Daniel Rodriguez

🇺🇸

(1986-12-31)

Statistics

UFC Record: 10-4

By Method:

KO/TKO: 3-1
Submission: 1-1
Decision: 6-2

By Elo:

As Favorite: 5-3
As Underdog: 5-1

By Weight Class:

Welterweight: 9-3
Middleweight: 0-1

By Round:

Round 1: 2-1
Round 2: 1-0
Round 3: 7-3

By Type:

Ranked Opponent: 3-1

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: LLWWW

Elo: 3130 (#84)

Peak Elo: 3130 (2025-07-19) (#229)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2911 (#175)

Bonuses: 1 (0 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 11m 36s

Total Fight Time: 2h 42m 30s (#288)

Avg Time Between Fights: 105 days

Avg Card Slot: 4.6 (#336)

Avg Age: 35.5 years

Avg Opp Age: 32.4 years

Current Rankings:

#14 Welterweight

Peak Rankings:

#13 Welterweight

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-07-19
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3

Daniel Rodriguez (38)

🇺🇸

WWLLL • 9-4
Elo: 2985 (27%)
28

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸

Kevin Holland (32)
15-10 (1 NC) • WLLWW
Elo: 3155 (73%) • UFC rank: #13
29

Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
United States🇺🇸

2025-05-03
UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo

Daniel Rodriguez (38)

🇺🇸

WLLLW • 8-4
Elo: 2843 (29%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R3
1:12

🇦🇷

Santiago Ponzinibbio (38)
12-7 • LWLLW
Elo: 2997 (71%)

Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa
United States🇺🇸

2024-10-12
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

Daniel Rodriguez (37)

🇺🇸

LLLWW • 7-4
Elo: 2834 (62%)
29

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸

Alex Morono (34)
13-7 (1 NC) • LWLWL
Elo: 2746 (38%)
28

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2024-06-22
UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov

Kelvin Gastelum (32)

🇲🇽

🇺🇸

WLLWL • 12-9 (1 NC)
Elo: 3019 (67%)
29

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸

Daniel Rodriguez (37)
7-3 • LLWWW
Elo: 2901 (33%)
28

Kingdom Arena
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia🇸🇦

2023-05-13
UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida

⭐ Ian Machado Garry (25)

🇧🇷

🇮🇪

WWWW • 4-0
Elo: 2975 (45%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:57

🇺🇸

Daniel Rodriguez (36)
7-2 • LWWWW
Elo: 3011 (55%) • UFC rank: #15

Spectrum Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States🇺🇸

2022-11-05
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos

⭐ Neil Magny (35)

🇺🇸

WLWWL • 19-8
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3073 (43%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R3
3:33

🇺🇸

Daniel Rodriguez (35)
7-1 • WWWWL
Elo: 3127 (57%) • UFC rank: #14

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2022-09-10
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson

Daniel Rodriguez (35)

🇺🇸

WWWLW • 6-1
Elo: 3092 (49%)
29

CATCHWEIGHT (180 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇨🇳

Li Jingliang (34)
11-5 • WLWLW
Elo: 3095 (51%) • UFC rank: #14
28

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2021-08-28
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze

Daniel Rodriguez (34)

🇺🇸

WWLWW • 5-1
Elo: 2972 (39%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Kevin Lee (28)
11-6 • WLLWL
Elo: 3044 (61%) • UFC rank: #11

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2021-07-17
UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés

Daniel Rodriguez (34)

🇺🇸

WLWWW • 4-1
Elo: 2941 (84%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:47

🇺🇸

Preston Parsons (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2643 (16%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2021-04-10
UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland

Daniel Rodriguez (34)

🇺🇸

LWWW • 3-1
Elo: 2869 (64%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Mike Perry (29)
7-7 • WLLWL
Elo: 2769 (36%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-11-21
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez

Nicolas Dalby (36)

🇩🇰

DLLWN • 2-2-1 (1 NC)
Elo: 2884 (34%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Daniel Rodriguez (33)
3-0 • WWW
Elo: 3002 (66%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-08-22
UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar

Daniel Rodriguez (33)

🇺🇸

WW • 2-0
Elo: 2938 (68%)

WELTERWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:24

🇺🇸

Dwight Grant (35)
2-1 • LWW
Elo: 2806 (32%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-05-30
UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns

Daniel Rodriguez (33)

🇺🇸

W • 1-0
Elo: 2872 (66%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Gabe Green (27)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2749 (34%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-02-15
UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2

⭐ Daniel Rodriguez (33)

🇺🇸

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2758 (42%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R2
3:37

🇺🇸

Tim Means (35)
11-8 (1 NC) • LLWLW
Elo: 2807 (58%)

Santa Ana Star Center
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
United States🇺🇸