Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Frankie Edgar
The Answer
23-11-1
RESULT

Frankie Edgar def. Yair Rodriguez (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 5:00
Yair Rodriguez
El Pantera
21-6-0 (1 NC)
Sunday, May 14, 2017
American Airlines Center, Dallas, United States

Frankie Edgar defeated Yair Rodriguez by TKO in round 2 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 211: Miocic vs Dos Santos 2, held Sunday, May 14, 2017 at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Fight stats

Frankie Edgar
Yair Rodriguez
0
Knockdowns
0
72 of 103
Significant strikes
16 of 42
70%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
96 of 130
Total strikes
29 of 57
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
33%
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
8:25
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
67 of 98
Head
14 of 39
5 of 5
Body
1 of 1
0 of 0
Leg
1 of 2
3 of 16
Distance
3 of 18
0 of 0
Clinch
2 of 4
69 of 87
Ground
11 of 20

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
40 of 57
Sig. str.
10 of 26
51 of 70
Total str.
16 of 33
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:03
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
32 of 46
Sig. str.
6 of 16
45 of 60
Total str.
13 of 24
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
4:22
Ctrl
0:00

Betting Odds

Frankie Edgar
-132
57% implied win probability
Open: -181Best: -125
Yair Rodriguez
+107
48% implied win probability
Open: +149Best: +121

Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.

SportsbookFrankie EdgarYair Rodriguez
BetOnline-130+110
Bookmaker-136+105
Bovada-130+100
Pinnacle-136+121
sports-interaction-125-105
unibet-137+110

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Frankie Edgar vs Yair Rodriguez?

Frankie Edgar defeated Yair Rodriguez by TKO in round 2 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 211: Miocic vs Dos Santos 2, held Sunday, May 14, 2017 at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Referee
Chris Reed
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Frankie Edgar 62%38% Yair Rodriguez

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Frankie Edgar
Pressure Wrestler
4 edges
Yair Rodriguez
Knockout Artist
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

86Power96
94Speed98
92Precision93
93Durability94
100Engine95
95Wrestling90
92Ground92

Biggest edge Yair Rodriguez, Kick power +13

Attribute by attribute

Frankie Edgar is on the left of every row, Yair Rodriguez on the right.
86Punch power94
85Kick power98
96Punch speed95
91Kick speed100
92Accuracy93
95Takedowns90
93Ground striking93
91Submissions90
94Chin95
92Body strength92
100Cardio95

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

23-11-1
Record
21-6-0 (1 NC)
1918
Power Index rating
1836
0
Win Streak
1
44
Age
33
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
68"
173 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
United States
Nationality
Mexico

Style Matchup

Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
vs
Taekwondo
Frankie Edgar
  • 2013Black belt · BJJ · Ricardo Almeida
  • 2005Champion · Ewl
  • 20005th Place · State HS · youth
  • 2000Runner-up · Nhsca Senior Nationals · youth

Camp Frankie Edgar Iron Army Academy · Toms River, New Jersey, US

Yair Rodriguez
  • Black belt · Taekwondo
  • FMP Featherweight Championship · Mexican Fighters Promotions (FMP)
  • 2014Champion · The Ultimate Fighter · featherweight

Camp Valle Flow Striking (VFS Academy) · Bensenville / Chicago area, Illinois, US

Striking Profile

3.77
SLpM
4.65
40%
Str. Acc.
46%
2.82
SApM
3.78
65%
Str. Def.
52%

Grappling Profile

2.29
TD Avg.
0.71
31%
TD Acc.
29%
65%
TD Def.
59%
0.30
Sub. Avg.
0.60

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Frankie Edgar · 1-4
  • L
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  • L
    UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira · Nov 12, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 2:01 · Bantamweight
  • L
    UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 · Nov 6, 2021
    TKO · R3 · 3:50 · Bantamweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov · Feb 6, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 0:28 · Bantamweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs Edgar · Aug 22, 2020
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Yair Rodriguez · 3-2
  • W
    UFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes · Apr 12, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    UFC Mexico City · Feb 25, 2024
    Submission · R3 · 0:58 · Featherweight
  • L
    UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez · Jul 8, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 4:19 · Featherweight
  • W
    UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski · Feb 11, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:19 · Interim Featherweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 4:11 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 30 fights · 15 fights
60.0
Avg sig. strikes
65.5
2.43
Avg takedowns
0.67
3:31
Avg control time
1:12
135
Career high strikes
159
10
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Frankie Edgar
Strike target
Yair Rodriguez
66%
Head
55%
19%
Body
20%
15%
Leg
25%
Frankie Edgar
Strike position
Yair Rodriguez
70%
Distance
78%
7%
Clinch
7%
23%
Ground
15%