I would suggest lifting in the 8 rep range and do a simple 5x5 for your deadlifts, squats and bench. Lifting in the 12+ rep range (with drop sets or super sets) is going to cause you to lose a lot of strength while dieting. The cardio will only make things worse as well. Just a suggestion through trial and error as many pros including Yates has shown that this works.
Yates dieted down to 3.5% bf while training this way (not sure you're trying to get that low) and kept the same strength throughout the prep.
Higher reps and lower weight will help burn bf but so will cardio, I'd rather lose bf than muscle.