Yair Rodriguez

“El Pantera”
Yair Rodriguez
#6 Featherweight
OctagonStats Rating 1606
11-4-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight145 lbs. (66 kg)
Reach71" (180 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornOct 06, 1992
Age34
DivisionFeatherweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.65
Str. Acc46%
SApM3.78
Str. Def52%
TD Avg0.71
TD Acc29%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.6

Recent form

W L L W W
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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16 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
4 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 6 decision wins
Losses by method
2 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 1 decision losses
Finish rate46%
Times finished75%
StreakW1
Best streak6
Avg fight13:14
Octagon time3h 31m
Opp win%70%
ActiveNov. 15, 2014 – Apr. 12, 2025 (12y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced6
Ranked wins3
Best ranked winBrian Ortega (#13 Featherweight)
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night3
Fight of the Night5
Total bonuses8
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Yair Rodriguez "El Pantera" is a 21-6-0 striker (1 NC).

Yair debuted Nov. 15, 2014 vs Leonardo Morales (win). Longest win streak: 6. 12 years active (Nov. 15, 2014–Apr. 12, 2025).

Best wins: Patricio Pitbull (U-DEC R3, Apr. 12, 2025); Josh Emmett (SUB Triangle Choke R2, Feb. 11, 2023); Andre Fili (KO/TKO Kick R2, Apr. 23, 2016).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Apr. 12, 2025UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. LopesW Patricio PitbullU-DEC35:001 070 171 10 1
Feb. 24, 2024UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2L Brian OrtegaSUB Arm Triangle30:581 055 280 30 1
Jul. 08, 2023UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. RodriguezL Alexander VolkanovskiKO/TKO Punches34:190 040 660 70 0
Feb. 11, 2023UFC 284: Makhachev vs. VolkanovskiW Josh EmmettSUB Triangle Choke24:190 062 220 11 0
Jul. 16, 2022UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. RodriguezW Brian OrtegaKO/TKO14:110 023 220 10 0
Nov. 13, 2021UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. RodriguezL Max HollowayU-DEC55:000 0159 2301 30 1
Oct. 18, 2019UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. WeidmanW Jeremy StephensU-DEC35:000 096 500 30 0
Sep. 21, 2019UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. StephensNC Jeremy StephensCNC10:150 02 00 00 0
Nov. 10, 2018UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. RodriguezW Chan Sung JungKO/TKO Elbow54:591 0119 1260 00 0
May. 13, 2017UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos SantosL Frankie EdgarKO/TKO25:000 016 720 11 0
Jan. 15, 2017UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. PennW BJ PennKO/TKO Punches20:241 055 40 00 0
Aug. 06, 2016UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. CaceresW Alex CaceresS-DEC55:000 0120 621 10 0
Apr. 23, 2016UFC 197: Jones vs Saint PreuxW Andre FiliKO/TKO Kick22:151 025 112 10 0
Oct. 03, 2015UFC 192: Cormier vs GustafssonW Dan HookerU-DEC35:000 052 192 10 0
Jun. 13, 2015UFC 188: Velasquez vs WerdumW Charles RosaS-DEC35:000 056 391 52 0
Nov. 15, 2014UFC 180: Werdum vs HuntW Leonardo MoralesU-DEC35:000 034 332 05 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

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