Yusuff vs Barboza odds for UFC Fight Night betting. Picks and predictions for Yusuff vs Barboza on October 14, 2023.
Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza was recently upgraded to a five-round main event bout for the upcoming UFC Fight Night card. With Yusuff having never fought a five-round bout before, our UFC picks are looking at Barboza to pull off the upset.
It's also worth mentioning this fight was elevated from a three-round bout to a five-round main event just a month ago. Yusuff has never trained for a five-round fight before and he has struggled in that past with maintaining a high pace for even 15 minutes. While Barboza has gone past three rounds just once in his career, he has been in several headline events so he has previously trained for 25-minute wars and knows how to conserve his energy.
With the exception of that loss to Allen, Yusuff hasn't faced the level of competition that Barboza has. His most recent victory came as a -900 favorite against a guy making his promotional debut and that was 12 months ago. Prior to that, he was outstruck in a bout against Alex Caceres and he also had a recent close win against Andre Fili.
Yusuff is big for the featherweight division but he won't have his usual size advantage against Barboza who spent much of his career at lightweight.Edson Barboza is two spots behind Yusuff in the rankings and he's fresh off a first-round knockout win against Billy Quarantillo in April which earned him a Performance of the Night bonus.
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