Daniel Rodriguez
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Daniel Rodriguez "D-Rod" is a 20-6-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.
Daniel debuted Jul. 30, 2019 vs Rico Farrington (win). Longest win streak: 4. 8 years active (Jul. 30, 2019–Aug. 01, 2026).
Best wins: Santiago Ponzinibbio (KO/TKO Punch R3, May. 03, 2025); Tim Means (SUB Guillotine Choke R2, Feb. 15, 2020); Kevin Holland (U-DEC R3, Jul. 19, 2025).
Daniel Rodriguez (born December 31, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2015, Rodriguez has also competed in Bellator, King of the Cage, and Combate Americas. As of August 8, 2026, he is #15 in the Meta UFC welterweight rankings.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 01, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez | L Uros Medic | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 0:30 | 0 1 | 1 11 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 19, 2025 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 | W Kevin Holland | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 2 1 | 77 82 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| May. 03, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo | W Santiago Ponzinibbio | KO/TKO Punch | 3 | 1:12 | 1 0 | 66 49 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 12, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira | W Alex Morono | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 123 74 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 22, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | L Kelvin Gastelum | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 127 112 | 0 4 | 0 0 |
| May. 13, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | L Ian Machado Garry | KO/TKO Kick | 1 | 2:57 | 0 1 | 7 23 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 05, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos | L Neil Magny | SUB D'Arce Choke | 3 | 3:33 | 0 0 | 66 57 | 0 5 | 0 1 |
| Sep. 10, 2022 | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson | W Li Jingliang | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 88 78 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 28, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze | W Kevin Lee | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 120 56 | 0 3 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 17, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises | W Preston Parsons | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 3:47 | 0 0 | 45 23 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 10, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland | W Mike Perry | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 129 61 | 0 2 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 21, 2020 | UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez | L Nicolas Dalby | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 83 50 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 22, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar | W Dwight Grant | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 2:24 | 3 1 | 15 30 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 30, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns | W Gabe Green | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 175 127 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 15, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz | W Tim Means | SUB Guillotine Choke | 2 | 3:37 | 1 0 | 49 41 | 0 1 | 1 0 |
| Jul. 30, 2019 | DWCS 3.6 | W Rico Farrington | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 108 95 | 4 0 | 0 0 |
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