Yair Rodriguez
11W · 4L
Orthodox
Featherweight
45% finish rate90% as favorite50% as underdog
1504
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1503.9Mid-tier→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#38of 81 active
Age
33
Oct 6, 1992
Height
5'11" (180.34 cm)
Reach
180.34 cm
Win Rate
73.3%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
4.65
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.78
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.87
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
52%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.71
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
59%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.60
Sub_Avg
High-volume striker
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
26.1
Sig. Strikes
1.1
Takedowns
1.5
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO4 (36%)
Submission1 (9%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO2 (50%)
Submission1 (25%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
90%
9W – 1L in 10 fights
As Underdog
50%
2W – 2L in 4 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
def. Patricio Freire
+7.01504
lost to Brian Ortega
-3.71497
lost to Alexander Volkanovski
-2.61501
def. Josh Emmett
+2.01503
def. Brian Ortega
+1.41501
lost to Max Holloway
-0.71500
def. Jeremy Stephens
+0.21501
def. Chan Sung Jung
+0.11500
lost to Frankie Edgar
0.01500
def. BJ Penn
+0.11500
def. Alex Caceres
0.01500
def. Andre Fili
0.01500
def. Dan Hooker
0.01500
def. Charles Rosa
0.01500
def. Leonardo Morales
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Featherweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Kevin Vallejos
1577
Melquizael Costa
1576
Mairon Santos
1559
Jean Silva
1559
Steve Garcia
1552
Nathaniel Wood
1544
Youssef Zalal
1540
Luke Riley
1539
Movsar Evloev
1537
Lerone Murphy
1535
Fight History (15 fights)
UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · Apr 12, 2025
vs Brian Ortega
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 · Feb 24, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · Jul 8, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →vs Josh Emmett
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski · Feb 11, 2023
vs Brian Ortega
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022
vs Max Holloway
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez · Nov 13, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman · Oct 18, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez · Nov 10, 2018
UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos · May 13, 2017
Loss
View Analysis →vs BJ Penn
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn · Jan 15, 2017
vs Alex Caceres
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres · Aug 6, 2016
vs Andre Fili
UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux · Apr 23, 2016
vs Dan Hooker
UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · Oct 3, 2015
vs Charles Rosa
UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · Jun 13, 2015
UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt · Nov 15, 2014