Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez

Yair Rodriguez

Pro 21-6-0 (1 NC) | UFC 11-4-0

Age

37|33

Height

5'6"|5'11"

Reach

71"|71"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Alexander Volkanovski	Yair Rodriguez	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.1%	46.9%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.0	4.6	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3	3.8	—
Strike Differential	2.7/min	0.9/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	34.0%	29.4%	—
Takedown Defense	68.9%	59.4%	—
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.6	0.7	—
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2	0.6	—
Control Time/15min	2:57	1:16	◄
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%	36.4%	—
Submission % of Wins	0.0%	9.1%	—
Decision % of Wins	66.7%	54.5%	—
Avg Fight Time	16:49	13:13	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3	0.4	—
Reversals/15min	0.1	0.2	—
Edges	4	0	5 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Alexander Volkanovski Yair Rodriguez League median

Statistic	Alexander Volkanovski	Yair Rodriguez	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	79.7%	64.1%	—
Avg Fight Time	16:49	13:13	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	38.9%	50.0%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	79.6%	64.8%	◀
Opponent UFC Record (all)	156-40 (79.6%)	127-69 (64.8%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	125-38 (76.7%)	60-39 (60.6%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	75.1%	63.2%	—
% Time in Control	19.7%	8.4%	◀
% Time Controlled	5.2%	28.3%	◀
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	79.2%	23.0%	◀
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	6.10	5.75	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	3.88	3.98	—
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.22	+1.77	—
Distance Strike Accuracy	54.0%	43.7%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	61.2%	59.8%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.55	0.85	▶
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.49	0.00	▶
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.13	1.27	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.99	2.58	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.43	0.98	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Alexander Volkanovski	Yair Rodriguez	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	59.3%	53.2%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.9	4.6	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1	2.9	—
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%	50.0%	►
Takedown Defense	66.7%	58.1%	—
Control Time/Fight	2:25	0:39	◄
Edges	1	1	4 even

Last 3 Fights

Alexander Volkanovski

WIN

vs. Diego Lopes

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 • Jan 2026FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski98/16061%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:49

Diego Lopes70/15844%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	12/27	44%	0/2	0:27	—
	Diego Lopes	12/28	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	19/30	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	16/34	47%	1/1	0:39	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	21/35	60%	0/2	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	17/38	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	25/44	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	22/48	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Alexander Volkanovski	21/24	88%	2/3	2:22	—
	Diego Lopes	3/10	30%	1/4	1:11	—

WIN

vs. Diego Lopes

UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes • Apr 2025FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski158/25961%TD 1/11Ctrl 1:18

Diego Lopes63/19432%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	27/44	61%	1/3	0:58	—
	Diego Lopes	8/22	36%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	24/52	46%	0/2	0:20	—
	Diego Lopes	16/33	48%	0/0	0:02	1

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	25/45	56%	0/1	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	9/37	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	39/57	68%	0/3	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	16/43	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Alexander Volkanovski	43/61	70%	0/2	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	14/59	24%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ilia Topuria

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria • Feb 2024FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:32

Alexander Volkanovski47/10744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ilia Topuria35/7745%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	26/52	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ilia Topuria	15/38	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	21/55	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ilia Topuria	20/39	51%	0/0	0:03	1

Yair Rodriguez

WIN

vs. Patricio Freire

UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes • Apr 2025Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yair Rodriguez70/12257%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:43KD 1

Patricio Freire17/5034%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	11/21	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Patricio Freire	4/10	40%	0/1	0:35	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	21/45	47%	1/1	0:02	—
	Patricio Freire	8/26	31%	1/3	0:28	—

R3	Yair Rodriguez	38/56	68%	0/0	1:41	1
	Patricio Freire	5/14	36%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Brian Ortega

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 • Feb 2024Featherweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 0:58

Yair Rodriguez55/11548%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:32KD 1

Brian Ortega28/7338%TD 3/6Ctrl 5:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	45/91	49%	0/1	1:32	1
	Brian Ortega	6/28	21%	1/2	0:42	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	9/17	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brian Ortega	22/44	50%	1/3	3:55	—

R3	Yair Rodriguez	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brian Ortega	0/1	0%	1/1	0:44	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Volkanovski

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2023FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:19

Yair Rodriguez40/8050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alexander Volkanovski66/9768%TD 7/12Ctrl 7:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	5/9	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	11/15	73%	3/4	3:22	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	12/19	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	18/25	72%	3/6	3:33	—

R3	Yair Rodriguez	23/52	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	37/57	65%	1/2	0:18	—

Common Opponents

vs. Brian Ortega

Alexander Volkanovski

WIN

UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega • Sep 2021FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski214/35361%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:51

