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Drako Rodriguez
“THE GREAT DRAKOLINI”
United States
8-4-0W-L-D
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 5'8"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 69"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 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
- Red's Boxing Club
- 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.
- 1583
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- L
- L
- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Rodriguez is a finisher. His wins come 4 by submission, 2 by KO/TKO and 2 by decision, for a 75% finish rate. The submission game is his calling card, and he taps people more than he puts them to sleep.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Rodriguez beat Jaylon Bates by unanimous decision. Before that, he lost to Cris Lencioni by unanimous decision, then to Vince Morales (16-11-0) by unanimous decision, then to Aiemann Zahabi (14-3-0) by first-round KO/TKO.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'8" with a 69" reach. He lands 5.47 significant strikes a minute at 53% accuracy but absorbs 6.15 a minute and defends 57%. He shoots 1.57 takedowns per 15 minutes at 67% accuracy and stops 75% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 2 KO/TKO (25%)
- 4 Submission (50%)
- 2 Decision (25%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 75%
- Last fought
- 7 months ago
8 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.: 41-20 (3 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1678
- Winvs Jaylon BatesDecision · UnanimousApr 25, 2026 · XFC 54: Ascension
- Lossvs Cris LencioniDecision · UnanimousApr 16, 2022 · B2 Fighting Series 156
- Lossvs Vince Morales17-11-0 · Power Index 1675Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Aug 8, 2021 · UFC 265: Lewis vs Gane
Fight stats
Stat Drako Rodriguez Vince Morales Sig. strikes 55/151 76/196 Takedowns 3/5 1/4 Control time 1:14 0:40 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 14 27 Round 2 sig. strikes 17 18 Round 3 sig. strikes 24 31 - Lossvs Aiemann Zahabi14-3-0 · Power Index 1760KO/TKO · R1 · 3:05Feb 21, 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Lewis
Fight stats
Stat Drako Rodriguez Aiemann Zahabi Sig. strikes 11/33 9/11 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:10 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 11 9 - Winvs Mana Martinez10-6-0 · Power Index 1600Technical Submission (triangle choke) · R1 · 2:22Sep 8, 2020 · Dana White's Contender Series 32
Fight stats
Stat Drako Rodriguez Mana Martinez Sig. strikes 3/6 5/8 Takedowns 1/1 0/0 Control time 0:36 0:48 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 3 5
Career Stats
Based on 3 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.37
- Striking accuracy
- 36%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.40
- Striking defense
- 58%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 2.93
- Takedown accuracy
- 67%
- Takedown defense
- 75%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.70