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Yair Rodriguez

“El Pantera”

Featherweight · Active

Dream fight with Yair Rodriguez
Record21-6-0 (1 NC)
Age33
Height5'11"
Reach71"
Weight146 lbs
StanceOrthodox
Country–
Fighting StyleFreestyle

UFC Fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
Win Patricio Pitbull U-DEC (R3) UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Apr 12, 2025
Loss Brian Ortega SUB (R3) UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 Feb 23, 2024
Loss Alexander Volkanovski KO/TKO (R3) UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Jul 7, 2023
Win Josh Emmett SUB (R2) UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Feb 10, 2023
Win Brian Ortega KO/TKO (R1) UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez Jul 15, 2022
Loss Max Holloway U-DEC (R5) UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez Nov 12, 2021
Win Jeremy Stephens U-DEC (R3) UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman Oct 17, 2019
No contest Jeremy Stephens CNC (R1) UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens Sep 20, 2019
Win Chan Sung Jung KO/TKO (R5) UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez Nov 9, 2018
Loss Frankie Edgar KO/TKO (R2) UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos May 12, 2017
Win BJ Penn KO/TKO (R2) UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn Jan 14, 2017
Win Alex Caceres S-DEC (R5) UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres Aug 5, 2016
Win Andre Fili KO/TKO (R2) UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux Apr 22, 2016
Win Dan Hooker U-DEC (R3) UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson Oct 2, 2015
Win Charles Rosa S-DEC (R3) UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum Jun 12, 2015
Win Leonardo Morales U-DEC (R3) UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt Nov 14, 2014

Stats & Records

47%
Striking Accuracy
  • Sig. Strikes Landed: 984
  • Sig. Strikes Attempted: 2096
24%
Takedown Accuracy
  • Takedowns Landed: 8
  • Takedowns Attempted: 34
Offensive Stats
4.65Sig Str Landed/Min
0.71Takedown Avg
0.64Submission Avg
0.35Knockdown Avg
Defensive Stats
3.78Sig Str Absorbed/Min
53%Sig Str Defense
59%Takedown Defense
13:14Avg Fight Time
Strikes by Position
Standing
78%
Clinch
7%
Ground
15%
Strikes by Target
Head
55%
Body
20%
Leg
25%