Welterweight · “D-Rod”
Daniel Rodriguez
20-6-0 UFC 10-5-0
6'1"Height
74"Reach
SouthpawStance
39Age
3KO wins
1Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
10:52Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min7.18
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.36
Striking accuracy49.2%
Striking defense57.2%
Takedowns / 15 min0.18
Takedown accuracy28.6%
Takedown defense64.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.09
Control time4.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents7-4
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
15 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Uros Medic 7-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:30 — UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez · 2026-08-01
1/3Sig. strikes
11/14Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kevin Holland 15-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 · 2025-07-19
77/149Sig. strikes
82/173Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:34Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Santiago Ponzinibbio 12-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:12 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · 2025-05-03
66/166Sig. strikes
49/111Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alex Morono 13-7 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · 2024-10-12
123/257Sig. strikes
74/257Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Kelvin Gastelum 12-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov · 2024-06-22
127/265Sig. strikes
112/238Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ian Machado Garry 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:57 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida · 2023-05-13
7/25Sig. strikes
23/46Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Neil Magny 19-8 walk-in Submission · R3 3:33 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos · 2022-11-05
66/108Sig. strikes
57/109Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Li Jingliang 11-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · 2022-09-10
88/185Sig. strikes
78/175Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kevin Lee 11-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze · 2021-08-28
120/210Sig. strikes
56/160Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Preston Parsons 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:47 — UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises · 2021-07-17
45/83Sig. strikes
23/43Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mike Perry 7-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland · 2021-04-10
129/235Sig. strikes
61/132Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nicolas Dalby 2-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez · 2020-11-21
83/199Sig. strikes
50/147Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dwight Grant 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:24 — UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar · 2020-08-22
15/32Sig. strikes
30/68Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
3Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gabe Green 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns · 2020-05-30
175/344Sig. strikes
127/273Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tim Means 11-8 walk-in Submission · R2 3:37 — UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz · 2020-02-15
49/121Sig. strikes
41/95Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Daniel Rodriguez (fighter)) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
9
Submission
4
Decision
7
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
1
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
15
Combate Americas
6
SMASH Global
1
Dana White's Contender Series
1
California Xtreme Fighting
1
Bellator
1
KOTC
1
Full career — 26 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Uroš Medić | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez
2026-08-01 |
UFC | 1 | 0:30 |
| W | Kevin Holland | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 318
2025-07-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Santiago Ponzinibbio | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
2025-05-03 |
UFC | 3 | 1:12 |
| W | Alex Morono | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-10-12 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kelvin Gastelum | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
2024-06-22 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ian Machado Garry | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
2023-05-13 |
UFC | 1 | 2:57 |
| L | Neil Magny | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos
2022-11-05 |
UFC | 3 | 3:33 |
| W | Li Jingliang | Decision (split) | UFC 279
2022-09-10 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kevin Lee | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze
2021-08-28 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Preston Parsons | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés
2021-07-17 |
UFC | 1 | 3:47 |
| W | Mike Perry | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland
2021-04-10 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Nicolas Dalby | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 255
2020-11-21 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dwight Grant | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar
2020-08-22 |
UFC | 1 | 2:24 |
| W | Gabriel Green | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns
2020-05-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tim Means | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2
2020-02-15 |
UFC | 2 | 3:37 |
| W | Quinton McCottrell | TKO (punches) | SMASH Global 9
2019-12-19 |
SMASH Global | 2 | 1:48 |
| W | Rico Farrington | Decision (unanimous) | Dana White's Contender Series 22
2019-07-30 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ivan Castillo | KO (knee) | Combate Americas 31
2019-02-22 |
Combate Americas | 2 | 2:31 |
| W | Ozzie Alvarez | TKO (punches) | Combate Americas 25
2018-09-28 |
Combate Americas | 3 | 2:41 |
| W | Alex Velasco | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Combate Americas 23
2018-05-18 |
Combate Americas | 3 | 2:41 |
| W | Justin Baesman | TKO (punches) | California Xtreme Fighting 11
2018-02-17 |
California Xtreme Fighting | 2 | 1:17 |
| L | Victor Reyna | Decision (split) | Combate Americas 19
2017-12-01 |
Combate Americas | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joel Champion | TKO (punches) | Combate Americas 13
2017-04-20 |
Combate Americas | 1 | 1:55 |
| W | Christian Gonzalez | TKO (punches) | Bellator 170
2017-01-21 |
Bellator | 2 | 3:55 |
| W | Hector Saldaña | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Combate Americas 8
2016-08-11 |
Combate Americas | 1 | 3:45 |
| W | Christopher Gates | Submission (armbar) | KOTC: Sanctioned
2015-06-14 |
KOTC | 1 | 4:54 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Daniel Rodriguez (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Welterweight average, over 190 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.