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Daniel Rodriguez
โD-Rodโ
United States
Ranked #14 ยท WelterweightOfficial UFC rankings
20-6-0W-L-D
- Age
- 39
- Height
- 6'1"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 74"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Syndicate MMA
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1825
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- L
Won 3 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Rodriguez ends fights early, with a 65% finish rate. His wins come 9 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission and 7 by decision, so knockouts are his main weapon. Record reads 20-6-0.
- Recent Form
- Uros Medic (14-3-0) stopped him by KO/TKO in round 1. Before that, he beat Kevin Holland (29-15-0) by unanimous decision, then Santiago Ponzinibbio (31-10-0) by KO/TKO in round 3.
- Style
- Southpaw who lands 7.19 significant strikes a minute at 49% accuracy, a true volume striker. He absorbs 5.44 a minute and defends 57%. Takedown defense is 64%, and he rarely shoots for takedowns himself.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 9 KO/TKO (45%)
- 4 Submission (20%)
- 7 Decision (35%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 65%
- Last fought
- 3 months ago
20 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 119-52
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1769
- Lossvs Uros Medic14-3-0 ยท Power Index 1856KO/TKO ยท R1 ยท 0:30Aug 1, 2026 ยท UFC Fight Night: Mediฤ vs Rodriguez
Fight stats
Stat Daniel Rodriguez Uros Medic Sig. strikes 1/3 11/14 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:04 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 1 11 - Winvs Kevin Holland29-15-0 ยท Power Index 1813Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 ยท 5:00Jul 20, 2025 ยท UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3
Fight stats
Stat Daniel Rodriguez Kevin Holland Sig. strikes 77/149 82/173 Takedowns 0/1 1/4 Control time 3:34 2:07 Knockdowns 2 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 29 40 Round 2 sig. strikes 31 12 Round 3 sig. strikes 17 30 - Winvs Santiago Ponzinibbio31-10-0 ยท Power Index 1673KO/TKO ยท R3 ยท 1:12May 4, 2025 ยท UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo
- Winvs Alex Morono24-13-0 ยท Power Index 1747Decision - Split ยท R3 ยท 5:00Oct 12, 2024 ยท UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira
- Lossvs Kelvin Gastelum21-11-0 (1 NC) ยท Power Index 1758Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 ยท 5:00Jun 22, 2024 ยท UFC Saudi Arabia
Fight stats
Stat Daniel Rodriguez Kelvin Gastelum Sig. strikes 127/265 112/238 Takedowns 0/0 4/4 Control time 0:00 2:47 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 46 44 Round 2 sig. strikes 53 37 Round 3 sig. strikes 28 31
Career Stats
Based on 16 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 7.19
- Striking accuracy
- 49%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 5.44
- Striking defense
- 57%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.51
- Takedown accuracy
- 50%
- Takedown defense
- 64%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.10