Yair Rodriguez "El Pantera"

Featherweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record11-4 (1 NC) · current 1-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record127-69-3 (64.8%) across 16 opponents
Last 5 opponents35-8 (81.4%) across 5 opponents
Age34
Height5' 11"
Reach71"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.65
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.78
Striking accuracy47%
Striking defense53%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.71
Takedowns landed / attempted29%
Takedown defense59%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.64
Average fight time13.2 min

UFC wins: 4 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 6 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 1 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2025-04-12Patricio FreireUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
2024-02-24Brian Ortega7-3 (1 NC)Submission grapplerLSubmission R3 0:58UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
2023-07-08Alexander Volkanovski12-1StrikerLKO/TKO R3 4:19 (title)UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
2023-02-11Josh Emmett9-2StrikerWSubmission R2 4:19 (title)UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
2022-07-16Brian Ortega7-2 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R1 4:11UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
2021-11-13Max Holloway18-6StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
2019-10-18Jeremy Stephens15-15 (1 NC)BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman
2019-09-21Jeremy Stephens15-15BalancedNCCould Not Continue R1 0:15UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
2018-11-10Chan Sung Jung4-1Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R5 4:59UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez
2017-05-13Frankie Edgar15-5-1WrestlerLTKO - Doctor's Stoppage R2 5:00UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
2017-01-15BJ Penn12-9-2BalancedWKO/TKO R2 0:24UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn
2016-08-06Alex Caceres7-6 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
2016-04-23Andre Fili3-2WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 2:15UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
2015-10-03Dan Hooker2-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
2015-06-13Charles Rosa1-1GrapplerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
2014-11-15Leonardo MoralesUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00 (title)UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt

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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