Sodiq Yusuff vs Alex Caceres — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev

Las Vegas, USA

12 Mar 2022

Featherweight

56%

Yusuff

44%

Caceres

Win Probability

Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Sodiq Yusuff

"Super"

13 – 5

5'9"71" reachOrthodox33 yrs3-fight slideWell-Rounded

CFR 51

Alex Caceres

"Bruce Leeroy"

21 – 15

Well-Rounded2-fight slide38 yrsSouthpaw73" reach5'10"

CFR 40

★ Official Result

Sodiq YusuffwinsDecisionR3 · 5:00

def. Alex Caceres · UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Yusuff

→

Actual result

Yusuff wins

Decision · R3

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Yusuff at 56% vs Caceres at 44% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 11 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Caceres has a chin rating of 4 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

YusuffCaceres

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

—

Yusuff

Caceres

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

5'9"

Height

+5'10"

71"

Reach

+73"

33+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Yusuff

Caceres

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

51.1

39.7

48.9

Performance Avg

42.2

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Yusuff

Caceres

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

4.5

/ 10

1.7

/ 10

5.3

Style: Pressure

3.8

5.2

Style: Volume

6.1

2 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

1 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

25Distance26

2Clinch2

0Ground0

Yusuff

Caceres

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

2.5

/ 10

3.5

/ 10

1.8

Wrestling Style (/10)

2.5

1.7

Submission Style (/10)

2.5

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Yusuff

Caceres

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

Moderate

Verdict

KO risk

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R1.0 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R1.0 stoppage

1 fight ago

Last KO loss

18 fights ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

10/18 fights

Chin rating based on

30/36 fights

Yusuff

Caceres

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

3-fight 📉 slide

Current form

2-fight 📉 slide

L · Dec · R3

L · KO · R1

L · Dec · R5

W · Sub · R1

W · Dec · R3

Last 5

L · Dec · R3

W · Dec · R3

W · KO · R1

L · Dec · R3

Yusuff

Caceres

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

50%

31%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Yusuff

Caceres

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

4.5

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

1.7

2.5

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

3.5

1.8

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

2.5

1.7

Submission

Submission attack frequency

2.5

5.3

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

3.8

5.2

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

6.1

Yusuff

Strike Zones

Caceres

Yusuff

Attacking

27 landed

Absorbing

28 absorbed

Caceres

Attacking

28 landed

Absorbing

27 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Yusuff targets the head (44% of attacks) — Caceres absorbs 44% of strikes there

🎯Caceres targets the head (61% of attacks) — Yusuff absorbs 61% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Yusuff

RND

Caceres

0/0R00/0

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L · Dec · R3

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Decision

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Submission

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Decision

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L · Dec · R3

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Decision

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KO/TKO

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Decision

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News & Media

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