Alexander Volkanovskivs
Yair Rodriguez
Alexander Volkanovski def. Yair Rodriguez (TKO)
Featherweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, July 8, 2023
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Alexander Volkanovski defeated Yair Rodriguez by TKO in round 3 (4:19) in the Featherweight title main event of UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez, held Saturday, July 8, 2023 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Tale of the Tape
28-4-0
Record
21-6-0 (1 NC)
2
Win Streak
1
37
Age
33
5'6"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
71"
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Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
5.99
SLpM
4.65
57%
Str. Acc.
46%
3.31
SApM
3.78
—
Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
1.63
TD Avg.
0.71
34%
TD Acc.
29%
68%
TD Def.
59%
—
Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Alexander Volkanovski · 3-2
- WUFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2Sat, Jan 31, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC 314: Volkanovski vs LopesSat, Apr 12, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- L
- W
Yair Rodriguez · 3-2
- WUFC 314: Volkanovski vs LopesSat, Apr 12, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- LUFC 290: Volkanovski vs RodriguezSat, Jul 8, 2023TKO · R3 · 4:19 · Featherweight
- WUFC 284: Makhachev vs VolkanovskiSat, Feb 11, 2023Submission · R2 · 4:19 · weightClass.Interim Featherweight
- W
Common Opponents
Alexander Volkanovski
Yair Rodriguez
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 18 fights · 14 fights
100.8
Avg sig. strikes
66.2
1.83
Avg takedowns
0.71
3:19
Avg control time
1:10
214
Career high strikes
159
7
Career high TDs
2
Strike Distribution
Alexander Volkanovski
Strike target
Yair Rodriguez
65%
Head
55%
10%
Body
20%
25%
Leg
26%
Alexander Volkanovski
Strike position
Yair Rodriguez
76%
Distance
79%
8%
Clinch
6%
15%
Ground
15%
Fight stats
Alexander Volkanovski
Yair Rodriguez
0
Knockdowns
0
66 of 97
Significant strikes
40 of 80
68%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
149 of 198
Total strikes
57 of 103
7 of 12
Takedowns
0 of 0
58%
Takedown accuracy
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0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
7:13
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
48 of 69
Head
13 of 49
4 of 5
Body
11 of 14
14 of 23
Leg
16 of 17
25 of 45
Distance
38 of 77
4 of 6
Clinch
0 of 0
37 of 46
Ground
2 of 3
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 15
Sig. str.
5 of 9
49 of 58
Total str.
10 of 15
3 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:22
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
18 of 25
Sig. str.
12 of 19
55 of 75
Total str.
24 of 36
3 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:33
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
37 of 57
Sig. str.
23 of 52
45 of 65
Total str.
23 of 52
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:18
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)