Yair Rodriguez stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Yair Rodriguez, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC
- Tracked bouts
- 16
- Strikes landed / min
- 4.65
- Strike accuracy
- 47%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 3.78
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 0.71
- Control time
- 8%
- Average fight time
- 13:14
Rates are computed over the 16 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Yair Rodriguez sits in the top 25.
All MMA
UFC
- #6 Most title fight wins, Featherweight1
- #10 Most wins, Featherweight10
- #14 Best takedown defence, Featherweight58.8%
- #18 Most knockouts, Featherweight4
- #18 Most significant strikes in a fight, Featherweight159
- #18 Most fights, Featherweight14
- #19 Most decision wins, Featherweight5
- #22 Most finishes, Featherweight5
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
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| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2025 | UFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes | Patricio Pitbull | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 70 of 122 | 17 of 50 | 97 of 157 | 1 of 1 | 1 | 0 | 1:43 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | UFC Mexico City | Brian Ortega | LOSS · SUB · R3 0:58 | 55 of 115 | 28 of 73 | 64 of 135 | 0 of 1 | 1 | 0 | 1:32 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez | Alexander Volkanovski | LOSS · TKO · R3 4:19 | 40 of 80 | 66 of 97 | 57 of 103 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Feb 12, 2023 | UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski | Josh Emmett | WIN · SUB · R2 4:19 | 62 of 107 | 22 of 52 | 98 of 143 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez | Brian Ortega | WIN · TKO · R1 4:11 | 23 of 46 | 22 of 35 | 48 of 76 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Nov 13, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Rodriguez | Max Holloway | LOSS · UD · R5 5:00 | 159 of 352 | 230 of 404 | 186 of 383 | 1 of 5 | 0 | 0 | 1:20 |
| Oct 18, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Weidman | Jeremy Stephens | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 96 of 170 | 50 of 95 | 136 of 213 | 0 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 3:10 |
| Sep 21, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Stephens | Jeremy Stephens | NC · Could Not Continue · R1 0:15 | 2 of 2 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 2 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Nov 10, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez | Chan Sung Jung | WIN · TKO · R5 4:59 | 119 of 271 | 126 of 308 | 129 of 281 | 0 of 4 | 1 | 0 | 0:19 |
| May 13, 2017 | UFC 211: Miocic vs Dos Santos 2 | Frankie Edgar | LOSS · TKO · R2 5:00 | 16 of 42 | 72 of 103 | 29 of 57 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 |
| Jan 15, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn | BJ Penn | WIN · TKO · R2 0:24 | 55 of 111 | 4 of 22 | 56 of 113 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:19 |
| Aug 6, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Caceres | Alex Caceres | WIN · SD · R5 5:00 | 120 of 338 | 62 of 196 | 124 of 343 | 1 of 2 | 0 | 0 | 0:32 |
| Apr 23, 2016 | UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux | Andre Fili | WIN · TKO · R2 2:15 | 25 of 53 | 11 of 31 | 39 of 68 | 2 of 2 | 1 | 0 | 3:55 |
| Oct 3, 2015 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | Dan Hooker | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 52 of 104 | 19 of 79 | 67 of 123 | 2 of 9 | 0 | 0 | 0:31 |
| Jun 13, 2015 | UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum | Charles Rosa | WIN · SD · R3 5:00 | 56 of 100 | 39 of 79 | 97 of 149 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 2 | 0:36 |
| Nov 14, 2014 | UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt | Leonardo Morales | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 34 of 83 | 33 of 72 | 41 of 92 | 2 of 6 | 0 | 5 | 3:56 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head544 of 1533
- Body193 of 278
- Leg247 of 285
Totals across 16 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance769 of 1761
- Clinch64 of 93
- Ground151 of 242
Totals across 16 tracked fights.
Rivalries
Totals across every meeting with the same opponent.
| Opponent | Record | Significant strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Ortega2 fights | 1–1 | 78 of 161 | 0 of 1 | 1 | 1:32 |
| Jeremy Stephens2 fights | 1–0 | 98 of 172 | 0 of 3 | 0 | 3:10 |
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 11-4-0 (1 NC) · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 4.65per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 47%
- SApM
- 3.78per min
- Str. Def.
- 53%
- Takedowns
- 0.71per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 29%
- TD Def.
- 59%
- Submission attempts
- 0.6per 15 min
Top 17% in the UFC
Top 37% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1500 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.
Pro MMASource: UFCalendar
- Significant strikes
- 4.65per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 47%
- SApM
- 3.78per min
- Str. Def.
- 53%
- Takedowns
- 0.71per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 29%
- TD Def.
- 59%
- Submission attempts
- 0.6per 15 min
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