Daniel Rodriguez
USADaniel Rodriguez, “D-Rod”, is a Welterweight from the United States with an official record of 20-5. The 20 wins came 9 by knockout, 4 by submission and 7 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision win over Kevin Holland at UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 on 19 July 2025, the third win in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | Uroš Medić | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 0:30 | UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Kevin Holland | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 |
| May 3, 2025 | Santiago Ponzinibbio | WIN | KOPunch | R3 · 1:12 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Alex Morono | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Kelvin Gastelum | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov |
| May 13, 2023 | Ian Machado Garry | LOSS | KOKick | R1 · 2:57 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Neil Magny | LOSS | SUBD'Arce Choke | R3 · 3:33 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Li Jingliang | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Kevin Lee | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Preston Parsons | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 3:47 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Mike Perry | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland |
| Nov 21, 2020 | Nicolas Dalby | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez |
| Aug 22, 2020 | Dwight Grant | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 2:24 | UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar |
| May 30, 2020 | Gabe Green | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Tim Means | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 3:37 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2 |
| Dec 19, 2019 | Quinton McCottrellTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 1:48 | Smash Global 9: Black Tie Fight Night |
| Jul 31, 2019 | Rico Farrington | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 3, Week 6 |
| Feb 22, 2019 | Ivan Castillo | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 2:31 | Combate 31: Mexico vs. USA |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Ozzie Alvarez | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R3 · 2:41 | Combate Americas: Road to Copa Combate |
| May 18, 2018 | Alex Velasco | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R3 · 2:41 | Combate Americas: Mexico vs. El Mundo |
| Feb 17, 2018 | Justin Baesman | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 1:17 | CXF 11: Alpha Dog |
| Dec 1, 2017 | Victor Reyna | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Combate Americas 19: Queen Warriors |
| Apr 20, 2017 | Joel Champion | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 1:55 | Combate Americas: Combate 13 |
| Jan 21, 2017 | Christian Gonzalez | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 3:55 | Bellator 170: Sonnen vs. Ortiz |
| Aug 11, 2016 | Hector Saldana | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R1 · 3:45 | Combate Americas: Combate Ocho |
Wins, losses and draws are Daniel Rodriguez’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 25 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Daniel Rodriguez’s record, in numbers
Daniel Rodriguez’s record is 20-5, and MMA Hub holds a full result for all 25 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 20 wins break down as 9 by knockout, 4 by submission and 7 by decision — 13 of 20 inside the distance, a finish rate of 65%. Across all 25 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 10 minutes 7 seconds.
Daniel Rodriguez has been stopped twice in the 25 bouts on file — 1 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 8% of them. The last 3 bouts on file are all wins.
Of the 25 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 7 were the main event of the card. Three of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 566 Welterweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Daniel Rodriguez has a finish rate above 43% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 81% of them and a two-year bout count above 83% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Daniel Rodriguez is listed at 6ft 1in with a reach of 74in, fights southpaw and is 39, born 30 December 1986.
These figures are recomputed from Daniel Rodriguez’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.