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3 Rounds
Sodiq Yusuff won · SUB R1
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Sodiq YusuffvsDon ShainisUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan · Saturday, October 1, 2022Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Sodiq Yusuff won

SUB · Round 1 · 0:30

Style matchupSodiq Yusuff: Pressure fightervsDon Shainis: Submission grappler

The pressure fighter risks getting subbed if they over-commit on the ground.

Model Prediction: Sodiq Yusuff wins(76.6%)

Actual result: Sodiq Yusuff wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Sodiq Yusuff at -1050 American odds

+$10 profit

$110 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Sodiq Yusuff enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Sodiq Yusuff has 22pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Sodiq Yusuff has 42pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Sodiq Yusuff has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Sodiq Yusuff
Red Corner
VS
Don Shainis
Blue Corner
-1050
(91%)
Vegas Odds
+700
(13%)
1486
Elo
1449
33
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'6"
180.34 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Sodiq YusuffL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Arnold Allen · Apr 21
W
vs Alex Caceres · Mar 22
L
vs Edson Barboza · Oct 23
L
KOvs Diego Lopes · Apr 24
L
vs Mairon Santos · May 25
latest
Don Shainis
oldest →
L
vs Jack Jenkins · Feb 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Sodiq YusuffMetricDon Shainis
5.27
Strikes / min
3.42
4.29
Strikes absorbed / min
5.87
53%
Strike defense
31%
0.36
TDs / 15 min
0.97
62%
Takedown defense
20%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
1.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.98Δ 3.43 — meaningful gap-2.45

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1567 vs 1500Strikes5.7 vs 3.4Takedowns0.3 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.40 vs 1.90Form0.6 vs 0.0
Sodiq YusuffDon Shainis

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Sodiq Yusuff(10 fights)Don Shainis(2 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +37.0|Blue -37.0
Recent Form
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Striker Score
Red -49.4|Blue +49.4
Grappler Score
Red -49.9|Blue +49.9
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Sodiq YusuffTargetDon Shainis

By target zone

1
100% acc · 11%
Head
0
8
100% acc · 89%
Body
3
100% acc · 100%
0
Leg
0

By position

2
100% acc · 22%
Distance
1
100% acc · 33%
7
100% acc · 78%
Clinch
2
100% acc · 67%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Sodiq Yusuff rounds
0
even
0
Don Shainis rounds
Round 1Sodiq Yusuff edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:02
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:11Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
9 / 9
Sig Strikes
3 / 3
100%
Sig Str %
100%
9 / 9
Total Strikes
9 / 9
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 1
TD %
0%
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:02
Ctrl Time
0:11

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Don Shainis3 / 39 / 90 / 10
1Sodiq Yusuff9 / 99 / 90 / 01

Sodiq Yusuff

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights10

Don Shainis

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights2