Yair Rodriguez “El Pantera”
UFC record 11-4-0 (1 NC) · professional record 21-6-0 (1 NC)
- Age
- 34 (born Oct 6, 1992)
- Height
- 180 cm (5' 11")
- Reach
- 180 cm (71")
- Leg reach
- 105 cm (42")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 145 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Mexico
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Freestyle
- Gym
- Izzystyle wrestling & VFS Chicago
- UFC debut
- Nov 15, 2014
- Last fight
- Apr 12, 2025
9 fight-night bonuses: 4 Performance of the Night, 5 Fight of the Night.
Title reigns
| Division | Won | Ended | How it ended | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight (interim) | Feb 11, 2023 | Jul 8, 2023 | Lost the title | 0 |
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 4.65
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 46%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.78
- Sig. strike defence
- 52%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.71
- Takedown accuracy
- 29%
- Takedown defence
- 59%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.64
- Knockdowns
- 5
- Sig. strikes landed
- 984
- Takedowns landed
- 10
- Total fight time
- 3h 31m 40s
- Control time
- 17m 53s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Patricio Pitbull | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes | Apr 12, 2025 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Brian Ortega | Submission · Arm Triangle From Side Control | 3 | 0:58 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 | Feb 24, 2024 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Alexander Volkanovski | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 3 | 4:19 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | Jul 8, 2023 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Josh Emmett | Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard | 2 | 4:19 | UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski | Feb 11, 2023 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Brian Ortega | KO/TKO | 1 | 4:11 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez | Jul 16, 2022 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez | Nov 13, 2021 | 0 | 159 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Jeremy Stephens | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman | Oct 18, 2019 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| NC | Jeremy Stephens | Other · Eye Poke by Rodriguez | 1 | 0:15 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens | Sep 21, 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Chan Sung Jung | KO/TKO · Elbow to Head At Distance | 5 | 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez | Nov 10, 2018 | 1 | 119 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Frankie Edgar | KO/TKO · Doctor's Stoppage: Eye Injury | 2 | 5:00 | UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos | May 13, 2017 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| W | BJ Penn | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 2 | 0:24 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn | Jan 15, 2017 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Alex Caceres | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres | Aug 6, 2016 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Andre Fili | KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance | 2 | 2:15 | UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux | Apr 23, 2016 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Dan Hooker | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | Oct 3, 2015 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Charles Rosa | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum | Jun 13, 2015 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 2 |
| W | Leonardo Morales | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt | Nov 15, 2014 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 5 |