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UpcomingEvents
IN 2DAUG 18
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 2Card to be announced
IN 6DAUG 22
Gregory RodriguesRodrigues
VS
Anthony HernandezHernandez
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
IN 6DAUG 22
Ketlen VieiraVieira
VS
Cris CyborgCyborg
PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira
AUG25
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 3Card to be announced
AUG28UFC
Darrius FlowersFlowers
VS
Taiyilake NuerajiNueraji
Road to UFC Season 5: Semifinals
AUG29
Song YadongYadong
VS
Umar NurmagomedovNurmagomedov
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
SEP1
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 4Card to be announced
SEP5
Salahdine ParnasseParnasse
VS
Dan HookerHooker
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
SEP8
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 5Card to be announced
SEP10Rizin Fighting Federation
Super RIZIN 5Rizin Fighting Federation
SEP12UFC
Jean SilvaSilva
VS
Yair RodriguezRodriguez
Noche UFC: Rodriguez vs. Silva
SEP15
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 6Card to be announced
SEP19
Alexandre PantojaPantoja
VS
Joshua VanVan
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
SEP22
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 7Card to be announced
FeatherweightActive

Yair Rodriguez

“El Pantera”
Country
Mexico
Record
21-51 NC
Weight class
Featherweight
Height
5'11"
Reach
71"
Age
33
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
Finish rate45%
5 of 11 wins inside the distance · 20th percentile
Durability81%
Stopped in 19% of bouts — 3 of 16 · 36th percentile
Activity1
Bouts in the last 24 months · 57th percentile
13:14
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
3
Title fights
7
Main events
Percentiles vs 555 featherweights
Counted from the 16 bouts on record, not the full 26-fight career
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min4.65
984 landed from 2096 attempts — 47% accuracy · 63rd percentile
Takedowns / 15 min0.71
10 landed from 34 attempts — 29% accuracy · 8th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.35
5 in 16 statted bouts · 50th percentile
Control time4%
8m of 3h 32m fought · 8th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 55%
Body 20%
Leg 25%
Of 984 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 24 featherweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 16 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 3h 32m of fight time
Next fightRodriguez vs Jean SilvaNoche UFC: Rodriguez vs. Silva · Sep 12, 2026
DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Sep 12, 2026Jean SilvaUpcoming——Noche UFC: Rodriguez vs. Silva
Apr 12, 2025Patricio PitbullWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
Feb 25, 2024Brian OrtegaLOSSSUBArm TriangleR3 · 0:58UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
Jul 8, 2023Alexander VolkanovskiTitleLOSSKOPunchesR3 · 4:19UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Feb 11, 2023Josh EmmettTitleWINSUBTriangle ChokeR2 · 4:19UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Jul 16, 2022Brian OrtegaWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 4:11UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Nov 13, 2021Max HollowayLOSSDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Oct 18, 2019Jeremy StephensWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman
Sep 21, 2019Jeremy StephensNCNCNo ContestR1 · 0:15UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
Nov 11, 2018Chan Sung JungWINKOElbowR5 · 4:59UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez
May 13, 2017Frankie EdgarLOSSKOTKO - Doctor's StoppageR2 · 5:00UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2
Jan 16, 2017BJ PennWINKOPunchesR2 · 0:24UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn
Aug 7, 2016Alex CaceresWINDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
Apr 23, 2016Andre FiliWINKOKickR2 · 2:15UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux
Oct 3, 2015Dan HookerWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson
Jun 14, 2015Charles RosaWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum
Nov 15, 2014Leonardo MoralesTitleWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt
Jean Silva
Sep 12, 2026 · Noche UFC: Rodriguez vs. Silva
Upcoming
Patricio Pitbull
Apr 12, 2025 · UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Brian Ortega
Feb 25, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
LOSS
SUBArm TriangleR3 · 0:58
Alexander Volkanovski
Jul 8, 2023 · UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
LOSS
KOPunchesR3 · 4:19Title
Josh Emmett
Feb 11, 2023 · UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
WIN
SUBTriangle ChokeR2 · 4:19Title
Brian Ortega
Jul 16, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 4:11
Max Holloway
Nov 13, 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
LOSS
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Jeremy Stephens
Oct 18, 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jeremy Stephens
Sep 21, 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
NC
NCNo ContestR1 · 0:15
Chan Sung Jung
Nov 11, 2018 · UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez
WIN
KOElbowR5 · 4:59
Frankie Edgar
May 13, 2017 · UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2
LOSS
KOTKO - Doctor's StoppageR2 · 5:00
BJ Penn
Jan 16, 2017 · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn
WIN
KOPunchesR2 · 0:24
Alex Caceres
Aug 7, 2016 · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Andre Fili
Apr 23, 2016 · UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux
WIN
KOKickR2 · 2:15
Dan Hooker
Oct 3, 2015 · UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Charles Rosa
Jun 14, 2015 · UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Leonardo Morales
Nov 15, 2014 · UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00Title