Featherweight

Yair Rodriguez

Last fought: Apr 2025

RECORD

Pro

21-6-0 (1 NC)

UFC

11-4-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:13
Fight Completion Rate	64.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.65
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	127-69 (64.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	60-39 (60.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	52-15 (77.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	63.2%
% Time in Control	8.4%
% Time Controlled	28.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	23.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.75
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.98
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.77
Distance Strike Accuracy	43.7%
Distance Strike Defense	59.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.85
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.27
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.58
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	7.55
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.98

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 Featherweight field

Yair 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	Yair Rodriguez
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8
Strike Differential	0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	29.4%
Takedown Defense	59.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	1:16
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	36.4%
Submission % of Wins	9.1%
Decision % of Wins	54.5%
Avg Fight Time	13:13
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	53.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	58.1%
Control Time/Fight	0:39

Fight History

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	—

WIN

vs. Josh Emmett

UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski • Feb 2023FeatherweightTITLE

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 2, 4:19

Yair Rodriguez62/10758%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Josh Emmett22/5242%TD 1/4Ctrl 3:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	26/53	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Josh Emmett	12/26	46%	0/0	1:27	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	36/54	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Josh Emmett	10/26	38%	1/4	1:34	—

WIN

vs. Brian Ortega

UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2022Featherweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 4:11

Yair Rodriguez23/4650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Brian Ortega22/3563%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	23/46	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brian Ortega	22/35	63%	1/5	2:24	—

LOSS

vs. Max Holloway

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	—

WIN

vs. Jeremy Stephens

UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman • Oct 2019Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yair Rodriguez96/17056%TD 0/3Ctrl 3:10

Jeremy Stephens50/9553%TD 3/4Ctrl 5:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	39/70	56%	0/3	0:50	—
	Jeremy Stephens	11/24	46%	0/0	0:29	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	41/73	56%	0/0	2:20	—
	Jeremy Stephens	11/22	50%	1/1	1:33	—

R3	Yair Rodriguez	16/27	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jeremy Stephens	28/49	57%	2/3	3:33	—

vs. Jeremy Stephens

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens • Sep 2019Featherweight

CNC • Rd 1, 0:15

Yair Rodriguez2/2100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jeremy Stephens0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jeremy Stephens	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Chan Sung Jung

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	—

LOSS

vs. Frankie Edgar

UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos • May 2017Featherweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Yair Rodriguez16/4238%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Frankie Edgar72/10370%TD 1/3Ctrl 8:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	10/26	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	40/57	70%	1/2	4:03	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	6/16	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	32/46	70%	0/1	4:22	—

WIN

vs. BJ Penn

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn • Jan 2017Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:24

Yair Rodriguez55/11150%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19KD 1

BJ Penn4/2218%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	37/73	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	BJ Penn	4/22	18%	0/0	0:22	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	18/38	47%	0/0	0:19	1
	BJ Penn	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alex Caceres

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres • Aug 2016Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Yair Rodriguez120/33836%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:32

Alex Caceres62/19632%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	16/58	28%	0/1	0:16	—
	Alex Caceres	8/26	31%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	23/62	37%	0/0	0:07	—
	Alex Caceres	6/29	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Yair Rodriguez	27/72	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Caceres	12/34	35%	0/0	0:57	—

R4	Yair Rodriguez	25/61	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Caceres	14/53	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Yair Rodriguez	29/85	34%	1/1	0:09	—
	Alex Caceres	22/54	41%	1/1	0:37	—

WIN

vs. Andre Fili

UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux • Apr 2016Featherweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 2:15

Yair Rodriguez25/5347%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:55KD 1

Andre Fili11/3135%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	17/34	50%	1/1	3:02	—
	Andre Fili	8/21	38%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	8/19	42%	1/1	0:53	1
	Andre Fili	3/10	30%	1/1	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Dan Hooker

UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson • Oct 2015Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yair Rodriguez52/10450%TD 2/9Ctrl 0:31

Dan Hooker19/7924%TD 1/3Ctrl 6:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	13/23	57%	1/4	0:19	—
	Dan Hooker	2/14	14%	0/1	1:37	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	22/48	46%	1/2	0:12	—
	Dan Hooker	11/40	28%	0/1	0:58	—

R3	Yair Rodriguez	17/33	52%	0/3	0:00	—
	Dan Hooker	6/25	24%	1/1	3:26	—

WIN

vs. Charles Rosa

UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum • Jun 2015Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yair Rodriguez56/10056%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:36

Charles Rosa39/7949%TD 5/14Ctrl 8:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	10/19	53%	0/0	0:02	—
	Charles Rosa	9/16	56%	2/3	4:11	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	35/62	56%	1/1	0:28	—
	Charles Rosa	15/36	42%	1/9	0:30	—

R3	Yair Rodriguez	11/19	58%	0/0	0:06	—
	Charles Rosa	15/27	56%	2/2	4:04	—

WIN

vs. Leonardo Morales

UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt • Nov 2014FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yair Rodriguez34/8341%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:56

Leonardo Morales33/7246%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yair Rodriguez	12/26	46%	1/1	1:44	—
	Leonardo Morales	10/24	42%	0/0	0:42	—

R2	Yair Rodriguez	3/9	33%	1/4	1:47	—
	Leonardo Morales	5/8	62%	0/0	1:35	—

R3	Yair Rodriguez	19/48	40%	0/1	0:25	—
	Leonardo Morales	18/40	45%	0/1	0:00	—

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