Daniel Rodriguez “D-Rod”
UFC record 10-5-0 · professional record 20-6-0
- Age
- 39 (born Dec 31, 1986)
- Height
- 185 cm (6' 1")
- Reach
- 188 cm (74")
- Leg reach
- 104 cm (41")
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight
- 170 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- United States
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Freestyle
- Gym
- 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu
- UFC debut
- Feb 15, 2020
- Last fight
- Aug 1, 2026
1 fight-night bonus: 1 Performance of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 7.18
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 49%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 5.36
- Sig. strike defence
- 57%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.18
- Takedown accuracy
- 28%
- Takedown defence
- 64%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.09
- Knockdowns
- 7
- Sig. strikes landed
- 1,171
- Takedowns landed
- 2
- Total fight time
- 2h 43m 00s
- Control time
- 8m 03s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Uros Medic | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 0:30 | UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez | Aug 1, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Kevin Holland | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 | Jul 19, 2025 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Santiago Ponzinibbio | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 3 | 1:12 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo | May 3, 2025 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Alex Morono | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira | Oct 12, 2024 | 0 | 123 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Kelvin Gastelum | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | Jun 22, 2024 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Ian Machado Garry | KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance | 1 | 2:57 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | May 13, 2023 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Neil Magny | Submission · D'Arce Choke On Ground | 3 | 3:33 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos | Nov 5, 2022 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Li Jingliang | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson | Sep 10, 2022 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Kevin Lee | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze | Aug 28, 2021 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Preston Parsons | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 1 | 3:47 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises | Jul 17, 2021 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Mike Perry | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland | Apr 10, 2021 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Nicolas Dalby | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez | Nov 21, 2020 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Dwight Grant | KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch | 1 | 2:24 | UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar | Aug 22, 2020 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Gabe Green | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns | May 30, 2020 | 0 | 175 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Tim Means | Submission · Guillotine Choke Standing | 2 | 3:37 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz | Feb 15, 2020 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 1 |