WelterweightActive
Daniel Rodriguez
“D-Rod”
Country
USARecord
20-6
Weight class
Welterweight
Height
6'1"
Reach
74"
Age
39
Stance
Southpaw
Career stats
13 of 20 wins inside the distance · 43rd percentile
Stopped in 12% of bouts — 3 of 26 · 69th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 90th percentile
9:45
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
1
Title fights
8
Main events
Percentiles vs 567 welterweights
Strikes & grappling
1279 landed from 2605 attempts — 49% accuracy · 95th percentile
6 landed from 12 attempts — 50% accuracy · 24th percentile
7 in 16 statted bouts · 52nd percentile
10m of 2h 58m fought · 14th percentile
Head 62%
Body 20%
Leg 18%
Of 1279 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 21 welterweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 16 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 2h 58m of fight time, of the 26 bouts on record
| 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 |
| Jun 14, 2015 | Chris Gates | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 | KOTC: Sanctioned |
LOSS
KOPunchesR1 · 0:30
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Santiago Ponzinibbio
KOPunchR3 · 1:12
Alex Morono
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
KOKickR1 · 2:57
LOSS
SUBD'Arce ChokeR3 · 3:33
Li Jingliang
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Kevin Lee
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Preston Parsons
KOPunchesR1 · 3:47
Mike Perry
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Nicolas Dalby
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Dwight Grant
KOPunchesR1 · 2:24
Gabe Green
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Tim Means
SUBGuillotine ChokeR2 · 3:37
Quinton McCottrell
KOKO/TKOR2 · 1:48Title
Rico Farrington
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Ivan Castillo
KOKO/TKOR2 · 2:31
Ozzie Alvarez
KOKO/TKOR3 · 2:41
Alex Velasco
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R3 · 2:41
Justin Baesman
KOKO/TKOR2 · 1:17
Victor Reyna
DECDecision - SplitR3 · 5:00
Joel Champion
KOKO/TKOR1 · 1:55
Christian Gonzalez
KOKO/TKOR2 · 3:55
Hector Saldana
SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle)R1 · 3:45
Chris Gates
SUBSubmission (Armbar)R1
How the wins came
Record
20
Wins
6
Losses
0
Draws
9:45
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
1
Title fights
8
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Daniel Rodriguez’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 26 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.
Johnny Walker vs Ante Delija is off UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez
0 bouts added, 1 pulled since yesterday's snapshot of UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez.
Aug 16, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez: 4 bouts in, 2 out
4 added, 2 pulled since yesterday's snapshot of UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez.
Aug 15, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez: Daniel Rodriguez vs Uroš Medić — what we know
Daniel Rodriguez vs Uroš Medić is scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez at Welterweight. The card is set for 1 August 2026. It is scheduled for Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. Promotion: UFC.
Aug 13, 2026