Welterweight

Daniel Rodriguez

Last fought: Aug 2026

RECORD

Pro

20-6-0

UFC

10-5-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Southpaw

Featured Articles

UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez — Record Setting Event for the First Time in SerbiaAug 02, 2026

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:52
Fight Completion Rate	69.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.17
% Fights Inside the Distance	46.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	126-73 (63.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	82-51 (61.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	44-22 (66.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	83.2%
% Time in Control	4.9%
% Time Controlled	11.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	29.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	8.20
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.87
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.32
Distance Strike Accuracy	48.5%
Distance Strike Defense	58.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.74
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.61
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.26
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.84
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.86
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.42

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Daniel Rodriguez League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Daniel Rodriguez
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	7.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.4
Strike Differential	1.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	28.6%
Takedown Defense	64.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	0:44
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	30.0%
Submission % of Wins	10.0%
Decision % of Wins	60.0%
Avg Fight Time	10:52
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.6
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.8
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	64.7%
Control Time/Fight	0:55

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Uros Medic

UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez • Aug 2026Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:30

Daniel Rodriguez1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Uros Medic11/1479%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Uros Medic	11/14	79%	0/0	0:04	1

WIN

vs. Kevin Holland

UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 • Jul 2025Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Rodriguez77/14952%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:34KD 2

Kevin Holland82/17347%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	29/60	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kevin Holland	40/83	48%	0/1	0:12	—

R2	Daniel Rodriguez	31/55	56%	0/0	1:40	2
	Kevin Holland	12/28	43%	1/3	1:05	—

R3	Daniel Rodriguez	17/34	50%	0/1	1:54	—
	Kevin Holland	30/62	48%	0/0	0:50	1

WIN

vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo • May 2025Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:12

Daniel Rodriguez66/16640%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

Santiago Ponzinibbio49/11144%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	35/81	43%	0/0	0:07	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	15/35	43%	0/2	0:02	—

R2	Daniel Rodriguez	22/63	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	27/60	45%	1/6	0:42	—

R3	Daniel Rodriguez	9/22	41%	0/0	0:01	1
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	7/16	44%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alex Morono

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira • Oct 2024Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Rodriguez123/25748%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:56

Alex Morono74/25729%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	25/56	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Morono	31/81	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Rodriguez	44/99	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Morono	23/91	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Daniel Rodriguez	54/102	53%	1/1	0:56	—
	Alex Morono	20/85	24%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Kelvin Gastelum

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov • Jun 2024Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Rodriguez127/26548%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Kelvin Gastelum112/23847%TD 4/4Ctrl 2:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	46/91	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	44/93	47%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Daniel Rodriguez	53/113	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	37/86	43%	2/2	0:25	—

R3	Daniel Rodriguez	28/61	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	31/59	53%	2/2	2:17	—

LOSS

vs. Ian Machado Garry

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida • May 2023Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 2:57

Daniel Rodriguez7/2528%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ian Machado Garry23/4650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	7/25	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ian Machado Garry	23/46	50%	0/0	0:10	1

LOSS

vs. Neil Magny

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos • Nov 2022Welterweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 3, 3:33

Daniel Rodriguez66/10861%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:16

Neil Magny57/10952%TD 5/7Ctrl 4:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	20/36	56%	0/1	0:15	—
	Neil Magny	22/39	56%	2/3	1:37	—

R2	Daniel Rodriguez	35/53	66%	0/0	0:22	—
	Neil Magny	27/52	52%	0/0	0:27	—

R3	Daniel Rodriguez	11/19	58%	0/0	0:39	—
	Neil Magny	8/18	44%	3/4	2:04	—

WIN

vs. Li Jingliang

UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson • Sep 2022Catch Weight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Rodriguez88/18548%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Li Jingliang78/17545%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	20/40	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Li Jingliang	27/54	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Rodriguez	34/66	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Li Jingliang	24/59	41%	1/1	0:02	—

R3	Daniel Rodriguez	34/79	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Li Jingliang	27/62	44%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kevin Lee

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze • Aug 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Rodriguez120/21057%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:45

Kevin Lee56/16035%TD 3/7Ctrl 3:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	16/40	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kevin Lee	13/44	30%	1/1	1:59	—

R2	Daniel Rodriguez	51/84	61%	0/0	0:41	—
	Kevin Lee	23/51	45%	1/2	0:33	—

R3	Daniel Rodriguez	53/86	62%	0/0	0:04	—
	Kevin Lee	20/65	31%	1/4	1:02	—

WIN

vs. Preston Parsons

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises • Jul 2021Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:47

Daniel Rodriguez45/8354%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

Preston Parsons23/4353%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	45/83	54%	0/0	0:09	—
	Preston Parsons	23/43	53%	0/4	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Mike Perry

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland • Apr 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Rodriguez129/23555%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Mike Perry61/13246%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	33/63	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Perry	21/42	50%	1/1	1:26	—

R2	Daniel Rodriguez	43/81	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Perry	16/42	38%	1/2	0:51	—

R3	Daniel Rodriguez	53/91	58%	0/1	0:00	—
	Mike Perry	24/48	50%	0/1	0:32	—

LOSS

vs. Nicolas Dalby

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez • Nov 2020Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Rodriguez83/19942%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:41

Nicolas Dalby50/14734%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	31/69	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nicolas Dalby	17/42	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Rodriguez	17/48	35%	0/1	0:39	—
	Nicolas Dalby	9/38	24%	0/4	0:55	—

R3	Daniel Rodriguez	35/82	43%	0/1	0:02	—
	Nicolas Dalby	24/67	36%	0/3	0:33	—

WIN

vs. Dwight Grant

UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar • Aug 2020Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:24

Daniel Rodriguez15/3247%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 3

Dwight Grant30/6844%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:53KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	15/32	47%	0/0	0:02	3
	Dwight Grant	30/68	44%	0/0	0:53	1

WIN

vs. Gabe Green

UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns • May 2020Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Rodriguez175/34451%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:27

Gabe Green127/27347%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	34/72	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gabe Green	26/68	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Rodriguez	61/114	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gabe Green	43/85	51%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	Daniel Rodriguez	80/158	51%	1/1	0:27	—
	Gabe Green	58/120	48%	0/0	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Tim Means

UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz • Feb 2020Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 3:37

Daniel Rodriguez49/12140%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Tim Means41/9543%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	24/60	40%	0/0	0:04	1
	Tim Means	24/54	44%	1/1	0:08	—

R2	Daniel Rodriguez	25/61	41%	0/0	0:01	—
	Tim Means	17/41	41%	0/2	0:03	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Rico Farrington

DWCS 3.6 • Jul 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Rodriguez108/22348%TD 4/5Ctrl 0:00

Rico Farrington95/22742%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Rodriguez	30/62	48%	1/1	0:00	—
	Rico Farrington	23/52	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Rodriguez	36/84	43%	1/1	0:00	—
	Rico Farrington	36/86	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Daniel Rodriguez	42/77	55%	2/3	0:00	—
	Rico Farrington	36/89	40%	0/0	0:00	—

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