Yair Rodríguez (20-5, 13) was born in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico on October 6, 1992. At the age of 18 years on January 29, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Luis Daniel Gonzalez, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On November 15, 2014, 22-year old Yair Rodríguez made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 180 against Leonardo Morales, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Rodríguez' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Patrício Pitbull at UFC 314 at age 32 on April 12, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 16 times in the UFC, and has a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Yair Rodríguez' best fights have been against Josh Emmett, Brian Ortega, Andre Fili, B.J. Penn, Leonardo Morales, Jeremy Stephens and Dan Hooker.
Rodríguez has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Apr 12, 2025 32 years, 6 months 20-5 (13) | 37 years, 9 months 36-7 (23) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Feb 24, 2024 31 years, 4 months 19-5 (13) | 33 years 15-3 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
24  | Jul 8, 2023 30 years, 9 months 19-4 (13) | 34 years, 9 months 25-2 (15) | UFC | FT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC featherweight title |
23  | Feb 12, 2023 30 years, 4 months 19-3 (13) | 37 years, 11 months 18-2 (8) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke Won UFC featherweight title Interim |
22 | Jul 16, 2022 29 years, 9 months 18-3 (12) | 31 years, 4 months 15-2 (10) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Shoulder injury |
21  | Nov 13, 2021 29 years, 1 months 17-3 (11) | 29 years, 11 months 22-6 (12) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Oct 18, 2019 27 years 17-2 (11) | 33 years, 4 months 28-16 (21) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19 | Sep 21, 2019 26 years, 11 months 16-2 (11) | 33 years, 3 months 28-16 (21) | UFC | FT | 1 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke |
18  | Nov 10, 2018 26 years, 1 months 16-2 (11) | 31 years, 7 months 14-4 (11) | UFC | FT | 5 | KO | WIN Elbow |
17  | May 13, 2017 24 years, 7 months 15-2 (10) | 35 years, 6 months 21-5-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
16  | Jan 15, 2017 24 years, 3 months 15-1 (10) | 38 years, 1 months 16-10-2 (13) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
15  | Aug 6, 2016 23 years, 10 months 14-1 (9) | 28 years, 1 months 12-8 (7) | UFC | FT | 5 | SD | WIN |
14  | Apr 23, 2016 23 years, 6 months 13-1 (9) | 25 years, 9 months 15-3 (10) | UFC | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick |
13  | Oct 3, 2015 22 years, 11 months 12-1 (8) | 25 years, 7 months 12-5 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Jun 13, 2015 22 years, 8 months 11-1 (8) | 28 years, 9 months 10-1 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
11 | Nov 15, 2014 22 years, 1 months 10-1 (8) | Leonardo Morales | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10 | Apr 4, 2014 21 years, 5 months 9-1 (8) | Angelo Duarte | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
9 | Feb 16, 2013 20 years, 4 months 8-1 (7) | Édgar Juárez | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee | |
8 | Dec 20, 2012 20 years, 2 months 7-1 (6) | Luis Roberto Herrera | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
7 | May 25, 2012 19 years, 7 months 7-0 (6) | Ricardo Alcala | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | |
6 | Mar 10, 2012 19 years, 5 months 6-0 (5) | Carlos Ricardo | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
5 | Mar 3, 2012 19 years, 4 months 5-0 (4) | Luis Roberto Herrera | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Dec 22, 2011 19 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | Edgar Balderrama | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Sep 17, 2011 18 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Jonatan Guzmán | FT | 5 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Jul 30, 2011 18 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Willie Martinez | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Jan 29, 2011 18 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Luis Daniel Gonzalez | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Flying switch kick and punches |
