Rivalries: Sodiq Yusuff

Flashes of brilliance interspersed with ill-timed inconsistency have marked Sodiq Yusuff’s stay in the Ultimate Fighting Championship thus far.

The 31-year-old Team Lloyd Irvin rep will toe the line against Mairon Santos in a UFC Fight Night 256 featherweight showcase on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Yusuff holds a 6-3 record across his nine appearances inside the Octagon but finds himself reeling after back-to-back losses. He last saw action at UFC 300, where he succumbed to punches from Diego Lopes just 89 seconds into their April 13, 2024 encounter.

As Yusuff makes final preparations for his upcoming battle with Santos at 145 pounds, a look at a few of the rivalries that have…