#14Daniel RodriguezStriker

Welterweight · 20-5 · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
6'1"
185.42 cm
Reach
6'2"
187.96 cm
Age
39
Elo Rating
1635.0

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 7.20 significant strikes per minute — better than 100% of Welterweight fighters
  • Completes 50% of their takedown attempts — better than 77% of Welterweight fighters
  • Lands 49% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 75% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Absorbs 5.40 significant strikes per minute — worse than 95% of Welterweight fighters
  • Attempts just 0.10 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 81% of Welterweight fighters
  • Averages just 0.51 takedowns per 15 minutes — worse than 80% of Welterweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    7.20
    Top 1%
  • Striking accuracy
    49%
    Top 25%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    5.40
    Bottom 5%
  • Striking defense
    57%
    Top 40%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.51
    Bottom 20%
  • Takedown accuracy
    50%
    Top 23%
  • Takedown defense
    64%
    Top 48%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.10
    Bottom 19%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1587, higher than 71% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1635).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Gastelum15:00Morono11:12Ponzinibbio15:00Holland0:30Medic
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Medić vs Rodriguez
2026-08-01 · KO/TKO, R1 0:30
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
2025-07-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
2025-05-03 · KO/TKO, R3 1:12
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-10-12 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
2024-06-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
2023-05-13 · KO/TKO, R1 2:57
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos
2022-11-05 · Submission, R3 3:33
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
2022-09-10 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze
2021-08-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
2021-07-17 · KO/TKO, R1 3:47
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland
2021-04-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
2020-11-21 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar
2020-08-22 · KO/TKO, R1 2:24
UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns
2020-05-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz
2020-02-15 · Submission, R2 3:37