“"El Pantera"”
Yair Rodriguez
Featherweight
Hidalgo Del Parral, Mexico
21-6 (1 NC)
Wins · Losses
8KO/TKO
5SUB
8DEC
Tale of the tape
Height5'11" (180 cm)
Reach71" (180 cm)
StanceOrthodox
TeamIzzystyle wrestling & VFS Chicago
BackgroundFreestyle
UFC debut2014
Stats
Sig. strikes landed / min4.65
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.78
Striking accuracy47%
Striking defense53%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.35
Takedowns / 15 min0.71
Takedown accuracy24%
Takedown defense59%
Submission attempts / 15 min0.64
Average fight time13:14
Total octagon time3h 32m
Fights
- Wvs Patricio PitbullUFC 314: Volkanovski vs. LopesUnanimous decision11 Apr 2025
- Lvs Brian OrtegaUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2Submission · R3 0:5823 Feb 2024
- Lvs Alexander VolkanovskiUFC 290: Volkanovski vs. RodriguezKO/TKO · R3 4:197 Jul 2023
- Wvs Josh EmmettUFC 284: Makhachev vs. VolkanovskiSubmission · R2 4:1910 Feb 2023
- Wvs Brian OrtegaUFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. RodriguezKO/TKO · R1 4:1115 Jul 2022
- Lvs Max HollowayUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. RodriguezUnanimous decision12 Nov 2021
- Wvs Jeremy StephensUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. WeidmanUnanimous decision17 Oct 2019
- Wvs Chan Sung JungUFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. RodriguezKO/TKO · R5 4:599 Nov 2018
- Lvs Frankie EdgarUFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos SantosKO/TKO · R2 5:0012 May 2017
- Wvs BJ PennUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. PennKO/TKO · R2 0:2414 Jan 2017
- Wvs Alex CaceresUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. CaceresSplit decision5 Aug 2016
- Wvs Andre FiliUFC 197: Jones vs Saint PreuxKO/TKO · R2 2:1522 Apr 2016
- Wvs Dan HookerUFC 192: Cormier vs GustafssonUnanimous decision2 Oct 2015
- Wvs Charles RosaUFC 188: Velasquez vs WerdumSplit decision12 Jun 2015
- Wvs Leonardo MoralesUFC 180: Werdum vs HuntUnanimous decision14 Nov 2014