Sodiq Yusuff vs. Suman Mokhtarian
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Sodiq Yusuff
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
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
Suman Mokhtarian
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.77 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Sodiq Yusuff
Distance 85.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 6.5%)
Suman Mokhtarian
Distance 92.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sodiq Yusuff
Head 73.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.6% (norm 7.8%)
Suman Mokhtarian
Head 59.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 25.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 15.9% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Yusuff L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Mokhtarian L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 423 / 947 | 44.7% | 40.9% | 32 / 81 | 39.5% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 68 / 94 | 72.3% | 70.8% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 48 / 71 | 67.6% | 69.2% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 308 / 812 | 37.9% | 37.2% | 15 / 52 | 28.8% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 98 / 138 | 71.0% | 68.2% | 11 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 133 / 162 | 82.1% | 80.7% | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 80.7% |
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: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Mokhtarian L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 368 / 878 | 41.9% | 39.2% | 67 / 148 | 45.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 60 / 75 | 80.0% | 70.3% | 29 / 46 | 63.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 69.4% | 22 / 36 | 61.1% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 241 / 706 | 34.1% | 35.9% | 84 / 189 | 44.4% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 167 / 225 | 74.2% | 67.9% | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 44 / 54 | 81.5% | 81.5% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Yusuff has more cage time on record.