Daniel “D-Rod” Rodriguez is a 36 year old Male fighter from United States with a 17-3-0 pro MMA record. Rodriguez is scheduled to fight Gunnar Nelson at UFC 286 on Saturday March 18, 2023 in a Welterweight bout.
Daniel Rodriguez has 17 wins with a 71% finish rate, including 8 by knockout, 4 by submission, 5 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 17-2-0 | Neil Magny |
SUB
R3 3:33
|
UFC Fight Night | 2022-11-05 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 16-2-0 | Jingliang Li |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 279 | 2022-09-10 | Catchweight | UFC |
| Win | 15-2-0 | Kevin Lee |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night | 2021-08-28 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 14-2-0 | Preston Parsons |
KO/TKO
R1 3:47
|
UFC Fight Night | 2021-07-17 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 13-2-0 | Mike Perry |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC on ABC 2 | 2021-04-10 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 13-1-0 | Nicolas Dalby |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 255 | 2020-11-21 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 12-1-0 | Dwight Grant |
KO/TKO
R1 2:24
|
UFC Fight Night | 2020-08-22 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 11-1-0 | Gabe Green |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night | 2020-05-30 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 10-1-0 | Tim Means |
SUB
R2 3:37
|
UFC on ESPN+ 25 | 2020-02-15 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 9-1-0 | Quinton McCottrell |
KO/TKO
R2 1:48
|
SMASH Global 9 | 2019-12-19 | Welterweight | SG |
| Win | 8-1-0 | Rico Farrington |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Contender Series 2019 | 2019-07-30 | Welterweight | DWCS |
| Win | 7-1-0 | Ivan Castillo |
KO/TKO
R2 2:31
|
Combate 31 | 2019-02-22 | Catchweight | CAMMA |
| Win | 6-1-0 | Ozzie Alvarez |
KO/TKO
R3 2:41
|
Combate 25 | 2018-09-28 | Catchweight | CAMMA |
| Win | 5-1-0 | Alex Velazco |
SUB
R3 2:41
|
Combate 23 | 2018-05-18 | Lightweight | CAMMA |
| Win | 4-1-0 | Justin Baesman |
KO/TKO
R2 1:17
|
CXF 11 | 2018-02-17 | Welterweight | CXF |
| Loss | 4-0-0 | Victor Reyna |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Combate 19 | 2017-12-01 | Welterweight | CAMMA |
| Win | 3-0-0 | Joel Champion |
KO/TKO
R1 1:55
|
Combate 13 | 2017-04-20 | Welterweight | CAMMA |
| Win | 2-0-0 | Christian Gonzalez |
KO/TKO
R2 3:55
|
Bellator 170 | 2017-01-21 | Catchweight | BFC |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Hector Saldaña |
SUB
R1 3:45
|
Combate 8 | 2016-08-11 | Welterweight | CAMMA |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Chris Gates |
SUB
R1 4:54
|
KOTC | 2015-06-14 | Middleweight | KOTC |
Rodriguez made his professional debut against Chris Gates on June 14, 2015, fighting on the main card of KOTC: Sanctioned.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Chris Gates who carried a 1-1-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Daniel Rodriguez beat Chris Gates by Submission at 4:54 of Round 1.
Rodriguez made his debut in the UFC against Tim Means on February 15, 2020, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC on ESPN+ 25: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 having compiled a 10-1-0 professional MMA record.
Daniel Rodriguez beat Tim Means by Submission at 3:37 of Round 2. Daniel Rodriguez took home an extra bonus after being awarded with Performance of the Night.
Since his debut, Rodriguez has gone on to fight a total of 9 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 7-2-0.
Rodriguez's last win came against Jingliang Li at UFC 279 on Saturday September 10, 2022. Daniel Rodriguez beat Jingliang Li by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Rodriguez is scheduled to fight Gunnar Nelson at UFC 286 on Saturday March 18, 2023.
Rodriguez's last loss came against Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night on Saturday November 5, 2022. Daniel Rodriguez lost to Neil Magny by Submission at 3:33 of Round 3.
Rodriguez has fought 9 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 7-2-0.
Rodriguez has knocked out 8 opponents.
Rodriguez has submitted 4 opponents.
Rodriguez has never been knocked out.
Rodriguez has been submitted 1 times.
