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Sodiq Yusuff

Lightweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #65; v1.1 (shadow) #73

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 64-69: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,538, deviation 144: measured from 10 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 33 (born 1993-05-19) · Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) · Reach 71 in (180 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 533 days since last bout (2025-05-17) · Last five 2-3 · Streak L3

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,538 is the division's 56th highest of 96 board fighters after an inactivity penalty of 48 points for 533 days without a bout; the ledger stands at -1.6 (+0.4 from quality wins, less 2.0 for blowout losses; losses count for three years); 2 quality wins in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; form penalty 0.15 for a 2-3 last five. Score -0.22 = -0.02 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.05 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.15 (form penalty); score order put him at #65.

TermValueDetail
Score-0.2270% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term-0.02resume rating 1,538 (raw 1,586 less inactivity penalty 48), scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term-0.05quality ledger -1.6: +0.4 QW +0.0 proof -2.0 blowout -0.0 weak
Form penalty0.15last five 2-3
Quality wins, 15 years20 over top-10 opponents, 1 over top-15
Placementscore order #65v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#73score -0.46; score order #73

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2025-05-17UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. MoralesMairon SantosunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)59%
2024-04-13UFC 300: Pereira vs. HillDiego LopesunrankedLKO/TKO1 (1:29)57%
2023-10-14UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. BarbozaEdson Barboza#13Lunanimous decision5 (5:00)59%
2022-10-01UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. YanDon ShainisunrankedWsubmission1 (0:30)74%
2022-03-12UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. AnkalaevAlex Caceres#15Wunanimous decision3 (5:00)58%
2021-04-10UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. HollandArnold Allen#10Lunanimous decision3 (5:00)60%
2020-01-18UFC 246: McGregor vs. CowboyAndre FiliunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)59%
2019-08-17UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2Gabriel BenitezunrankedWKO/TKO1 (4:14)46%
2019-03-30UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. GaethjeSheymon MoraesunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)63%
2018-12-01UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. TuivasaSuman MokhtarianunrankedWKO/TKO1 (2:14)50%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 96 board fighters at Lightweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute4.97(71st percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strike accuracy48%(50th percentile at Lightweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.41(56th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of wins by finish50%(48th percentile at Lightweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.17(46th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strike defence54%(57th percentile at Lightweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.55(78th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career452(67th percentile at Lightweight)
KO/TKO losses1 (last 2024-04-13, 932 days ago)(62nd percentile at Lightweight)
Submission losses0(52nd percentile at Lightweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.052(49th percentile at Lightweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.41(24th percentile at Lightweight)
Takedown defence55%(24th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of cage time in control18%(59th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground22%(55th percentile at Lightweight)
Stylemixed (1.7 takedown attempts per 15 min; 18% control)
Career stage
Age33.5(61st percentile at Lightweight)
Age at UFC debut25.5(34th percentile at Lightweight)
Years since UFC debut7.9(76th percentile at Lightweight)
UFC bouts10(62nd percentile at Lightweight)
Cage time, minutes108(66th percentile at Lightweight)
Bouts per year, last three years0.7(8th percentile at Lightweight)
Days since last bout533(100th percentile at Lightweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C2040608020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #11, Featherweight2023-10-13: #11, Featherweight2023-10-20: #18, Featherweight2023-11-03: #17, Featherweight2023-11-10: #17, Featherweight2023-11-17: #17, Featherweight2023-12-01: #18, Featherweight2023-12-08: #18, Featherweight2023-12-15: #18, Featherweight2024-01-12: #16, Featherweight2024-01-19: #16, Featherweight2024-02-02: #16, Featherweight2024-02-09: #16, Featherweight2024-02-16: #16, Featherweight2024-02-23: #16, Featherweight2024-03-01: #18, Featherweight2024-03-08: #18, Featherweight2024-03-15: #18, Featherweight2024-03-22: #18, Featherweight2024-03-29: #18, Featherweight2024-04-05: #18, Featherweight2024-04-12: #12, Featherweight2024-04-26: #32, Featherweight2024-05-03: #32, Featherweight2024-05-10: #33, Featherweight2024-05-17: #32, Featherweight2024-05-31: #33, Featherweight2024-06-07: #33, Featherweight2024-06-14: #33, Featherweight2024-06-21: #33, Featherweight2024-06-28: #33, Featherweight2024-07-12: #33, Featherweight2024-07-19: #33, Featherweight2024-07-26: #32, Featherweight2024-08-02: #32, Featherweight2024-08-09: #32, Featherweight2024-08-16: #33, Featherweight2024-08-23: #33, Featherweight2024-09-06: #34, Featherweight2024-09-13: #35, Featherweight2024-09-27: #35, Featherweight2024-10-04: #36, Featherweight2024-10-11: #36, Featherweight2024-10-18: #36, Featherweight2024-10-25: #36, Featherweight2024-11-01: #35, Featherweight2024-11-08: #34, Featherweight2024-11-15: #34, Featherweight2024-11-22: #34, Featherweight2024-12-06: #34, Featherweight2024-12-13: #35, Featherweight2025-01-10: #34, Featherweight2025-01-17: #34, Featherweight2025-01-31: #34, Featherweight2025-02-07: #36, Featherweight2025-02-14: #35, Featherweight2025-02-21: #36, Featherweight2025-02-28: #37, Featherweight2025-03-07: #37, Featherweight2025-03-14: #37, Featherweight2025-03-21: #38, Featherweight2025-03-28: #36, Featherweight2025-04-04: #35, Featherweight2025-04-11: #36, Featherweight2025-04-25: #38, Featherweight2025-05-02: #38, Featherweight2025-05-09: #40, Featherweight2025-05-16: #42, Featherweight2025-05-30: #49, Featherweight2025-06-06: #49, Featherweight2025-06-13: #50, Featherweight2025-06-20: #50, Featherweight2025-06-27: #50, Featherweight2025-07-11: #49, Featherweight2025-07-18: #49, Featherweight2025-07-25: #50, Featherweight2025-08-01: #49, Featherweight2025-08-08: #48, Featherweight2025-08-15: #47, Featherweight2025-08-22: #48, Featherweight2025-09-05: #47, Featherweight2025-09-12: #47, Featherweight2025-09-26: #46, Featherweight2025-10-03: #46, Featherweight2025-10-10: #44, Featherweight2025-10-17: #45, Featherweight2025-10-24: #45, Featherweight2025-10-31: #45, Featherweight2025-11-07: #46, Featherweight2025-11-14: #46, Featherweight2025-11-21: #47, Featherweight2025-12-05: #47, Featherweight2025-12-12: #45, Featherweight2026-01-23: #44, Featherweight2026-01-30: #48, Featherweight2026-02-06: #49, Featherweight2026-02-20: #49, Featherweight2026-02-27: #48, Featherweight2026-03-06: #47, Featherweight2026-03-13: #46, Featherweight2026-03-20: #47, Featherweight2026-03-27: #51, Featherweight2026-04-03: #50, Featherweight2026-04-10: #50, Featherweight2026-04-17: #51, Featherweight2026-04-24: #52, Featherweight2026-05-01: #53, Featherweight2026-05-08: #53, Featherweight2026-05-15: #53, Featherweight2026-05-29: #52, Featherweight2026-06-05: #53, Featherweight2026-06-13: #53, Featherweight2026-06-19: #53, Featherweight2026-06-26: #54, Featherweight2026-07-10: #56, Featherweight2026-07-17: #56, Featherweight2026-07-24: #59, Featherweight2026-07-31: #59, Featherweight2026-08-07: #60, Featherweight2026-08-14: #61, Featherweight2026-08-21: #61, Featherweight2026-08-28: #61, Featherweight2026-09-04: #61, Featherweight2026-09-11: #61, Featherweight2026-09-18: #62, Featherweight2026-09-25: #64, Featherweight2026-09-26: #66, Featherweight2026-10-03: #67, Featherweight2026-10-10: #68, Featherweight2026-10-17: #66, Lightweight2026-10-24: #66, Lightweight2026-10-31: #65, Lightweight#65

