1635RATING · 170 LB

Daniel Rodriguez

No. 26 at welterweight. 10–5 in the UFC since 2020.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (185 lb, 170 lb, Catch Weight). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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10–5UFC record
4 of 9Dominant wins
85Average win score
53rdOpposition, percentile
How the wins came3 KO/TKO 1 submission 5 decision
Finish rate44% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 5
Knockdowns landed7
Average fight time10:34
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min7.3 / 5.4
Sig. strike accuracy49%
Takedowns per 15 min0.2
Control time5% of the fight
Best winKevin Holland rated 1711 at 170 lb going in

Figures cover 14 of 15 fights: no contests and catch-weight bouts are not rated.

Against the division

How Daniel Rodriguez’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 56 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every welterweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the welterweight board:No. 1strikes landedNo. 6strike differential
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
20
44%
Average win scoreOut of 100
31
84.7
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
45
53rd
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
26
44%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
91
+1.94
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
100
7.32
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
9
5.38
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
15
0.20
ControlShare of fight time in control
11
5%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

4 of 9 wins inside the distance, 2 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 5 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Kevin Holland, rated 1711 at 170 lb. Dominant in 4 of 9 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

170 lb

No. 26 of 80 active men ranked at welterweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1635 across 13 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 170 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
9–4Record at 170 lb
4 of 9Dominant wins
85Average win score
1509Avg opponent rating
How the wins came3 KO/TKO 1 submission 5 decision
Finish rate44% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 4
Knockdowns landed7
Average fight time10:13
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min7.2 / 5.1
Sig. strike accuracy49%
Takedowns per 15 min0.2
Control time6% of the fight
Best winKevin Holland rated 1711 going in

Against the division

How Daniel Rodriguez’s fights at 170 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 47 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
30
44%
Average win scoreOut of 100
39
84.7
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
50
53rd
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
35
44%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
93
+2.05
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
98
7.19
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
15
5.14
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
9
0.23
ControlShare of fight time in control
15
6%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 170 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

4 of 9 wins inside the distance, 2 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 4 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Kevin Holland, rated 1711 at 170 lb. Dominant in 4 of 9 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

185 lb

Not on the middleweight board: last fight at 185 lb on 22 Jun 2024, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1481, after 1 fight there.

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Rating after every fight at 185 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate. Tap a point for the fight.
0–1Record at 185 lb
–Dominant wins
–Average win score
1538Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 0 submission 0 decision
Finish rate– of wins
Stopped in losses0 of 1
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time15:00
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min8.5 / 7.5
Sig. strike accuracy48%
Takedowns per 15 min0.0
Control time0% of the fight

Against the division needs 5 rated fights at 185 lb; Daniel Rodriguez has 1 so far. The Career tab compares the whole UFC career.

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 185 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

No UFC wins yet. Stopped in 0 of 1 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

No UFC wins yet

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

15 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
1 Aug 2026Loss9–91Uros MedicKO/TKOR1 0:30WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez
19 Jul 2025Win80–20Kevin Hollandunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
3 May 2025Win91–9Santiago PonzinibbioKO/TKOR3 1:12WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
12 Oct 2024Win77–23Alex Moronosplit decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
22 Jun 2024Loss22–78Kelvin Gastelumunanimous decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
13 May 2023Loss8–92Ian Machado GarryKO/TKOR1 2:57WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
5 Nov 2022Loss13–87Neil MagnysubmissionR3 3:33WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos
10 Sep 2022Win71–29Li Jingliangsplit decisionR3 5:00Catch WeightUFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
28 Aug 2021Win82–18Kevin Leeunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze
17 Jul 2021Win90–10Preston ParsonsKO/TKOR1 3:47WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
10 Apr 2021Win82–18Mike Perryunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland
21 Nov 2020Loss24–76Nicolas Dalbyunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
22 Aug 2020Win90–10Dwight GrantKO/TKOR1 2:24WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar
30 May 2020Win82–18Gabe Greenunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns
15 Feb 2020Win90–10Tim MeanssubmissionR2 3:37WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz