Yair Rodriguez
"El Pantera"
| Age | 32 |
| Nationality | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Weight class | Featherweight |
| Height | 180 cm |
| Reach | 180 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
26
fights
20
✅ wins
5
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
1
⬜ no contest
Bonuses
9
bonuses
5
Fights of the night
4
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
November 15, 2014
UFC debuts
April 12, 2025
UFC last fight
3h31:40
time in the cage
13:14
avg time by combat
68.8%
win rate
45.5%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1630
as of April 12, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1653
on February 11, 2023
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
78
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leg strikes landed | 92 | 5.83 / round |
| 2. | Ko tko | 86 | 4 |
| 3. | Significant strikes landed | 84 | 23.24 / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 82 | 246 |
| 5. | Distance strikes landed | 82 | 18.17 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Control time | 23 | 25s / round |
| 2. | Ground strikes accuracy | 30 | 62% |
| 3. | Takedowns landed | 32 | 0.24 / round |
| 4. | Clinch strikes landed | 38 | 1.51 / round |
| 5. | Total strikes accuracy | 41 | 52% |
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Boxing Score
87
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+4.32
/ round
💫 Strike differential
18.2 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
12.6 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
43.7%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
59.8%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
45
Wrestling Score
58
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.8 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
29.4%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
59.4%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
25s / round
⏱ Control Time
1:25 / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
3.6 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
62.4%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.2 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
11.1%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Yair Rodriguez's UFC Fight History
April 12, 2025 - UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 24, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
Featherweight bout
Loss by submission (Arm Triangle) at round 3 (58s).
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July 08, 2023 - UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Featherweight title fight
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (4:19).
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February 11, 2023 - UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Featherweight title fight
Win by submission (Triangle Choke) at round 2 (4:19).
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July 16, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Featherweight bout
Win by ko tko at round 1 (4:11).
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November 13, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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October 18, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 21, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
Featherweight bout
No contest at round 1 (15s).
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November 10, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez
Featherweight bout
Win by ko tko (Elbow) at round 5 (4:59).
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May 13, 2017 - UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
Featherweight bout
Loss by ko tko at round 2 (5:00).
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January 15, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn
Featherweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (24s).
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August 06, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
Featherweight bout
Win by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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April 23, 2016 - UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
Featherweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 2 (2:15).
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October 03, 2015 - UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 13, 2015 - UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
Featherweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 15, 2014 - UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt
Featherweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights