Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“Super”

Sodiq Yusuff

13-510 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

· 3L

Title Fight

Early Chaos

Output Drops Late

Moderate Wear

5'9"ht·71"reach·Orthodoxstance·32age

Last fightLMairon Santos·U-DEC·R3·12mo ago

Fighter Context

6–4UFC·

2KO

1Sub

3Dec

10.8min/fight

123UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

4–3(7 fights)

25%finish rate

+1.0str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

2–1(3 fights)

0%finish rate

+0.7str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.98

Positive

70%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.031

Passive

20%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

58%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

58%

Strong

68%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Yusuff

Blitzer

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min5.27

Str. Accuracy49%

539UFC landed/1,112attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

4.29

Str. Defense53%

KD Rate / fight0.30

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.40

CQ KO Power

Below Avg37%ile0.56

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

59%

Body

16%

Leg

25%

By Position

Distance81%

Clinch11%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 110 rounds	Round 26 rounds	Round 36 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	21	23	21	35	30
Avg. Absorbed	14	18	19	47	41
Avg. Net	+7	+5	+2	-12	-11

Grappling

Yusuff·104s ctrlActive Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.36

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.66

TD Accuracy23%

3UFC landed/12attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

1UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense62%

11UFC defended/20opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

div avg 52%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 6

Submission1 / 6

Decision3 / 6

KD → Finish

1/3Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision3 / 4

Loss Pattern

Outscored

3 of 4 losses by decision

Fast and versatile. 3 of 3 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

67%

4 of 6 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.6pts

W3 dec

1.9pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 8 more in second half of career

10 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=10

R2n=6

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

5.5

4.6

4.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.7

3.6

3.8

Diff

+1.8

+1.0

+0.4

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲TD Acc+79%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Yusuff — 10 UFC Fights

Result

Method

10 fights

Mairon Santos

U-DEC R3May '25

-4

·36 SS (42%)·40 abs·1/3 td·122s ctrl

Diego Lopes

KO/TKO R1 · 1:29Apr '24

-24

·2 SS (40%)·26 abs·2 kd taken

Edson BarbozaElite

TITLE

U-DEC R5Oct '23

+14

·178 SS (51%)·164 abs·1/2 td·3 td taken·236s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken

Don Shainis

SUB R1 · 0:30Oct '22

·9 SS (100%)·3 abs·1 sub att

Alex CaceresVeteran

U-DEC R3Mar '22

-2

·64 SS (52%)·66 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·162s ctrl

Arnold Allen

U-DEC R3Apr '21

+26

·47 SS (42%)·21 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·153s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att

↵ 15mo layoff

Andre FiliVeteran

U-DEC R3Jan '20

+24

·73 SS (47%)·49 abs·3 td taken·254s ctrl·1 sub att

Gabriel Benitez

KO/TKO R1 · 4:14Aug '19

+10

·34 SS (43%)·24 abs·1 kd landed

Sheymon Moraes

U-DEC R3Mar '19

+19

·73 SS (49%)·54 abs·0/3 td·158s ctrl·1 kd landed

Suman Mokhtarian

KO/TKO R1 · 2:14Dec '18

+18

·23 SS (53%)·5 abs·57s ctrl

Yusuff — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WMike DavisDWCSU-DECR3Jul 2018

All Fighters

Lightweight

“Super”

Sodiq Yusuff

13-510 UFC

Form

5'9"ht·71"reach·Orthodoxstance·32age

Last fightLMairon Santos·U-DEC·12mo ago

Fighter Context

6–4UFC·

2KO

1Sub

3Dec

10.8min/fight

123UFC min

vs. Winning Record4–3

vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.98

70%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.031

20%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

58%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

58%

68%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Yusuff

Lightweight avg

Blitzer

Sig. Strikes / Min5.27

Str. Accuracy49%

539UFC landed/1,112attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

4.29

Str. Defense53%

KD Rate / Fight0.30

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.40

CQ KO Power

Below Avg37%ile0.56

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

59%

Body

16%

Leg

25%

By Position

Dist81%

Clinch11%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=10	R2 n=6	R3 n=6	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	21	23	21	35	30
Absorbed	14	18	19	47	41
Net	+7	+5	+2	-12	-11

Grappling

Yusuff

Lightweight avg

104s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.36

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.66

TD Accuracy23%

3UFC landed/12attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

1UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense62%

11UFC defended/20opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

1Sub

3Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

67%4 of 6 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.6pts

W3 dec

1.9pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=10

R2n=6

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

5.5

4.6

4.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.7

3.6

3.8

Diff

+1.8

+1.0

+0.4

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Yusuff — UFC Fight Log

Mairon Santos

U-DEC·R3·May '25

36 SS (42%)·40 abs·1/3 td·122s ctrl

Diego Lopes

KO/TKO·R1·Apr '24

2 SS (40%)·26 abs·2 kd taken

Edson BarbozaEliteTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Oct '23

178 SS (51%)·164 abs·1/2 td·3 td taken·236s ctrl·1 kd·1 kd taken

Don Shainis

SUB·R1·Oct '22

9 SS (100%)·3 abs·1 sub

Alex CaceresVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Mar '22

64 SS (52%)·66 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·162s ctrl

Arnold Allen

U-DEC·R3·Apr '21

47 SS (42%)·21 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·153s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub

Andre FiliVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jan '20

73 SS (47%)·49 abs·3 td taken·254s ctrl·1 sub

Gabriel Benitez

KO/TKO·R1·Aug '19

34 SS (43%)·24 abs·1 kd

Yusuff — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WMike DavisDWCSU-DECR3Jul 2018

Round 110 rounds

Round 26 rounds

Round 36 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-12

-11

n=10

n=6

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-12

-11