Yair Rodríguez

Nickname: El Pantera

Age: 31

Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Reach: 71 in (180 cm)

Born: Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico

Fighting out of: Huntington Beach, California, U.S.

Team: Valle Flow Striking (former)

Rank: 4

Record:

2024-02: Loss Brian Ortega FW #3 (T) in 2023-12 Submission (arm-triangle choke)

2023-07: Loss Alexander Volkanovski FW #C in 2023-05 TKO (punches)

2023-02: Win Josh Emmett FW #5 in 2023-01 Submission (triangle choke)

2022-07: Win Brian Ortega FW #2 in 2022-07 TKO (shoulder injury)

2021-11: Loss Max Holloway FW #1 in 2021-10 Decision (unanimous)

2019-10: Win Jeremy Stephens FW #8 in 2019-09 Decision (unanimous)

2019-09: NC Jeremy Stephens FW #8 in 2019-08 NC (accidental eye poke)

2018-11: Win Jung Chan-sung FW #7 in 2023-05 KO (elbow)

2017-05: Loss Frankie Edgar FW #2 in 2017-04 TKO (doctor stoppage)

2017-01: Win B.J. Penn TKO (punches)

2016-08: Win Alex Caceres BW #14 in 2015-02 Decision (split)

2016-04: Win Andre Fili FW #15 in 2016-11 KO (head kick)

2015-10: Win Dan Hooker LW #14 in 2018-07 Decision (unanimous)

2015-06: Win Charles Rosa Decision (split)

2014-11: Win Leonardo Morales Decision (unanimous)

2014-04: Win Angelo Duarte Submission (armbar)

2013-02: Win Édgar Juárez KO (flying knee)

2012-12: Loss Roberto Herrera KO (punches)

2012-03: Win Carlos Ricardo Submission (triangle choke)

2011-12: Win Edgar Balderrama Submission (rear-naked choke)

2011-10: Win Jonatan Guzmán Decision (unanimous)

Rank history