Sodiq Yusuff is slightly favored against Arnold Allen at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland on Saturday, April 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of six fights on the main card on ABC/ESPN+. Allen is 16-1 in his career, while Yusuff is 11-1 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland, with the headliner a bout between Marvin Vettori and Kevin Holland. There are also a total of nine fights on the preliminary card on ESPN+. Let's look at the bout between Allen and Yusuff and UFC picks.
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland Betting
Arnold Allen (16-1, 7-0 UFC)
Allen came into the UFC with a record of 9-1 and he has seven wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Alan Omer by guillotine choke submission, Yaotzin Meza by unanimous decision, Makwan Amirkhani by split decision, Mads Burnell by front choke submission, Jordan Rinaldi by unanimous decision, Gilbert Melendez by unanimous decision, and Nik Lentz by unanimous decision. Allen's only loss in his career was against Marcin Wrzosek by unanimous decision on June 7, 2014. Allen has been a pro since 2012 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and four by submission. He has three first round finishes.
Allen said this to middleeasy.com about his upcoming fight against Yusuff, "He's like me, a young, hungry prospect. He's going to come forward; he's going to throw big shots. He looks physically strong. He keeps pressing and is very aggressive. Good power in his right hand. It's all those things. A solid jab, throws good kicks. He's got the whole package."
Sodiq Yusuff (11-1, 4-0 UFC)
Yusuff came into the UFC with a record of 7-1 and he has four wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Suman Mokhtarian by TKO, Sheymon Moraes by unanimous decision, Gabriel Benítez by TKO, and Andre Fili 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 six wins by TKO/KO. He has four first round finishes.
Yusuff said this to middleeasy.com about his upcoming fight against Allen, "We match up very well. All this stuff I think is happening at the perfect time. I really feel like a lot of goodness is going to happen from my performance in this fight, I really think I'm going to impress a lot of people. It's a great matchup. I understand his name isn't as big as the rest of the guys in the division, but everybody in the division kind of knows who we are. Both of us were going to meet up sooner or later, so meeting up at ten and eleven is not that bad… I feel like if I can get a win over Arnold that will put me right in the top five. I honestly feel like I'm going to get the finish, like that second round TKO. A lot of things are clicking for me right now, and this is probably the best that I've felt going into a fight, ever. My cardio feels good, my technique feels good, my defense feels good, and I can't wait. I woke up feeling very gracious this morning, and I just can't wait. Honestly, I wish the fight was this weekend, but it's just a matter of waiting now."
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Allen 3.19/ Yusuff 6.10
Striking Accuracy: Allen 41% / Yusuff 49%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Allen 2.00/ Yusuff 4.06
Defense: Allen 67% / Yusuff 58%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Allen 1.36/ Yusuff 0.00
Takedown Accuracy: Allen 52% / Yusuff 0%
Takedowns defended: Allen 76% / Yusuff 72%
Submission average: Allen 0.5/ Yusuff 0.3
UFC Picks
This has the potential to be the best fight of the night. These two fighters are unbeaten and they both like to stand and throw punches. I was really surprised when I saw the price on the total rounds. The total rounds are listed at two and the over is -200 and the under is +158. I think there is a good chance this one ends by knockout and we get +158 on under two rounds. I will take the under in this fight.
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland Card & Odds
Middleweight - Kevin Holland +252 vs. Marvin Vettori -318
Women's Strawweight - Nina Ansaroff -142 vs. Mackenzie Dern +118
Heavyweight - Jarjis Danho +228 vs. Yorgan De Castro -284
Lightweight - John Makdessi +154 vs. Ignacio Bahamondes -186
Featherweight - Arnold Allen +110 vs. Sodiq Yusuff -134
Welterweight - Mike Perry +138 vs. Daniel Rodriguez -166
Middleweight - Kyle Daukaus -102 vs. Aliaskhab Khizriev -122
Featherweight - Jordan Griffin +113 vs. Luis Saldana -137
Bantamweight - Hunter Azure +134 vs. Jack Shore -162
Lightweight - Jim Miller +188 vs. Joe Solecki -230
Welterweight - Impa Kasanganay -293 vs. Sasha Palatnikov +235
Middleweight - Sam Alvey +158 vs. Julian Marquez -191
Lightweight - Scott Holtzman +193 vs. Mateusz Gamrot -235
Middleweight - Da Un Jung -142 vs. William Knight +118
Women's Bantamweight - Erin Blanchfield +203 vs. Norma Dumont -250
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