All fightersYair Rodríguez
“El Pantera”
Featherweight20-5 (1 NC)RECORD
8KO / TKO WINS
5SUBMISSION WINS
7DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | El Pantera |
| Date of birth | 6 Oct 1992 |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Birthplace | Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Team | Huntington Beach Ultimate Training Center; Jackson Wink MMA Academy (former); Kings MMA; Valle Flow Striking (former) |
| Height | 180 cm (5′11″) |
| Reach | 180 cm (71″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight | 65.8 kg (145 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 29 Jan 2011 |
| UFC debut | 15 Nov 2014 |
| Last fight | 12 Apr 2025 |
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Fight history
26 professional fights on file (16 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Patrício Pitbull | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes | 12 Apr 2025 | Miami, Florida, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Andrew GlennScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Eliseo Rodriguez 30-27, Junichiro Kamijo 30-27, Sal D'amato 30-27 | |||||||
| Loss | Brian Ortega | Submission (arm triangle) | 3 | 0:58 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 | 24 Feb 2024 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Alexander Volkanovski | KO/TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:19 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | 8 Jul 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout UFC Featherweight Title BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Josh Emmett | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 4:19 | UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski | 11 Feb 2023 | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Bout UFC Interim Featherweight Title BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Brian Ortega | KO/TKO (shoulder injury) | 1 | 4:11 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez | 16 Jul 2022 | Elmont, New York, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez | 13 Nov 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Sal D'amato 46-49, Derek Cleary 47-48, Ron McCarthy 47-48 | |||||||
| Win | Jeremy Stephens | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman | 18 Oct 2019 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Kevin MacDonaldScheduled 3 roundsScorecards David Ginsberg 29-28, Dave Tirelli 29-28, Marcel Varela 29-28 | |||||||
| No contest | Jeremy Stephens | No contest (could not continue) | 1 | 0:15 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens | 21 Sep 2019 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Chan Sung Jung | KO/TKO (elbow) | 5 | 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez | 10 Nov 2018 | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Kevin MacDonaldScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Frankie Edgar | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos | 13 May 2017 | Dallas, Texas, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Chris ReedScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | BJ Penn | KO/TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:24 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn | 15 Jan 2017 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee John McCarthyScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Alex Caceres | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres | 6 Aug 2016 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Derek Cleary 46-49, Glenn Trowbridge 48-47, Tony Weeks 48-47 | |||||||
| Win | Andre Fili | KO/TKO | 2 | 2:15 | UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux | 23 Apr 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Dan MiragliottaScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Dan Hooker | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | 3 Oct 2015 | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Kerry HatleyScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Derek Cleary 30-27, Joshua Ferraro 30-27, Chris Reed 30-26 | |||||||
| Win | Charles Rosa | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum | 13 Jun 2015 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Mario YamasakiScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Glenn Trowbridge 28-29, Derek Cleary 29-28, Chris Lee 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Leonardo Morales | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt | 15 Nov 2014 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| Bout Ultimate Fighter Latin America Featherweight Tournament Title BoutReferee Mario YamasakiScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Angelo Duarte | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:12, | Nemesis Promotions: High Altitude Face Off 6 | 4 Apr 2014 | Alamosa, Colorado, United States |
| Win | Édgar Juárez | KO (flying knee) | 1 | 0:19 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 14 | 16 Feb 2013 | Ciudad Jiménez, Mexico |
| Loss | Luis Roberto Herrera | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:21 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 13 | 20 Dec 2012 | Chihuahua City, Mexico |
| Win | Ricardo Alcala | KO (knee) | 1 | 0:20 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 11 | 25 May 2012 | Chihuahua City, Mexico |
| Win | Carlos Ricardo | Submission (triangle choke) | 3 | 0:50 | The Supreme Cage 1 | 10 Mar 2012 | Monterrey, Mexico |
| Win | Luis Roberto Herrera | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:20 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 10 | 3 Mar 2012 | Hidalgo del Parral, Mexico |
| Win | Edgar Balderrama | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:13 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 9 | 22 Dec 2011 | Chihuahua City, Mexico |
| Win | Jonatan Guzmán | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 8 | 17 Sep 2011 | Hidalgo del Parral, Mexico |
| Win | Willie Martinez | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:22 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 7 | 30 Jul 2011 | Chihuahua City, Mexico |
| Win | Luis Daniel Gonzalez | KO (flying switch kick and punches) | 1 | 1:37 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 5 | 29 Jan 2011 | Hidalgo del Parral, Mexico |