Brian Ortega88/23438%TD 2/5Ctrl 0:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	30/52	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brian Ortega	16/51	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	38/61	62%	0/0	0:03	—
	Brian Ortega	23/58	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	61/99	62%	0/0	1:13	—
	Brian Ortega	17/40	42%	1/1	0:41	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	35/58	60%	0/0	2:33	—
	Brian Ortega	6/15	40%	1/2	0:13	—

R5	Alexander Volkanovski	50/83	60%	0/0	0:02	—
	Brian Ortega	26/70	37%	0/2	0:00	—

Yair Rodriguez

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 • Feb 2024Featherweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 0:58

Yair Rodriguez55/11548%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:32KD 1

Brian Ortega28/7338%TD 3/6Ctrl 5:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	45/91	49%	0/1	1:32	1
	Brian Ortega	6/28	21%	1/2	0:42	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	9/17	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brian Ortega	22/44	50%	1/3	3:55	—

R3	Yair Rodriguez	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brian Ortega	0/1	0%	1/1	0:44	—

vs. Max Holloway

Alexander Volkanovski

WIN

UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier • Jul 2022FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski199/37253%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:57

Max Holloway127/30142%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	28/70	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	24/56	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	37/78	47%	0/0	0:22	—
	Max Holloway	27/65	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	40/74	54%	0/0	0:32	—
	Max Holloway	26/63	41%	0/0	0:05	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	44/70	63%	0/0	0:26	—
	Max Holloway	31/63	49%	0/1	0:03	—

R5	Alexander Volkanovski	50/80	62%	0/0	0:37	—
	Max Holloway	19/54	35%	0/2	0:08	—

Yair Rodriguez

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez • Nov 2021Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Yair Rodriguez159/35245%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:20

Max Holloway230/40457%TD 3/5Ctrl 6:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	37/79	47%	0/3	0:43	—
	Max Holloway	38/57	67%	1/2	0:14	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	42/84	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	58/110	53%	0/0	0:25	—

R3	Yair Rodriguez	20/47	43%	1/1	0:07	—
	Max Holloway	38/66	58%	1/2	3:04	—

R4	Yair Rodriguez	24/64	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	43/77	56%	1/1	2:06	—

R5	Yair Rodriguez	36/78	46%	0/1	0:30	—
	Max Holloway	53/94	56%	0/0	1:00	—

vs. Chan Sung Jung

Alexander Volkanovski

WIN

UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie • Apr 2022FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 4, 0:45

Alexander Volkanovski138/21365%TD 4/8Ctrl 2:52KD 1

Chan Sung Jung48/12538%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	37/54	69%	1/2	0:47	—
	Chan Sung Jung	15/40	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	35/54	65%	2/4	1:22	—
	Chan Sung Jung	10/31	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	57/93	61%	1/2	0:43	1
	Chan Sung Jung	21/50	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	9/12	75%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chan Sung Jung	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

Yair Rodriguez

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez • Nov 2018Featherweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 5, 4:59

Yair Rodriguez119/27144%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:19KD 1

Chan Sung Jung126/30841%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	23/41	56%	0/1	0:00	—
	Chan Sung Jung	30/67	45%	0/1	0:01	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	23/45	51%	0/2	0:18	—
	Chan Sung Jung	22/52	42%	0/4	0:47	—

R3	Yair Rodriguez	22/59	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chan Sung Jung	24/67	36%	0/0	0:02	—

R4	Yair Rodriguez	19/53	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chan Sung Jung	25/58	43%	0/0	0:08	—

R5	Yair Rodriguez	32/73	44%	0/1	0:01	1
	Chan Sung Jung	25/64	39%	0/0	0:00	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Alexander Volkanovski is the busier striker, landing 6.0 significant strikes per minute vs 4.6. Their opponent absorbs 3.8 strikes per minute on average — Alexander Volkanovski's output should find a target.

Striking Accuracy: Alexander Volkanovski connects on 57.1% of significant strikes compared to 46.9%. The 10pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Alexander Volkanovski shoots at 34% accuracy but Yair Rodriguez stops 59% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Yair Rodriguez shoots at 29% accuracy against Alexander Volkanovski's 69% defense — Alexander Volkanovski should keep it standing.

Control: Alexander Volkanovski controls 3:19 per fight on average vs 1:07 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Both fighters trend toward decisions — Alexander Volkanovski (67% of wins) and Yair Rodriguez (55%).

Fight Length: Alexander Volkanovski's fights average 16:49 vs 13:13 for Yair Rodriguez. If this reaches the championship rounds, Alexander Volkanovski's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com