Sodiq Yusuff
NigeriaSodiq Yusuff, “Super”, is a Lightweight from Nigeria with an official record of 13-5. The 13 wins came 6 by knockout, 1 by submission and 6 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Mairon Santos at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales on 17 May 2025, the third defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | Mairon Santos | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Diego Lopes | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 1:29 | UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill |
| Oct 14, 2023 | Edson Barboza | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Don Shainis | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · 0:30 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Alex Caceres | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Arnold Allen | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland |
| Jan 19, 2020 | Andre Fili | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy |
| Aug 17, 2019 | Gabriel Benitez | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 4:14 | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 |
| Mar 30, 2019 | Sheymon Moraes | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje |
| Dec 1, 2018 | Suman Mokhtarian | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 2:14 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa |
| Jul 25, 2018 | Mike Davis | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 2, Week 6 |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Dylan Tuke | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 0:46 | Brave CF 10 |
| Dec 15, 2017 | Luis GomezTitle | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Titan FC 47: Yusuff vs. Gomez |
| Aug 5, 2017 | Vadim Ogar | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 0:30 | CFFC 66: Webb vs. Wilson |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Chuka Willis | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | VFC 56: Victory Fighting Championship 56 |
| Dec 9, 2016 | Devin Turner | WIN | KOTKO | R2 | VFC 54: Pitolo vs. Kayne 2 |
| Jul 16, 2016 | John Ramirez | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | VFC 52: Kayne vs. Pitolo |
| Apr 16, 2016 | Alvin Mercer | WIN | KOTKO | R2 · 0:22 | SF: Shogun Fights 14 |
Wins, losses and draws are Sodiq Yusuff’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 18 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Sodiq Yusuff’s record, in numbers
Sodiq Yusuff’s record is 13-5, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 18 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 13 wins break down as 6 by knockout, 1 by submission and 6 by decision — 7 of 13 inside the distance, a finish rate of 54%. Across all 18 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 8 minutes 37 seconds.
Sodiq Yusuff has been stopped twice in the 18 bouts on file — 2 by knockout — which is 11% of them. The last 3 bouts on file are all losses.
Of the 18 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 1 was the main event of the card. One of them has come since October 2024.
Set against the 623 Lightweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Sodiq Yusuff has a finish rate above 28% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 64% of them and a two-year bout count above 64% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Sodiq Yusuff is listed at 5ft 9in with a reach of 71in, fights orthodox and is 33, born 18 May 1993.
These figures are recomputed from Sodiq Yusuff’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.