Yusuff vs Santos

When is Yusuff vs Santos?

Sodiq Yusuff is set to square off against Mairon Santos during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th May 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Yusuff vs Santos stats

Sodiq Yusuff steps into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Mairon Santos will make his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This will be Sodiq Yusuff's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Mairon Santos will mark his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Sodiq Yusuff's UFC record currently stands at 6-3-0, while Mairon Santos' comes in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggest Santos has a slight advantage in power over Yusuff, with a 53% knock out percentage over Yusuff's 46%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Yusuff will have a slight advantage over Santos, with a 8% submission rate over Santos' 0%.

Sodiq Yusuff is the older man by 31 years, at 31 years old.

Yusuff is arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 years later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 1 less professional rounds, 37 to Santos' 38.

Yusuff vs Santos form

Yusuff has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Diego Lopes at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Don Shainis at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Gabriel Benitez at UFC 241 on 17th August 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Activity check

Yusuff's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Santos' last 4 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time does Yusuff vs Santos start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which is 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Yusuff vs Santos?

Mairon Santos is currently 3/4 (-130) to win the fight outright, while you can get 21/20 (+100) on Sodiq Yusuff if you fancy the slight upset.

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