13 things about UFC fighter Sodiq Yusuff from Bladensburg, Maryland

Sodiq Olamide Yusuff is a Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist fighting out of Bladensburg, Prince George’s County, Maryland, United States. The town was named after Thomas Bladen, who served as the 19th proprietary governor of the state.

Yusuff and his mother are both natives of Lagos, Nigeria. He is one of the 16 children of his father and four children of his mother.

Before moving to the U.S., Yusuff grew up in a polygamist community. His Ibadan father’s four wives lived together as a unit.

BIOGRAPHY

Currently, Yusuff is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. His fight name is Super.
2. He is a blue belt in Brazilian jiujitsu.
3. He competes in the featherweight division.
4. Before becoming an MMA fighter, he worked at a pizza shop.
5. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Shogun Fights, Victory Fighting Championship, Cage Fury Fighting Championships, Titan Fighting Championship and BRAVE Combat Federation.
6. He is 5’8″ tall.
7. He holds a professional MMA record of 13 wins and 4 losses.
8. In 2002, his mother took his and his younger brother to the U.S.
9. He defeated Benjamin Cruz in 2013 and Dmitriy Yakovlev in 2015 in amateur MMA bouts.
10. On April 16, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut.
11. On July 24, 2018, he defeated Mike Davis via unanimous decision at “Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series” Season 2 episode 6 in Las Vegas.
12. On December 1, 2018, he made his UFC debut.
13. On May 19, 2025, he turned 32.

TIMELINE

From 2018 to 2025, Yusuff fought 10 UFC opponents. Here are the results:

2018

• On December 1, 2018, he defeated Suman Mokhtarian via technical knockout at “UFC Fight Night 142” in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

2019

• On March 30, 2019, he defeated Sheymon Moraes via unanimous decision at “UFC on ESPN 2” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
• On August 17, 2019, he defeated Gabriel Benitez via TKO at “UFC 241” in Anaheim, California, USA.

2020

• On January 18, 2020, he defeated Andre Fili via unanimous decision at “UFC 246” in Paradise, Nevada.

2021

• On April 10, 2021, he lost to Arnold Allen via unanimous decision at “UFC on ABC 2” in Enterprise, Nevada.

2022

• On March 12, 2022, he defeated Alex Caceres via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 203” in Enterprise.
• On October 1, 2022, he submitted Don Shainis at “UFC Fight Night 211” in Enterprise.

2023

• On October 14, 2023, he lost to Edson Barboza via unanimous deciion at “UFC Fight Night 230” in Enterprise.

2024

• On April 13, 2024, he lost to Diego Lopes via TKO at “UFC 300” in Paradise.

2025

• On May 17, 2025, he fought Mairon Santos at “UFC Fight Night 256” in Enterprise.