Sodiq Yusuff is favored against Gabriel Benitez at UFC 241 on Saturday, August 17 in Anaheim, California. This event is one of five fights on the main pay-per-view card. Benitez is 21-6 in his career, while Yusuff is 9-1 in his career. There are a total of five fights on the main pay-per-view card at UFC 241, with the headliner a bout between Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card with four on ESPN and three on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Benitez and Yusuff and UFC picks.
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Gabriel Benitez (21-6, 5-2 UFC)
Benitez came into the UFC with a record of 16-4 and he has five wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Humberto Brown by technical submission, Clay Collard by unanimous decision, Sam Sicilia by technical submission, Jason Knight by unanimous decision, and Humberto Bandenay by KO; while losing to Andre Fili by KO and Enrique Barzola by unanimous decision. Benitez has been a pro since 2007 and he has seven wins by TKO/KO and 10 by submission. He has 10 first round finishes.
Sodiq Yusuff (9-1, 2-0 UFC)
Yusuff came into the UFC with a record of 7-1 and he has two wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Suman Mokhtarian by TKO and Sheymon Moraes by unanimous decision. Yusuff’s only loss in his career was against Luis Gomez by KO on December 15, 2017. Yusuff has been a pro since 2016 and he has five wins by TKO/KO. He has two first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Benitez 4.23 / Yusuff 6.42
Striking Accuracy: Benitez 42% / Yusuff 51%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Benitez 2.60/ Yusuff 4.22
Defense: Benitez 73% / Yusuff 51%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Benitez 0.23/ Yusuff 0.00
Takedown Accuracy: Benitez 100% / Yusuff 0%
Takedowns defended: Benitez 56% / Yusuff 100%
Submission average: Benitez 1.6 / Yusuff 0.0
UFC Picks
I am definitely not thrilled about laying almost 3-1 on Yusuff, but how can you take Benitez considering he has not fought in over a year? He has been decent in the UFC, but I always am leery about taking fighters coming back from a layoff and the one for Benitez is about 15 months. Yusuff has looked good in limited UFC action and he has excellent power for a featherweight. I would lean to Yusuff in this fight, but again, I don’t like laying the big price. I think the better choice in terms of value is playing the rounds option in this bout. These two have combined for 22 finishes and 12 first round finishes, so I don’t see this one going the distance. I will take the rounds to go under the total.
UFC 241 takes place at Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Saturday, August 17, with five fights on the main pay-per-view card headlined by Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic and seven preliminary bouts with four on ESPN and three on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (Pay-Per-View)
Heavyweight - Daniel Cormier -145 vs. Stipe Miocic
Welterweight - Anthony Pettis -130 vs. Nate Diaz
Middleweight - Yoel Romero -170 vs. Paulo Costa
Featherweight - Sodiq Yusuff -285 vs. Gabriel Benítez
Middleweight - Ian Heinisch -168 vs. Derek Brunson
Preliminary Card (ESPN)
Lightweight - Devonte Smith -800 vs. Clay Collard
Bantamweight - Cory Sandhagen -165 vs. Raphael Assunção
Bantamweight - Manny Bermudez -125 vs. Casey Kenney
Lightweight - Drakkar Klose -200 vs. Christos Giagos
Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Women's Strawweight - Hannah Cifers -270 vs. Jodie Esquibel
Bantamweight - Kyung Ho Kang -185 vs. Brandon Davis
Women's Flyweight - Shana Dobson -140 vs. Sabina Mazo
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