#6Yair RodriguezAll-Around

Featherweight · 21-6 (1 NC) · orthodox

Last 5
WLLWW
Height
5'11"
180.34 cm
Reach
5'11"
180.34 cm
Age
34
Elo Rating
1661.6

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 132 Featherweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 4.65 significant strikes per minute — better than 76% of Featherweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    4.65
    Top 24%
  • Striking accuracy
    46%
    Top 41%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.78
    Bottom 41%
  • Striking defense
    52%
    Bottom 33%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.71
    Bottom 32%
  • Takedown accuracy
    29%
    Bottom 29%
  • Takedown defense
    59%
    Bottom 41%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.60
    Top 41%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1614, higher than 88% of Featherweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1662).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520254:11Ortega9:19Emmett14:19Volkanovski10:58Ortega15:00Freire
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

WPatricio Freire
UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
2025-04-12 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LBrian Ortega
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
2024-02-24 · Submission, R3 0:58
LAlexander VolkanovskiTitle
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
2023-07-08 · KO/TKO, R3 4:19
WJosh EmmettTitle
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
2023-02-11 · Submission, R2 4:19
WBrian Ortega
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
2022-07-16 · KO/TKO, R1 4:11
LMax Holloway
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
2021-11-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WJeremy Stephens
UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman
2019-10-18 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
NCJeremy Stephens
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
2019-09-21
WChan Sung Jung
UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez
2018-11-10 · KO/TKO, R5 4:59
LFrankie Edgar
UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
2017-05-13 · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R2 5:00
WBJ Penn
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn
2017-01-15 · KO/TKO, R2 0:24
WAlex Caceres
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
2016-08-06 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
WAndre Fili
UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
2016-04-23 · KO/TKO, R2 2:15
WDan Hooker
UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
2015-10-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WCharles Rosa
UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
2015-06-13 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WLeonardo MoralesTitle
UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt
2014-11-15 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00