Yair Rodriguez

🇲🇽

(1992-10-06)

Statistics

UFC Record: 11-4 (1 NC)

By Method:

KO/TKO: 4-2
Submission: 1-1
Decision: 6-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 6-1 (1 NC)
As Underdog: 5-3

By Weight Class:

Featherweight: 11-4 (1 NC)

By Round:

Round 1: 1-0 (1 NC)
Round 2: 3-1
Round 3: 5-2
Round 5: 2-1

By Type:

Main Event: 4-2 (1 NC)
Title Fight: 0-1
Interim Title Fight: 1-0
Ranked Opponent: 4-4 (1 NC)

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: WWLLW

Elo: 3217 (#53)

Peak Elo: 3311 (2023-02-11) (#91)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2967 (#109)

Bonuses: 9 (5 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 13m 13s

Total Fight Time: 3h 31m 40s (#150)

Avg Time Between Fights: 210 days

Avg Card Slot: 2.6 (#62)

Avg Age: 26.8 years

Avg Opp Age: 31.7 years

Current Rankings:

#4 Featherweight

Peak Rankings:

Interim Featherweight Champion

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-04-12
UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes

Yair Rodriguez (32)

🇲🇽

LLWWL • 10-4 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3110 (46%)
30

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇧🇷

Patricio Freire (37)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 3134 (54%)
27

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States🇺🇸

2024-02-24
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2

⭐ Brian Ortega (33)

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🇺🇸

WLWLL • 7-3 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3086 (28%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R3
0:58

🇲🇽

Yair Rodriguez (31)
10-3 (1 NC) • LWWLW
Elo: 3255 (72%) • UFC rank: #3

Arena CDMX
Mexico City
Mexico🇲🇽

2023-07-08
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez

Alexander Volkanovski (34)

🇦🇺

WWWWL • 12-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3475 (72%)

FEATHERWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R3
4:19

🇲🇽

Yair Rodriguez (30)
10-2 (1 NC) • WWLWN
Elo: 3311 (28%) • UFC rank: #1

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

2023-02-11
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski

⭐ Yair Rodriguez (30)

🇲🇽

WLWNW • 9-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3199 (44%)

FEATHERWEIGHT Interim Title Fight

SUB
R2
4:19

🇺🇸

Josh Emmett (37)
9-2 • WWWWW
Elo: 3240 (56%) • UFC rank: #5

RAC Arena
Perth
Australia🇦🇺

2022-07-16
UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez

Yair Rodriguez (29)

🇲🇽

LWNWL • 8-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3051 (25%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:11

🇲🇽

🇺🇸

Brian Ortega (31)
7-2 (1 NC) • WWLWL
Elo: 3235 (75%) • UFC rank: #2

UBS Arena
Elmont, New York
United States🇺🇸

2021-11-13
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez

Max Holloway (29)

🇺🇸

LWLLW • 18-6
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3370 (84%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇲🇽

Yair Rodriguez (29)
8-1 (1 NC) • WNWLW
Elo: 3083 (16%) • UFC rank: #3

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2019-10-18
UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman

Yair Rodriguez (27)

🇲🇽

NWLWW • 7-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2997 (57%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Jeremy Stephens (33)
15-15 (1 NC) • WWLLN
Elo: 2947 (43%) • UFC rank: #8

TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
United States🇺🇸

2019-09-21
UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens

Yair Rodriguez (26)

🇲🇽

WLWWW • 7-1
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2997 (57%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
NC
R1
0:15

🇺🇸

Jeremy Stephens (33)
15-15 • WWWLL
Elo: 2947 (43%) • UFC rank: #8

Mexico City Arena
Mexico City
Mexico🇲🇽

2018-11-10
UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez

⭐ Yair Rodriguez (26)

🇲🇽

LWWWW • 6-1
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2895 (48%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐KO⭐

R5
4:59

🇰🇷

Chan Sung Jung (31)
4-1 • WWWLW
Elo: 2904 (52%) • UFC rank: #10

Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
United States🇺🇸

2017-05-13
UFC 211: Miocic vs dos Santos 2

Frankie Edgar (35)

🇺🇸

WWWLW • 15-5-1
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3245 (87%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
TKO
R2
5:00

🇲🇽

Yair Rodriguez (24)
6-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 2921 (13%) • UFC rank: #7

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States🇺🇸

2017-01-15
UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn

⭐ Yair Rodriguez (24)

🇲🇽

WWWWW • 5-0
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2817 (47%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
TKO
R2
0:24

🇺🇸

BJ Penn (38)
12-9-2 • WDLLL
Elo: 2832 (53%)

Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix, Arizona
United States🇺🇸

2016-08-06
UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs Caceres

Yair Rodriguez (23)

🇲🇽

WWWW • 4-0
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2838 (77%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇺🇸

Alex Caceres (28)
7-6 (1 NC) • LLLWW
Elo: 2627 (23%)

Vivint Arena
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States🇺🇸

2016-04-23
UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux

⭐ Yair Rodriguez (23)

🇲🇽

WWW • 3-0
Elo: 2755 (58%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
KO
R2
2:15

🇺🇸

Andre Fili (25)
3-2 • WLWLW
Elo: 2695 (42%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2015-10-03
UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson

Yair Rodriguez (22)

🇲🇽

WW • 2-0
Elo: 2663 (54%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇳🇿

Dan Hooker (25)
2-1 • WLW
Elo: 2633 (46%)

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States🇺🇸

2015-06-13
UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum

Yair Rodriguez (22)

🇲🇽

W • 1-0
Elo: 2632 (51%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Charles Rosa (28)
1-1 • LW
Elo: 2622 (49%)

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico🇲🇽

2014-11-15
UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt

Yair Rodriguez (22)

🇲🇽

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2547 (57%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇳🇮

Leonardo Morales (21)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2494 (43%)

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico🇲🇽