Sodiq YusuffAll-Around

Lightweight · 13-5 · orthodox

Last 5
LLLWW
Height
5'9"
175.26 cm
Reach
5'11"
180.34 cm
Age
33
Elo Rating
1549.8

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 201 Lightweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 5.27 significant strikes per minute — better than 89% of Lightweight fighters
  • Lands 49% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 76% of Lightweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Averages just 0.36 takedowns per 15 minutes — worse than 88% of Lightweight fighters
  • Completes only 23% of their takedown attempts — worse than 86% of Lightweight fighters
  • Absorbs 4.29 significant strikes per minute — worse than 76% of Lightweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    5.27
    Top 11%
  • Striking accuracy
    49%
    Top 24%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    4.29
    Bottom 24%
  • Striking defense
    53%
    Bottom 37%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.36
    Bottom 12%
  • Takedown accuracy
    23%
    Bottom 14%
  • Takedown defense
    62%
    Bottom 47%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.40
    Bottom 44%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1568, higher than 76% of Lightweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1550).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Caceres0:30Shainis25:00Barboza1:29Lopes15:00Santos
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
2025-05-17 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
2024-04-13 · KO/TKO, R1 1:29
UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
2023-10-14 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan
2022-10-01 · Submission, R1 0:30
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
2022-03-12 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland
2021-04-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy
2020-01-18 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
2019-08-17 · KO/TKO, R1 4:14
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2019-03-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
2018-12-01 · KO/TKO, R1 2:14