Daniel Rodriguez

🇺🇸 ︎

(1986-12-31)

Statistics

UFC Record: 10-4

By Method:

KO/TKO: 3-1
Submission: 1-1
Decision: 6-2

By Elo:

As Favorite: 5-3
As Underdog: 5-1

By Weight Class:

Welterweight: 9-3
Middleweight: 0-1

By Round:

Round 1: 2-1
Round 2: 1-0
Round 3: 7-3

By Type:

Ranked Opponent: 3-1

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: L L W W W

Elo: 3129

Peak Elo: 3129 (2025-07-19)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2911 (#168)

Bonuses: 1 (0 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 11m 36s

Total Fight Time: 2h 42m 30s

Avg Time Between Fights: 105 days

Avg Card Placement: 4.6

Current Rankings:

#13 Welterweight

Peak Rankings:

#13 Welterweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-07-19
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3

Daniel Rodriguez (38) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W L L L • 9-4
Elo: 2984 (27%)
28

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 ︎ Kevin Holland (32)
15-10 (1 NC) • W L L W W
Elo: 3154 (73%) • UFC rank: #13
29

Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2025-05-03
UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo

Daniel Rodriguez (38) 🇺🇸 ︎
W L L L W • 8-4
Elo: 2842 (29%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R3
1:12

🇦🇷 ︎ Santiago Ponzinibbio (38)
12-7 • L W L L W
Elo: 2996 (71%)

Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2024-10-12
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

Daniel Rodriguez (37) 🇺🇸 ︎
L L L W W • 7-4
Elo: 2833 (62%)
29

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 ︎ Alex Morono (34)
13-7 (1 NC) • L W L W L
Elo: 2745 (38%)
28

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2024-06-22
UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov

Kelvin Gastelum (32) 🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W L L W L • 12-9 (1 NC)
Elo: 3018 (66%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Daniel Rodriguez (37)
7-3 • L L W W W
Elo: 2900 (34%)

Kingdom Arena
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 ︎

2023-05-13
UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida

⭐ Ian Machado Garry (25) 🇧🇷 ︎ 🇮🇪 ︎
W W W W • 4-0
Elo: 2975 (45%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:57

🇺🇸 ︎ Daniel Rodriguez (36)
7-2 • L W W W W
Elo: 3010 (55%) • UFC rank: #15

Spectrum Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2022-11-05
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos

⭐ Neil Magny (35) 🇺🇸 ︎
W L W W L • 19-8
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3071 (42%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R3
3:33

🇺🇸 ︎ Daniel Rodriguez (35)
7-1 • W W W W L
Elo: 3125 (58%) • UFC rank: #14

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2022-09-10
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson

Daniel Rodriguez (35) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W L W • 6-1
Elo: 3090 (49%)

CATCHWEIGHT (180 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇳 ︎ Li Jingliang (34)
11-5 • W L W L W
Elo: 3095 (51%) • UFC rank: #14

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-08-28
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze

Daniel Rodriguez (34) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W L W W • 5-1
Elo: 2972 (41%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Kevin Lee (28)
11-6 • W L L W L
Elo: 3036 (59%) • UFC rank: #11

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-07-17
UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés

Daniel Rodriguez (34) 🇺🇸 ︎
W L W W W • 4-1
Elo: 2941 (85%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:47

🇺🇸 ︎ Preston Parsons (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2645 (15%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-04-10
UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland

Daniel Rodriguez (34) 🇺🇸 ︎
L W W W • 3-1
Elo: 2869 (64%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Mike Perry (29)
7-7 • W L L W L
Elo: 2769 (36%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2020-11-21
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez

Nicolas Dalby (36) 🇩🇰 ︎
D L L W N • 2-2-1 (1 NC)
Elo: 2884 (34%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Daniel Rodriguez (33)
3-0 • W W W
Elo: 3002 (66%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2020-08-22
UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar

Daniel Rodriguez (33) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2938 (68%)

WELTERWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:24

🇺🇸 ︎ Dwight Grant (35)
2-1 • L W W
Elo: 2807 (32%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2020-05-30
UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns

Daniel Rodriguez (33) 🇺🇸 ︎
W • 1-0
Elo: 2871 (67%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Gabe Green (27)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2749 (33%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2020-02-15
UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2

⭐ Daniel Rodriguez (33) 🇺🇸 ︎
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2757 (43%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R2
3:37

🇺🇸 ︎ Tim Means (35)
11-8 (1 NC) • L L W L W
Elo: 2807 (57%)

Santa Ana Star Center
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
United States 🇺🇸 ︎