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Daniel Rodriguez
“D-Rod”
United StatesWelterweightActiveage 39
20-5
80% win rate
W3 streak
Peak Vertex
2022-09-10 → 2022-09-1028held 3 bouts-11 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · S-Dec · 2022-09-10
EndedLvs · Sub · 2022-11-05 · score → 16
Upcoming
Scheduled and newly announced fights. Announced bouts are reported bookings not yet on the official card.
- UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez2026-08-01Welterweight
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
10 wins4 losseslast 5: W W W L Ldrag to scroll · 1993–2025
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(14) | R2(11) | R3(10) | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 29.7 | 38.7 | 40.7 | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 29.4 | 24.0 | 27.4 | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.36 | 0.64 | 0.72 | — | — |
| Control time | 0:03 | 0:18 | 0:26 | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 32025-07-19W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- W·KO·R3 · 1:12
- UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira2024-10-12W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov2024-06-22L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida2023-05-13L·KO·R1 · 2:57
- UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos2022-11-05L·Sub·R3 · 3:33
- UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson2022-09-10W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze2021-08-28W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises2021-07-17W·KO·R1 · 3:47
- UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland2021-04-10W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez2020-11-21L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar2020-08-22W·KO·R1 · 2:24
- UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns2020-05-30W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz2020-02-15W·Sub·R2 · 3:37
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
The UFC is making history by heading to Serbia for the first time, with UFC Belgrade set to take place Saturday at Belgrade Arena.
- MMA Fighting
Daniel Rodriguez is headlining UFC Belgrade this Saturday against Uros Medic, marking a remarkable return to competition after eight months imprisoned in Mexico.
- Sherdog
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