Daniel Rodriguez
"D-Rod"
| Age | 39 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Height | 185 cm |
| Reach | 188 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
25
fights
20
✅ wins
5
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
1
bonus
0
Fights of the night
1
Performance of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
February 15, 2020
UFC debuts
August 01, 2026
UFC last fight
2h43:0
time in the cage
10:52
avg time by combat
66.7%
win rate
40.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1573
as of August 01, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1592
on July 19, 2025
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
76
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes landed | 98 | 35.92 / round |
| 2. | Distance strikes landed | 98 | 34.08 / round |
| 3. | Head strikes landed | 97 | 22.98 / round |
| 4. | Total strikes attempted | 96 | 76.81 / round |
| 5. | Body strikes landed | 93 | 7.15 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clinch strikes landed | 13 | 0.71 / round |
| 2. | Takedowns landed | 13 | 0.06 / round |
| 3. | Control time | 13 | 15s / round |
| 4. | Ground strikes accuracy | 19 | 57% |
| 5. | Submissions attempted | 30 | 0.03 / round |
81
Boxing Score
83
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+9.11
/ round
💫 Strike differential
34.1 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
24.4 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
48.5%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
58.0%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
20
Wrestling Score
50
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.2 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.1 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
28.6%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
64.0%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
15s / round
⏱ Control Time
36s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
1.1 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
56.9%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
100.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Daniel Rodriguez's UFC Fight History
August 01, 2026 - UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez
Welterweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (30s).
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July 19, 2025 - UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 03, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 3 (1:12).
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October 12, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Welterweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 22, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
Middleweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 13, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
Welterweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Kick) at round 1 (2:57).
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November 05, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos
Welterweight bout
Loss by submission (D'Arce Choke) at round 3 (3:33).
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September 10, 2022 - UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
Catch Weight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 28, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 17, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (3:47).
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April 10, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 21, 2020 - UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 22, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (2:24).
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May 30, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 15, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 2 (3:37).
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Fighter's fights