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Yair Rodriguez
“El Pantera”
Rank 4 - UFC Featherweight
Age: 31 | Oct 6, 1992
Nationality: Mexico
Weight Class: Featherweight
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 145 lbs
Professional Record
| 25 fights | 19 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 8 | 3 |
| Submissions | 5 | 1 |
| Decisions | 6 | 1 |
| No Contests | 1 | |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 19 - 5 - 1 | Brian Ortega | UFC Fight Night 237 - Moreno vs. Royval 2 | February 24, 2024 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | Marc Goddard | 3 | 0:58 |
| LOSS | 19 - 4 - 1 | Alexander Volkanovski | UFC 290 - Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | July 08, 2023 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 3 | 4:19 |
| WIN | 19 - 3 - 1 | Josh Emmett | UFC 284 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski | February 11, 2023 | Submission (Triangle Choke) | Jason Herzog | 2 | 4:19 |
| WIN | 18 - 3 - 1 | Brian Ortega | UFC on ABC 3 - Ortega vs. Rodriguez | July 16, 2022 | TKO (Shoulder Injury) | Keith Peterson | 1 | 4:11 |
| LOSS | 17 - 3 - 1 | Max Holloway | UFC Fight Night 197 - Holloway vs. Rodriguez | November 13, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 17 - 2 - 1 | Jeremy Stephens | UFC on ESPN 6 - Reyes vs. Weidman | October 18, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Kevin MacDonald | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | 16 - 2 - 1 | Jeremy Stephens | UFC Fight Night 159 - Rodriguez vs. Stephens | September 21, 2019 | No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke) | Herb Dean | 1 | 0:15 |
| WIN | 16 - 2 | Chan Sung Jung | UFC Fight Night 139 - Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez | November 10, 2018 | KO (Elbow) | Kevin MacDonald | 5 | 4:59 |
| LOSS | 15 - 2 | Frankie Edgar | UFC 211 - Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2 | May 13, 2017 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Chris Reed | 2 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 15 - 1 | B.J. Penn | UFC Fight Night 103 - Rodriguez vs. Penn | January 15, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | John McCarthy | 2 | 0:24 |
| WIN | 14 - 1 | Alex Caceres | UFC Fight Night 92 - Rodriguez vs. Caceres | August 06, 2016 | Decision (Split) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 13 - 1 | Andre Fili | UFC 197 - Jones vs. St. Preux | April 23, 2016 | KO (Head Kick) | Dan Miragliotta | 2 | 2:15 |
| WIN | 12 - 1 | Dan Hooker | UFC 192 - Cormier vs. Gustafsson | October 03, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | Kerry Hatley | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 11 - 1 | Charles Rosa | UFC 188 - Velasquez vs. Werdum | June 13, 2015 | Decision (Split) | Mario Yamasaki | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 10 - 1 | Leonardo Morales | UFC 180 - Werdum vs. Hunt | November 15, 2014 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mario Yamasaki | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 9 - 1 | Angelo Duarte | NP - High Altitude Face Off 6 | April 04, 2014 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:12 | |
| WIN | 8 - 1 | Edgar Juarez | FMP 14 - El Pantera vs. El Leon | February 16, 2013 | KO (Flying Knee) | Jorge Martinez | 1 | 0:13 |
| LOSS | 7 - 1 | Luis Roberto Herrera | FMP 13 - We Don't Stop | December 20, 2012 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:21 | |
| WIN | 7 - 0 | Ricardo Alcala | FMP 11 - Ahora en el Palenque | May 25, 2012 | KO (Knee) | 1 | 0:20 | |
| WIN | 6 - 0 | Carlos Ricardo | TSC 1 - The Supreme Cage 1 | March 10, 2012 | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 3 | 0:50 | |
| WIN | 5 - 0 | Luis Roberto Herrera | FMP 10 - Parral vs. El Resto del Mundo | March 03, 2012 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:20 | |
| WIN | 4 - 0 | Edgar Balderrama | FMP 9 - Never Back Down | December 22, 2011 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:13 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 | Jonatan Guzman | FMP 8 - Mexico vs. USA | September 17, 2011 | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 | Willy Martinez | FMP 7 - Grand Prix 2011 | July 30, 2011 | TKO (Punches) | Rodolfo Aguirre | 3 | 2:33 |
| WIN | 1 - 0 | Luis Daniel Gonzalez | FMP 5 - Vale Todo | January 29, 2011 | KO (Flying Switch Kick and Punches) | 1 | 1:37 |
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UFC Featherweight Rankings
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- 1Alexander Volkanovski
(26 - 4 - 0)
- 2Max Holloway
(26 - 7 - 0)
- 3Diego Lopes
(26 - 6 - 0)
- 4Yair Rodriguez
(19 - 5 - 1)
- 5Brian Ortega
(16 - 4 - 1)
- 6Movsar Evloev
(18 - 0 - 0)
- 7Arnold Allen
(20 - 3 - 0)
- 8Josh Emmett
(19 - 4 - 0)
- 9Aljamain Sterling
(24 - 4 - 0)
- 10Calvin Kattar
(23 - 8 - 0)
- 11Giga Chikadze
(15 - 4 - 0)
- 12Lerone Murphy
(14 - 0 - 1)
- 13Bryce Mitchell
(16 - 2 - 0)
- 14Dan Ige
(18 - 8 - 0)
- 15Edson Barboza
(24 - 12 - 0)
