Daniel Rodriguez

“D-Rod”

Daniel Rodriguez (20-6) is a welterweight fighting out of Los Angeles, California, United States. Daniel Rodriguez's next fight is against Roberto Soldic at UFC Fight Night 296 on January 16, 2027. Daniel Rodriguez's last fight was a loss to Uroš Medić by TKO at UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez in August 2026.

Record20-6-0

DivisionWelterweight

Height6'1"

Reach74"

Age39

Last FightJul 19, 2025

BornDec 31, 1986

BirthplaceLos Angeles, California, United States

Fighting out ofLos Angeles, California, United States

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min7.18

Striking accuracy49%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.36

Striking defense57%

Takedowns / 15 min0.18

Takedown accuracy29%

Takedown defense64%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.09

15 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
Up.	Roberto Soldic	Welterweight	—	—	UFC Fight Night 296	Jan 16, 2027	View
L	Uroš Medić	Welterweight	TKO (Punches)	R1 · 0:30	UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez	Aug 1, 2026	View
W	Kevin Holland	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3	Jul 19, 2025
W	Santiago Ponzinibbio	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook & Ground Punch)	R3 · 1:12	UFC Fight Night	May 3, 2025
W	Alex Morono	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Oct 12, 2024
L	Kelvin Gastelum	Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Jun 22, 2024
L	Ian Machado Garry	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Head Kick to Ground Strikes)	R1 · 2:57	UFC on ABC 4	May 13, 2023
L	Neil Magny	Welterweight	Submission (D'arce Choke)	R3 · 3:33	UFC Fight Night	Nov 5, 2022
W	Jingliang Li	Catchweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson	Sep 10, 2022
W	Kevin Lee	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Aug 28, 2021
W	Preston Parsons	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 3:47	UFC Fight Night	Jul 17, 2021
W	Mike Perry	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC on ABC 2	Apr 10, 2021
L	Nicolas Dalby	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez	Nov 21, 2020
W	Dwight Grant	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:24	UFC Fight Night	Aug 22, 2020
W	Gabe Green	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	May 30, 2020
W	Tim Means	Welterweight	Submission (Standing Guillotine Choke)	R2 · 3:37	UFC on ESPN+ 25	Feb 15, 2020
W	Quinton McCottrell	Welterweight	KO/TKO	R2 · 1:48	SMASH Global 9	Dec 19, 2019
W	Rico Farrington	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Contender Series 2019	Jul 30, 2019
W	Ivan Castillo	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Knee)	R2 · 2:31	Combate 31: Mexico vs. USA	Feb 22, 2019
W	Ozzie Alvarez	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R3 · 2:41	Combate 25: Camino a Copa Combate	Sep 28, 2018
W	Alex Velazco	Lightweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R3 · 2:41	Combate 23: México vs. El Mundo	May 18, 2018
W	Justin Baesman	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 1:17	CXF 11: Alpha Dog	Feb 17, 2018
L	Victor Reyna	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R3	Combate 19: Queen Warriors	Dec 1, 2017
W	Joel Champion	Welterweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 1:55	Combate 13	Apr 20, 2017
W	Christian Gonzalez	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R2 · 3:55	Bellator 170	Jan 21, 2017
W	Hector Saldaña	Welterweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R1 · 3:45	Combate 8	Aug 11, 2016
W	Chris Gates	Middleweight	Submission (Armbar)	R1 · 4:54	KOTC: Sanctioned	Jun 14, 2015
L	Darren Elkins	—	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 1:36	Total Fight Challenge 15	May 30, 2009

Up.Roberto Soldic
Jan 16, 2027
UFC Fight Night 296·Welterweight
View
LUroš Medić
Aug 1, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez·Welterweight
TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:30View
WKevin Holland
Jul 19, 2025
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WSantiago Ponzinibbio
May 3, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Left Hook & Ground Punch)·R3 · 1:12
WAlex Morono
Oct 12, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Decision (Split)·R3
LKelvin Gastelum
Jun 22, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Middleweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LIan Machado Garry
May 13, 2023
UFC on ABC 4·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Head Kick to Ground Strikes)·R1 · 2:57
LNeil Magny
Nov 5, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Submission (D'arce Choke)·R3 · 3:33
WJingliang Li
Sep 10, 2022
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson·Catchweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WKevin Lee
Aug 28, 2021
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WPreston Parsons
Jul 17, 2021
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 3:47
WMike Perry
Apr 10, 2021
UFC on ABC 2·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LNicolas Dalby
Nov 21, 2020
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WDwight Grant
Aug 22, 2020
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:24
WGabe Green
May 30, 2020
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WTim Means
Feb 15, 2020
UFC on ESPN+ 25·Welterweight
Submission (Standing Guillotine Choke)·R2 · 3:37
WQuinton McCottrell
Dec 19, 2019
SMASH Global 9·Welterweight
KO/TKO·R2 · 1:48
WRico Farrington
Jul 30, 2019
Contender Series 2019·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WIvan Castillo
Feb 22, 2019
Combate 31: Mexico vs. USA·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Knee)·R2 · 2:31
WOzzie Alvarez
Sep 28, 2018
Combate 25: Camino a Copa Combate·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R3 · 2:41
WAlex Velazco
May 18, 2018
Combate 23: México vs. El Mundo·Lightweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R3 · 2:41
WJustin Baesman
Feb 17, 2018
CXF 11: Alpha Dog·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 1:17
LVictor Reyna
Dec 1, 2017
Combate 19: Queen Warriors·Welterweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WJoel Champion
Apr 20, 2017
Combate 13·Welterweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 1:55
WChristian Gonzalez
Jan 21, 2017
Bellator 170·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R2 · 3:55
WHector Saldaña
Aug 11, 2016
Combate 8·Welterweight
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R1 · 3:45
WChris Gates
Jun 14, 2015
KOTC: Sanctioned·Middleweight
Submission (Armbar)·R1 · 4:54
LDarren Elkins
May 30, 2009
Total Fight Challenge 15
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 1:36