Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Mexico City
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Yair Rodriguez
Yair Rodriguez
“El Pantera”
21-6-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Brian Ortega def. Yair Rodriguez (Submission)

Submission · Round 3 · 0:58
WIN
Brian Ortega
Brian Ortega
“T-City”
16-5-0 (1 NC)
Sunday, February 25, 2024
Arena CDMX, México D.F., Mexico

Brian Ortega defeated Yair Rodriguez by Submission in round 3 (0:58) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Mexico City, held Sunday, February 25, 2024 at Arena CDMX, México D.F..

Fight stats

Yair Rodriguez
Brian Ortega
1
Knockdowns
0
55 of 115
Significant strikes
28 of 73
48%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
64 of 135
Total strikes
47 of 104
0 of 1
Takedowns
3 of 6
0%
Takedown accuracy
50%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
1:32
Control time
5:21
Significant strikes by target
36 of 91
Head
26 of 69
11 of 15
Body
2 of 4
8 of 9
Leg
0 of 0
34 of 86
Distance
13 of 50
9 of 12
Clinch
2 of 3
12 of 17
Ground
13 of 20

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
45 of 91
Sig. str.
6 of 28
50 of 102
Total str.
7 of 30
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
1:32
Ctrl
0:42
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
9 of 17
Sig. str.
22 of 44
13 of 26
Total str.
39 of 70
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:55
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
1 of 7
Sig. str.
0 of 1
1 of 7
Total str.
1 of 4
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
0:00
Ctrl
0:44
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-6-0 (1 NC)
Record
16-5-0 (1 NC)
1
Win Streak
0
33
Age
35
5'11"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
69"
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Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.65
SLpM
3.84
46%
Str. Acc.
37%
3.78
SApM
6.38
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.71
TD Avg.
0.93
29%
TD Acc.
25%
59%
TD Def.
54%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Yair Rodriguez · 3-2
  • W
    Patricio Pitbull
    UFC 314: Volkanovski vs LopesSat, Apr 12, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Brian Ortega
    UFC Mexico CitySun, Feb 25, 2024
    Submission · R3 · 0:58 · Featherweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 290: Volkanovski vs RodriguezSat, Jul 8, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 4:19 · Featherweight
  • W
    Josh Emmett
    UFC 284: Makhachev vs VolkanovskiSat, Feb 11, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:19 · Featherweight
  • W
    Brian Ortega
    UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs RodriguezSat, Jul 16, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 4:11 · Featherweight
Brian Ortega · 1-4
  • L
    Aljamain Sterling
    UFC Fight Night: Walker vs ZhangSat, Aug 23, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · weightClass.Catch Weight
  • L
    Diego Lopes
    UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs DvalishviliSat, Sep 14, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Yair Rodriguez
    UFC Mexico CitySun, Feb 25, 2024
    Submission · R3 · 0:58 · Featherweight
  • L
    Yair Rodriguez
    UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs RodriguezSat, Jul 16, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 4:11 · Featherweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 266: Volkanovski vs OrtegaSat, Sep 25, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 15 fights · 13 fights
65.5
Avg sig. strikes
56.8
0.67
Avg takedowns
0.85
1:12
Avg control time
1:11
159
Career high strikes
127
2
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Yair Rodriguez
Strike target
Brian Ortega
55%
Head
71%
20%
Body
18%
25%
Leg
11%
Yair Rodriguez
Strike position
Brian Ortega
78%
Distance
89%
7%
Clinch
6%
15%
Ground
5%