Sodiq Yusuff vs Edson Barboza Picks and Prediction – 10/14/2023

On Saturday evening October 14th, Sodiq Yusuff squares off against Edson Barboza in this Featherweight Main Event Fight. Keep up with all the action with our latest UFC Picks. The bout will take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Barboza stands 2 inches taller than Yusuff, and will have a 4-inch reach advantage. Barboza is also 7 years the elder of Yusuff at 37.

Edson Barboza comes into this bout with a fight record of 23-11-0 with 14 knockouts and 1 submission. Barboza has been reeling a bit as of late - he's dropped 2 out of his last 3 fights, and now 5 out of his last 8. He did, however, get a first-round knockout win over Billy Quarantillo last time out in April of this year. Barboza landed a knee that knocked Quarantillo down and out about half-way through the first round of the contest. He proved that at 37 years of age - he isn't done yet. Edson "Junior" Barboza fights out of the American Top Team camp.

Sodiq Yusuff has a fight record of 13-2 with 6 knockouts and 1 submission to his credit. Since joining the UFC, Yusuff has gone 7-1 with 2 knockouts and 1 submission. His only loss in the UFC came back in April of 2021 to Arnold Allen via a unanimous decision. Since then, he has put together a 2-fight win-streak by beating the likes of Alex Caceres and Don Shainis. In his most recent fight against Shainis in October of last year, Yusuff finished him via a guillotine choke with only 30 seconds left in the first-round. Sodiq "Super" Yusuff fights out of the Team Lloyd Irvin camp.