Lightweight

Sodiq Yusuff

Last fought: May 2025

RECORD

Pro

13-5-0

UFC

6-4-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:50
Fight Completion Rate	67.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.17
% Fights Inside the Distance	40.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	57-30 (65.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	29-18 (61.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	28-12 (70.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	68.3%
% Time in Control	17.6%
% Time Controlled	14.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	55.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.71
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.97
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.74
Distance Strike Accuracy	44.7%
Distance Strike Defense	58.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.84
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.04
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.81
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.35
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.35
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.77

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Sodiq Yusuff League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Sodiq Yusuff
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.2
Strike Differential	0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	25.0%
Takedown Defense	55.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	2:38
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	16.7%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	10:50
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.2
Takedown Accuracy	37.5%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:44

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Mairon Santos

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales • May 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sodiq Yusuff36/8642%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:02

Mairon Santos40/8348%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sodiq Yusuff	19/30	63%	0/1	0:42	—
	Mairon Santos	9/27	33%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Sodiq Yusuff	10/26	38%	0/1	0:01	—
	Mairon Santos	16/27	59%	0/0	1:35	—

R3	Sodiq Yusuff	7/30	23%	1/1	1:19	—
	Mairon Santos	15/29	52%	0/0	0:19	—

LOSS

vs. Diego Lopes

UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill • Apr 2024Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:29

Sodiq Yusuff2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Diego Lopes26/3281%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sodiq Yusuff	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	26/32	81%	0/0	0:34	2

LOSS

vs. Edson Barboza

UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza • Oct 2023Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sodiq Yusuff178/35151%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:56KD 1

Edson Barboza164/32451%TD 3/4Ctrl 3:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sodiq Yusuff	42/80	52%	1/1	3:15	1
	Edson Barboza	13/25	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sodiq Yusuff	42/79	53%	0/0	0:29	—
	Edson Barboza	31/65	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sodiq Yusuff	29/58	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Edson Barboza	32/68	47%	0/0	1:04	1

R4	Sodiq Yusuff	35/79	44%	0/1	0:12	—
	Edson Barboza	47/90	52%	0/0	0:22	—

R5	Sodiq Yusuff	30/55	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Edson Barboza	41/76	54%	3/4	1:38	—

WIN

vs. Don Shainis

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan • Oct 2022Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 0:30

Sodiq Yusuff9/9100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Don Shainis3/3100%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sodiq Yusuff	9/9	100%	0/0	0:02	—
	Don Shainis	3/3	100%	0/1	0:11	—

WIN

vs. Alex Caceres

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2022Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sodiq Yusuff64/12352%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:42

Alex Caceres66/13848%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sodiq Yusuff	8/25	32%	1/3	2:24	—
	Alex Caceres	13/23	57%	1/1	0:21	—

R2	Sodiq Yusuff	29/48	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Caceres	25/53	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sodiq Yusuff	27/50	54%	0/0	0:18	—
	Alex Caceres	28/62	45%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Arnold Allen

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland • Apr 2021Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sodiq Yusuff47/11342%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:33

Arnold Allen21/6134%TD 2/5Ctrl 5:09KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sodiq Yusuff	13/30	43%	0/0	0:09	—
	Arnold Allen	10/28	36%	2/2	2:37	1

R2	Sodiq Yusuff	18/53	34%	0/0	0:05	—
	Arnold Allen	9/27	33%	0/0	1:01	—

R3	Sodiq Yusuff	16/30	53%	0/1	2:19	—
	Arnold Allen	2/6	33%	0/3	1:31	—

WIN

vs. Andre Fili

UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy • Jan 2020Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sodiq Yusuff73/15547%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:14

Andre Fili49/14534%TD 3/7Ctrl 2:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sodiq Yusuff	35/69	51%	0/0	0:42	—
	Andre Fili	23/63	37%	3/5	1:20	—

R2	Sodiq Yusuff	22/37	59%	0/0	3:32	—
	Andre Fili	6/13	46%	0/1	0:44	—

R3	Sodiq Yusuff	16/49	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andre Fili	20/69	29%	0/1	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Gabriel Benitez

UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 • Aug 2019Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:14

Sodiq Yusuff34/7943%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Gabriel Benitez24/7233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sodiq Yusuff	34/79	43%	0/0	0:04	1
	Gabriel Benitez	24/72	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sheymon Moraes

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje • Mar 2019Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sodiq Yusuff73/14849%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:38KD 1

Sheymon Moraes54/11846%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sodiq Yusuff	25/40	62%	0/1	1:00	—
	Sheymon Moraes	16/33	48%	0/0	0:36	—

R2	Sodiq Yusuff	17/40	42%	0/2	1:07	—
	Sheymon Moraes	20/40	50%	0/0	0:45	—

R3	Sodiq Yusuff	31/68	46%	0/0	0:31	1
	Sheymon Moraes	18/45	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Suman Mokhtarian

UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa • Dec 2018Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:14

Sodiq Yusuff23/4353%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:57

Suman Mokhtarian5/956%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sodiq Yusuff	23/43	53%	0/0	0:57	—
	Suman Mokhtarian	5/9	56%	0/0	0:34	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Mike Davis

DWCS 2.6 • Jul 2018

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sodiq Yusuff111/21452%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Mike Davis77/15550%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sodiq Yusuff	44/83	53%	0/0	0:00	1
	Mike Davis	28/58	48%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Sodiq Yusuff	30/55	55%	0/1	0:00	—
	Mike Davis	31/57	54%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Sodiq Yusuff	37/76	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Davis	18/40	45%	0/1	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com