Yair Rodriguez “El Pantera”
Featherweight · ORCA rating 67/100 · peak 72 · Finisher · 11–4 in 15 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
At 67 (career peak 72), Yair Rodriguez's ORCA rating ranks 25th of 129 active featherweights. The profile peaks in striking offence: 85, 22nd of 129 active featherweights (total strikes landed per minute 88). The weak side is grappling defence, which grades 33, with control time conceded, seconds per minute grading 1. The 11 UFC wins split 4 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission and 6 on the cards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Featherweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 85 | 22 of 129 | Total strikes landed per minute 88 |
| Striking defence | 67 | 36 of 129 | — |
| Grappling offence | 42 | 82 of 129 | Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 20 |
| Grappling defence | 33 | 114 of 129 | Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 11 |
Strongest sub-grade: Total strikes landed per minute 88. Weakest: Control time conceded, seconds per minute 1.
Profile
- Division
- Featherweight
- ORCA rating
- 67 (peak 72)
- Featherweight rank
- 25 of 129 active
- UFC record
- 11–4
- Pro record
- 21–5
- Graded UFC bouts
- 15
- Style
- Finisher
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- 71″ (180 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Izzystyle wrestling & VFS Chicago
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.64
- Significant strike accuracy: 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 3.78
- Significant strike defence: 54%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.71
- Takedown accuracy: 30%
- Takedown defence: 60%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.64
Fight history
- 2025-04-12 · W vs Patricio Freire · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
- 2024-02-24 · L vs Brian Ortega · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
- 2023-07-08 · L vs Alexander Volkanovski · KO/TKO · UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
- 2023-02-11 · W vs Josh Emmett · Submission · UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
- 2022-07-16 · W vs Brian Ortega · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
- 2021-11-13 · L vs Max Holloway · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
- 2019-10-18 · W vs Jeremy Stephens · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman
- 2018-11-10 · W vs Chan Sung Jung · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez
- 2017-05-13 · L vs Frankie Edgar · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
- 2017-01-15 · W vs BJ Penn · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn
- 2016-08-06 · W vs Alex Caceres · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
- 2016-04-23 · W vs Andre Fili · KO/TKO · UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
- 2015-10-03 · W vs Dan Hooker · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
- 2015-06-13 · W vs Charles Rosa · Decision - Split · UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
- 2014-11-15 · W vs Leonardo Morales · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt
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