Sodiq Yusuff: record, fights and statistics
Sodiq Yusuff (“Super”) is a lightweight fighter from Nigeria with a published career record of 13-5-0. StatsNext stores 10 UFC bouts for Sodiq Yusuff (6-4). In the 1 fights stored since May 17, 2025, Sodiq Yusuff is 0-1.
Profile
| Height | 5'9" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 71" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Born | 1993 |
What are Sodiq Yusuff's fighting stats?
Across 10 stored UFC bouts with statistics (98 minutes) through May 17, 2025, Sodiq Yusuff lands 5.48 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 4.59, with 48.5% striking accuracy and 54.1% striking defense. Grappling: 0.46 takedowns per 15 minutes at 25.0% accuracy, 55.0% takedown defense, 0.46 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 6-4 in 10 stored UFC bouts, 3 of 6 wins inside the distance.
Sodiq Yusuff: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 5.48 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 4.59 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 48.5% |
| Significant striking defense | 54.1% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.46 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 0.46 |
| Takedown accuracy | 25.0% |
| Takedown defense | 55.0% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.46 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 2.63 |
| Share of fight time in control | 17.5% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 10 (98.4) |
Significant strikes landed: 57.1% head, 18.2% body, 24.7% legs; 78.5% at distance, 12.6% in the clinch, 8.9% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 2 | 1 |
| Submission | 1 | 0 |
| Decision | 3 | 3 |
6-4 in the 10 stored UFC bouts since December 1, 2018, averaging 9.8 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders
Wins and losses by method since May 17, 2025
- 1 loss: 1 by decision
Striking and grappling totals since May 17, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 36 of 86 (41.9%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 40 of 83 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 0 |
| Takedowns landed | 1 of 3 |
| Opponent takedowns | 0 of 0 |
| Submission attempts | 0 |
| Control time | 2:02 |
Totals over 1 of 1 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | Mairon Santos (2-0) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Lightweight | 36 of 86 (40) | 1 of 3 | 2:02 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Diego Lopes (2-1) | Loss | KO/TKO | R1 1:29 | 1.5 | Featherweight | 2 of 5 (26) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | Edson Barboza (17-10) | Loss | Decision | R5 5:00 | 15 | Featherweight | 178 of 351 (164) | 1 of 2 | 3:56 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Don Shainis (0-0) | Win | Submission | R1 0:30 | 0.5 | Featherweight | 9 of 9 (3) | 0 of 0 | 0:02 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Alex Caceres (13-10) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Featherweight | 64 of 123 (66) | 1 of 3 | 2:42 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Arnold Allen (7-0) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Featherweight | 47 of 113 (21) | 0 of 1 | 2:33 |
| Jan 19, 2020 | Andre Fili (8-5) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Featherweight | 73 of 155 (49) | 0 of 0 | 4:06 |
| Aug 17, 2019 | Gabriel Benitez (5-2) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 4:14 | 4.2 | Featherweight | 34 of 79 (24) | 0 of 0 | 0:04 |
| Mar 30, 2019 | Sheymon Moraes (2-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Featherweight | 73 of 148 (54) | 0 of 3 | 1:26 |
| Dec 1, 2018 | Suman Mokhtarian (0-0) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 2:14 | 2.2 | Featherweight | 23 of 43 (5) | 0 of 0 |
Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.
How to read these numbers
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