Yusuff vs Shainis

Who won Yusuff vs Shainis?

Sodiq Yusuff beat Don Shainis by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 1st October 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sodiq Yusuff.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Yusuff vs Shainis stats

Sodiq Yusuff stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Don Shainis made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Sodiq Yusuff's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in December 2018.

Sodiq Yusuff's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Don Shainis' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Shainis had a slight advantage in power over Yusuff, with a 57% knock out percentage over Yusuff's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shainis had a large advantage over Yusuff, boasting a 29% submission rate over Yusuff's 0%.

Sodiq Yusuff was the older man by 30 years, at 30 years old.

Yusuff was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 months earlier than Shainis, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 37 to Shainis' 31.

Yusuff vs Shainis form

Yusuff had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He was victorious against Sheymon Moraes at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

Activity check

Yusuff's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Shainis' last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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