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Sodiq Yusuff vs. Diego Lopes

UFC 6-4-0 vs. 7-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-4-0
UFC record
7-3-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
33
AgeΔ 2 yrs
31
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
17.1
Layoff (months)Δ 12.9 mo
4.2
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Diego Lopes carries real power — 0.77 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Diego Lopes is a submission threat — 1.02 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Featherweight norm.
Sodiq Yusuff rarely shoots — 0.41 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Sodiq Yusuff

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 74
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500

Diego Lopes

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 64
Tier 3 — regional circuit 214

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 35 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5394.97/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
4623.94/min · norm 3.52
4524.17/min · norm 3.50
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5484.68/min · norm 3.50
48.5%norm 44.7%
Striking accuracy
47.0%norm 44.7%
54.1%norm 54.8%
Striking defense
47.2%norm 54.8%
30.41/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
60.77/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Sodiq Yusuff

Distance 85.2% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 6.5%)

Diego Lopes

Distance 79.1% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 16.0% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Sodiq Yusuff

Head 73.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.6% (norm 7.9%)

Diego Lopes

Head 80.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.6% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Yusuff L/AAccFeatherweight med Lopes L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 423 / 947 44.7% 40.5% 320 / 777 41.2% 40.5%
In the clinch 68 / 94 72.3% 70.5% 34 / 48 70.8% 70.5%
On the ground 48 / 71 67.6% 69.3% 108 / 157 68.8% 69.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 308 / 812 37.9% 37.1% 334 / 792 42.2% 37.1%
To the body 98 / 138 71.0% 68.0% 56 / 96 58.3% 68.0%
To the legs 133 / 162 82.1% 80.3% 72 / 94 76.6% 80.3%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Yusuff L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Lopes L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 368 / 878 41.9% 39.3% 456 / 927 49.2% 39.3%
In the clinch 60 / 75 80.0% 70.3% 27 / 33 81.8% 70.3%
On the ground 24 / 32 75.0% 69.4% 65 / 78 83.3% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 241 / 706 34.1% 35.9% 433 / 876 49.4% 35.9%
To the body 167 / 225 74.2% 68.0% 38 / 61 62.3% 68.0%
To the legs 44 / 54 81.5% 81.5% 77 / 101 76.2% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
325.0% acc · 0.41/15 · norm 1.17
Takedowns landed
746.7% acc · 0.90/15 · norm 1.17
1155.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
2374.2% def · norm 61.5%
19:0817.6% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
12:4810.9% of cage time · norm 16.5%
15:162:06 per 15 · norm 3:11
Time under control lower is better
15:041:55 per 15 · norm 3:11
30.41/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
81.02/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Yusuff has more cage time on record.