Daniel Rodriguez (20-5, 13) was born in Alhambra, California, U.S. on December 31, 1986. At the age of 28 years on June 14, 2015, he made his professional MMA debut against Christopher Gates, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On February 15, 2020, 33-year old Daniel Rodriguez made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 against a 35-year old Tim Means, winning the fight in the 2nd round via submission.
Rodriguez' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Kevin Holland at UFC 318 at age 38 on July 19, 2025. He is on a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 10 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Daniel Rodriguez' best fights have been against Dwight Grant, Tim Means, Santiago Ponzinibbio, Preston Parsons, Gabriel Green, Mike Perry and Kevin Lee.
Rodriguez has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Jul 19, 2025 38 years, 6 months 20-5 (13) | 32 years, 8 months 28-13 (22) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | May 3, 2025 38 years, 4 months 19-5 (13) | 38 years, 7 months 30-8 (23) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
23  | Oct 12, 2024 37 years, 9 months 18-5 (12) | 34 years, 1 months 24-10 (13) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
22  | Jun 22, 2024 37 years, 5 months 17-5 (12) | 32 years, 7 months 18-9 (11) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | May 13, 2023 36 years, 4 months 17-4 (12) | 25 years, 5 months 11-0 (6) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
20  | Nov 5, 2022 35 years, 10 months 17-3 (12) | 35 years, 3 months 26-9 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Brabo choke |
19  | Sep 10, 2022 35 years, 8 months 17-2 (12) | 34 years, 5 months 19-7 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
18  | Aug 28, 2021 34 years, 7 months 16-2 (12) | 28 years, 11 months 18-6 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
17 | Jul 17, 2021 34 years, 6 months 15-2 (12) | Preston Parsons | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
16  | Apr 10, 2021 34 years, 3 months 14-2 (11) | 29 years, 6 months 14-7 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Nov 21, 2020 33 years, 10 months 13-2 (11) | 36 years 18-3-1 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14  | Aug 22, 2020 33 years, 7 months 13-1 (11) | 35 years, 11 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
13  | May 30, 2020 33 years, 4 months 12-1 (10) | 27 years 9-2 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Feb 15, 2020 33 years, 1 months 11-1 (10) | 35 years, 11 months 29-11-1 (24) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
11 | Dec 19, 2019 32 years, 11 months 10-1 (9) | Quinton McCottrell | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Jul 30, 2019 32 years, 6 months 9-1 (8) | Rico Farrington | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Feb 22, 2019 32 years, 1 months 8-1 (8) | Ivan Castillo | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Knee | |
8 | Sep 28, 2018 31 years, 8 months 7-1 (7) | Ozzie Alvarez | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | May 18, 2018 31 years, 4 months 6-1 (6) | Alex Velasco | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
6  | Feb 17, 2018 31 years, 1 months 5-1 (5) | 36 years, 8 months 19-15-1 (8) | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Dec 1, 2017 30 years, 11 months 4-1 (4) | Victor Reyna | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
4 | Apr 20, 2017 30 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Joel Champion | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Jan 21, 2017 30 years 3-0 (3) | Christian Gonzalez | Bellator | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
2 | Aug 11, 2016 29 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Hector Saldaña | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
1 | Jun 14, 2015 28 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Christopher Gates | KOTC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
