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Yair Rodriguez
“El Pantera”
Mexico
Ranked #7 · FeatherweightOfficial UFC rankings
21-6-0 (1 NC)W-L-D
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 71"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- FeatherweightFeatherweight: 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 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
- Valle Flow Striking (VFS Academy)
- 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.
- 1713
Scouting Report
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Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Rodriguez ends fights early, finishing at a 65% rate: 8 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission and 7 by decision. He puts people to sleep and taps them, with the scorecards a distant third route.
- Recent Form
- Beat Patricio Pitbull (38-9-0) by unanimous decision in round 3. Before that, lost to Brian Ortega (16-5-0) by round 3 submission, and to Alexander Volkanovski (28-4-0) by round 3 KO/TKO.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'11" with a 71" reach. Lands 4.65 significant strikes a minute at 47% accuracy, absorbs 3.78, and defends 53% of strikes. Takedown defense sits at 59%, with 0.71 takedown attempts per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 8 KO/TKO (40%)
- 5 Submission (25%)
- 7 Decision (35%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 65%
- Last fought
- 19 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.: 118-30
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1777
- Winvs Patricio Pitbull38-9-0 · Power Index 1876Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Apr 13, 2025 · UFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes
Fight stats
Stat Yair Rodriguez Patricio Pitbull Sig. strikes 70/122 17/50 Takedowns 1/1 1/4 Control time 1:43 1:03 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 11 4 Round 2 sig. strikes 21 8 Round 3 sig. strikes 38 5 - Lossvs Brian Ortega16-5-0 · Power Index 1676Submission · R3 · 0:58Feb 25, 2024 · UFC Mexico City
Fight stats
Stat Yair Rodriguez Brian Ortega Sig. strikes 55/115 28/73 Takedowns 0/1 3/6 Control time 1:32 5:21 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 45 6 Round 2 sig. strikes 9 22 Round 3 sig. strikes 1 0 - Lossvs Alexander Volkanovski29-4-0 · Power Index 1918KO/TKO · R3 · 4:19Jul 9, 2023 · UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez
Fight stats
Stat Yair Rodriguez Alexander Volkanovski Sig. strikes 40/80 66/97 Takedowns 0/0 7/12 Control time 0:00 7:13 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 5 11 Round 2 sig. strikes 12 18 Round 3 sig. strikes 23 37 - Winvs Josh Emmett19-7-0 · Power Index 1739Submission · R2 · 4:19Feb 12, 2023 · UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski
Fight stats
Stat Yair Rodriguez Josh Emmett Sig. strikes 62/107 22/52 Takedowns 0/0 1/4 Control time 0:00 3:01 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 26 12 Round 2 sig. strikes 36 10 - Winvs Brian Ortega16-5-0 · Power Index 1676KO/TKO · R1 · 4:11Jul 16, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez
Fight stats
Stat Yair Rodriguez Brian Ortega Sig. strikes 23/46 22/35 Takedowns 0/0 1/5 Control time 0:00 2:24 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 23 22
Career Stats
Based on 16 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.65
- Striking accuracy
- 47%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.78
- Striking defense
- 53%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.71
- Takedown accuracy
- 29%
- Takedown defense
- 59%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.60