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better). Listed at Featherweight, then Lightweight over this period.

Predictive rating by bout

1,5501,6001,6501,7001,75020212022202320242025Dec 2018Oct 20262018-12-01: 1,595 (W vs Suman Mokhtarian)2019-03-30: 1,615 (W vs Sheymon Moraes)2019-08-17: 1,695 (W vs Gabriel Benitez)2020-01-18: 1,718 (W vs Andre Fili)2021-04-10: 1,687 (L vs Arnold Allen)2022-03-12: 1,683 (W vs Alex Caceres)2022-10-01: 1,716 (W vs Don Shainis)2023-10-14: 1,703 (L vs Edson Barboza)2024-04-13: 1,629 (L vs Diego Lopes)2025-05-17: 1,606 (L vs Mairon Santos)1,606

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances run about 64 points behind the rating: fighters this age typically run 26 points behind their rating, and his own recent results put him a further 38 points behind.

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-26what fighters aged 33.5 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results-38his recency-weighted mean and trend over 10 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -8 points a year
Combined-64the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingbehind ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.0252627282930313233342018-12-01 (age 25.5): W vs Suman Mokhtarian, residual +0.532019-03-30 (age 25.9): W vs Sheymon Moraes, residual +0.082019-08-17 (age 26.2): W vs Gabriel Benitez, residual +0.602020-01-18 (age 26.7): W vs Andre Fili, residual +0.122021-04-10 (age 27.9): L vs Arnold Allen, residual +0.112022-03-12 (age 28.8): W vs Alex Caceres, residual +0.172022-10-01 (age 29.4): W vs Don Shainis, residual +0.312023-10-14 (age 30.4): L vs Edson Barboza, residual -0.212024-04-13 (age 30.9): L vs Diego Lopes, residual -0.612025-05-17 (age 32.0): L vs Mairon Santos, residual -0.31-0.09

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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