Daniel Rodriguez

"D-Rod"

Welterweight

10-4

UFC Record

10-1

Pre-UFC (MMA)

UFC debut 2020-02-15

STYLE BREAKDOWN

BoxingTIER S

Style DNA

Badges earned

BrawlerVolume StrikerDistance Fighter

Scouting attributes

All ratings 0–99, percentile-ranked vs the entire UFC roster.

NEXT FIGHT

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vs Uroš Medić

UFC Fight Night: Medic vs Rodriguez

08/01/2026

RECENT NEWS

6 items · scraped from MMA media + Reddit

Sherdog2w ago· sayannag88@gmail.com (Sayan Nag)

Daniel Rodriguez originally hoped to face Leon Edwards in UFC return

Daniel Rodriguez was calling for a matchup against Leon Edwards before he got booked for UFC Belgrade .

Reddit2w ago· Yodsanan

[SPOILER] Daniel Rodriguez vs. Angel Bauza | RWS 200

  submitted by   /u/Yodsanan [link]   [comments]

FIGHT HISTORY

vs Kevin Holland

Decision

UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3

07/19/2025

vs Santiago Ponzinibbio

Tko · Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo

05/03/2025

vs Alex Morono

Reddit6w ago· MigrantTwerker

Video: ‘Famous’ UFC fighter reveals he paid $3,000 to get Mexican prison ‘upgrade,’ served as drug Cartel bodyguard

Video: ‘Famous’ UFC fighter reveals he paid $3,000 to get Mexican prison ‘upgrade,’ served as drug Cartel bodyguard “D-Rod” had a wild few months. Two months ago, No. 15-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight contender Daniel Rodriguez shocked mixed martial arts (MMA) fans when he revealed he had spent eight months incarcerated in a prison in Tijuana, Mexico — and now, he has given a little more insight into his time behind bars.   submitted by   /u/MigrantTwerker [l...