Daniel Rodriguez "D-Rod"

Welterweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record10-5 · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record126-73-1 (63.3%) across 15 opponents
Last 5 opponents59-36 (62.1%) across 5 opponents
Age39
Height6' 1"
Reach74"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute7.18
Significant strikes absorbed per minute5.36
Striking accuracy49%
Striking defense57%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.18
Takedowns landed / attempted29%
Takedown defense64%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.09
Average fight time10.9 min

UFC wins: 3 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 6 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-08-01Uros Medic7-3StrikerLKO/TKO R1 0:30UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez
2025-07-19Kevin Holland15-10 (1 NC)StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
2025-05-03Santiago Ponzinibbio12-7StrikerWKO/TKO R3 1:12UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
2024-10-12Alex Morono13-7 (1 NC)StrikerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-06-22Kelvin Gastelum12-9 (1 NC)BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
2023-05-13Ian Machado Garry4-0StrikerLKO/TKO R1 2:57UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
2022-11-05Neil Magny19-8WrestlerLSubmission R3 3:33UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos
2022-09-10Li Jingliang11-5StrikerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
2021-08-28Kevin Lee11-6WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze
2021-07-17Preston ParsonsUFC debut—WKO/TKO R1 3:47UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
2021-04-10Mike Perry7-7StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland
2020-11-21Nicolas Dalby2-2-1 (1 NC)BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
2020-08-22Dwight Grant2-1BalancedWKO/TKO R1 2:24UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar
2020-05-30Gabe GreenUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns
2020-02-15Tim Means11-8 (1 NC)StrikerWSubmission R2 3:37UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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