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: 3-1 (1 NC)
As Underdog: 8-3

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: W W L L W

Elo: 3208

Peak Elo: 3297 (2023-02-11)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2950 (#123)

Bonuses: 9 (5 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 13m 14s

Total Fight Time: 3h 31m 40s

Avg Time Between Fights: 210 days

Avg Card Placement: 2.6

Current Rankings:

#3 Featherweight

Peak Rankings:

#1 Featherweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

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

Yair Rodriguez (32) 🇲🇽 ︎
L L W W L • 10-4 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3097 (44%)
30

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇧🇷 ︎ Patricio Freire (37)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 3137 (56%)
27

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

⭐ Brian Ortega (33) 🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W L W L L • 7-3 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3073 (27%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R3
0:58

🇲🇽 ︎ Yair Rodriguez (31)
10-3 (1 NC) • L W W L W
Elo: 3242 (73%) • UFC rank: #3

Arena CDMX
Mexico City
Mexico 🇲🇽 ︎

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

Alexander Volkanovski (34) 🇦🇺 ︎
W W W W L • 12-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3466 (73%)

FEATHERWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R3
4:19

🇲🇽 ︎ Yair Rodriguez (30)
10-2 (1 NC) • W W L W N
Elo: 3297 (27%) • UFC rank: #1

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

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

⭐ Yair Rodriguez (30) 🇲🇽 ︎
W L W N W • 9-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3182 (43%)

FEATHERWEIGHT Interim Title Fight

SUB
R2
4:19

🇺🇸 ︎ Josh Emmett (37)
9-2 • W W W W W
Elo: 3234 (57%) • UFC rank: #5

RAC Arena
Perth
Australia 🇦🇺 ︎

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

Yair Rodriguez (29) 🇲🇽 ︎
L W N W L • 8-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3031 (25%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:11

🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Brian Ortega (31)
7-2 (1 NC) • W W L W L
Elo: 3224 (75%) • UFC rank: #2

UBS Arena
Elmont, New York
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Max Holloway (29) 🇺🇸 ︎
L W L L W • 18-6
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3360 (85%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇲🇽 ︎ Yair Rodriguez (29)
8-1 (1 NC) • W N W L W
Elo: 3062 (15%) • UFC rank: #3

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Yair Rodriguez (27) 🇲🇽 ︎
N W L W W • 7-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2970 (54%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Jeremy Stephens (33)
15-15 (1 NC) • W W L L N
Elo: 2942 (46%) • UFC rank: #8

TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Yair Rodriguez (26) 🇲🇽 ︎
W L W W W • 7-1
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2970 (54%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
NC
R1
0:15

🇺🇸 ︎ Jeremy Stephens (33)
15-15 • W W W L L
Elo: 2942 (46%) • UFC rank: #8

Mexico City Arena
Mexico City
Mexico 🇲🇽 ︎

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

⭐ Yair Rodriguez (26) 🇲🇽 ︎
L W W W W • 6-1
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2860 (45%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐KO⭐

R5
4:59

🇰🇷 ︎ Chan Sung Jung (31)
4-1 • W W W L W
Elo: 2893 (55%) • UFC rank: #10

Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Frankie Edgar (35) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W L W • 15-5-1
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3235 (88%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
TKO
R2
5:00

🇲🇽 ︎ Yair Rodriguez (24)
6-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 2884 (12%) • UFC rank: #7

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

⭐ Yair Rodriguez (24) 🇲🇽 ︎
W W W W W • 5-0
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2765 (41%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
TKO
R2
0:24

🇺🇸 ︎ BJ Penn (38)
12-9-2 • W D L L L
Elo: 2830 (59%)

Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix, Arizona
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Yair Rodriguez (23) 🇲🇽 ︎
W W W W • 4-0
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2772 (70%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Alex Caceres (28)
7-6 (1 NC) • L L L W W
Elo: 2621 (30%)

Vivint Arena
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

⭐ Yair Rodriguez (23) 🇲🇽 ︎
W W W • 3-0
Elo: 2661 (44%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
KO
R2
2:15

🇺🇸 ︎ Andre Fili (25)
3-2 • W L W L W
Elo: 2701 (56%)

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

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

Yair Rodriguez (22) 🇲🇽 ︎
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2535 (37%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇳🇿 ︎ Dan Hooker (25)
2-1 • W L W
Elo: 2627 (63%)

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Yair Rodriguez (22) 🇲🇽 ︎
W • 1-0
Elo: 2458 (29%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Charles Rosa (28)
1-1 • L W
Elo: 2617 (71%)

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico 🇲🇽 ︎

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

Yair Rodriguez (22) 🇲🇽 ︎
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2381 (61%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇳🇮 ︎ Leonardo Morales (21)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2300 (39%)

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico 🇲🇽 ︎