W | U-DEC | R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev |
Show all 10 UFC fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | End | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10 Apr 2021 | Arnold Allen | L | U-DEC | R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland |
| Sat 18 Jan 2020 | Andre Fili | W | U-DEC | R3 5:00 | UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy |
| Sat 17 Aug 2019 | Gabriel Benitez | W | KO/TKO Punch | R1 4:14 | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 |
| Sat 30 Mar 2019 | Sheymon Moraes | W | U-DEC | R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje |
| Sat 1 Dec 2018 | Suman Mokhtarian | W | KO/TKO Punches | R1 2:14 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa |
