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Sodiq Yusuff

“Super”

Lightweight · UFC record 6-4 · 10 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 17 May 2025

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)84
Power79
Striking defense68
Takedown defense66
WrestlingProvisional measure64

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (10 detailed fights; as of Sat 17 May 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING76.1
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING71.1

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
175 cm (5'9")
Reach
180 cm (5'11")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
33

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

10 detailed UFC fights · 24 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 17 May 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes 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%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

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

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

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)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Sodiq Yusuff — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 17 May 2025Mairon SantosLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
Sat 13 Apr 2024Diego LopesLKO/TKO PunchesR1 1:29UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
Sat 14 Oct 2023Edson BarbozaLU-DECR5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
Sat 1 Oct 2022Don ShainisWSUB Guillotine ChokeR1 0:30UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan
Sat 12 Mar 2022Alex CaceresWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
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Sodiq Yusuff — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 10 Apr 2021Arnold AllenLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland
Sat 18 Jan 2020Andre FiliWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy
Sat 17 Aug 2019Gabriel BenitezWKO/TKO PunchR1 4:14UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Sat 30 Mar 2019Sheymon MoraesWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Sat 1 Dec 2018Suman MokhtarianWKO/TKO PunchesR1 2:14UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa

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