Fighter profile

Daniel Rodriguez

“D-Rod”

Welterweight · UFC record 10-5 · 15 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 1 Aug 2026

Volume StrikerDistance Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)88

Power87

Striking defense70

Takedown defense77

WrestlingProvisional measure60

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (15 detailed fights; as of Sat 1 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED78.0

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED80.4

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Reach: 188 cm (6'2")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 39

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

15 detailed UFC fights · 36 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 1 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed32.5significant, per round

Strikes absorbed24.3per round

Striking differential+8.2per round

Takedown attempts0.19per round

Takedown defense64.0%of attempts stopped

Finish rate40.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 32.5
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 24.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +8.2
Striking accuracy: 49.2%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 57.2%
Knockdowns per round: 0.19
Target: head / body / leg: 64.0% / 19.9% / 16.1%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 94.9% / 2.0% / 3.2%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.19
Takedowns landed per round: 0.06
Takedown accuracy: 28.6%
Takedown defense: 64.0%
Control time per round: 0:13
Submission attempts per round: 0.03
Reversals per round: 0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 10-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 40.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 1 · 6
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 1 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 7 / 4
Average fight time: 11:18 (over 12 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Daniel Rodriguez — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 1 Aug 2026	Uros Medic	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:30	UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez
Sat 19 Jul 2025	Kevin Holland	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Sat 3 May 2025	Santiago Ponzinibbio	W	KO/TKO Punch	R3 1:12	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
Sat 12 Oct 2024	Alex Morono	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Sat 22 Jun 2024	Kelvin Gastelum	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov

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Daniel Rodriguez — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 13 May 2023	Ian Machado Garry	L	KO/TKO Kick	R1 2:57	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
Sat 5 Nov 2022	Neil Magny	L	SUB D'Arce Choke	R3 3:33	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos
Sat 10 Sep 2022	Li Jingliang	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
Sat 28 Aug 2021	Kevin Lee	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze
Sat 17 Jul 2021	Preston Parsons	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:47	UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
Sat 10 Apr 2021	Mike Perry	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland
Sat 21 Nov 2020	Nicolas Dalby	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
Sat 22 Aug 2020	Dwight Grant	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:24	UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar
Sat 30 May 2020	Gabe Green	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns
Sat 15 Feb 2020	Tim Means	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R2 3:37	UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz

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