Yakubu netted after 81 minutes as the Royals held out for a priceless win at the iPro Stadium.
His goal arrived just nine minutes after he replaced Jamie Mackie as a second-half substitute.
The veteran showed good strength to hold off chasing Derby County defenders and fired in a low left-footed shot.
It was his first goal in England since May 2012 - for Blackburn against Chelsea - and also his first FA Cup goal in eight years.
His performance thrilled his former teammate at Blackburn Rovers, Jason Roberts, who promptly described him as a striker who will “score you goals.”
"Yakubu (did) really well (to score against Derby). Hal Robson-Kanu slips him in and as soon as it goes into him you know he is going to hit the target with a low shot into the corner.
“That is no surprise to anyone. You may not get him chasing players down, but Yakubu will score you goals," Roberts said.
Meanwhile Odion Ighalo was once again among the goals for Watford in a seven goals thriller that saw Watford let a one goal lead slip but recover from behind to win it at the death 4-3 against Bolton Wanderers in the English Championship.
The 25 year old Nigerian is regarded by many as the inspiration behind Watford promotion bid as he now has 12 goals from his last eight league games.
He only failed to score in the game against Bournemouth shortly after hitting four goals against Blackpool in the penultimate weekend.
Ighalo scored his 15th goal of the season to give his team the lead in the 24th minute but his strike was cancelled out by Zach Clough in the 36th minute.
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