Yair Rodriguez

YAIR RODRIGUEZ

"El Pantera"

11-473.3% win rate

FIGHTER IDENTITY

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Organization

UFC
MEX

Nationality

Mexico

Birth

06/10/1992 (34)

Birthplace

Parral

Mexico

Sport / Status

MMA · Active

Weight class

Featherweight

Height

180 cm (5'11")

Reach

180 cm (71")

Style

Freestyle

Biography

Yair Raziel Rodríguez Portillo is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Featherweight Champion. A professional since 2011, Rodríguez has been with the UFC since 2014 after winning The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight tournament. As of April 28, 2026, he is #5 in the UFC featherweight rankings.

WIN BREAKDOWN

15 total fights · 36% KO rate

KO/TKO4 (36%)
Submission1 (9%)
Decision6 (55%)

Fight history (16)

1 / 4
Win
vs Patrício PitbullDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) (R3)UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes — 12/04/2025
Loss
vs Brian OrtegaSubmission (R3)UFC Fight Night February 24 2024 — 24/02/2024
Loss
vs Alexander VolkanovskiKO/TKO (Punches) (R3)UFC 290 — 08/07/2023
Win
vs Josh EmmettSubmission (R2)UFC 284 — 11/02/2023
Win
vs Brian OrtegaKO/TKO (R1)UFC Fight Night July 16 2022 — 16/07/2022

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