A round 2 submission
Rodriguez beat Tim Means by submission in round 2 at 3:37 at UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz on Feb 15, 2020, in his first UFC fight.
MMAUFCWelterweightSouthpaw
Daniel Rodriguez
United StatesAge, record and fight historyDaniel Rodriguez is a UFC fighter who has fought at Welterweight since 2020 and turned professional in 2015.
26 pro fights15 UFC fights
Updated
About Daniel Rodriguez
Born on December 31, 1986, in Alhambra, California, Daniel Rodriguez fights from the southpaw stance. He holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Eddie Bravo and has trained at Syndicate MMA since 2021, and he fought at Middleweight in the UFC in 2024.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 27, 2026Fight history15
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez | Uros Medic | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:30 |
| Jul 19, 2025 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 | Kevin Holland | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| May 3, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo | Santiago Ponzinibbio | W | KO/TKO | 3 | 1:12 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira | Alex Morono | W | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | Kelvin Gastelum | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| May 13, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | Ian Machado Garry | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:57 |
| Nov 5, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos | Neil Magny | L | Submission | 3 | 3:33 |
| Sep 10, 2022 | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson | Li Jingliang | W | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze | Kevin Lee | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises | Preston Parsons | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 3:47 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland | Mike Perry | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Nov 21, 2020 | UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez | Nicolas Dalby | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
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| Aug 22, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar | Dwight Grant | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:24 |
| May 30, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns | Gabe Green | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Feb 15, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz | Tim Means | W | Submission | 2 | 3:37 |
How he is doing now
UFC record10-515 fights since 2020
Since moving up0-1at middleweight, since 2024
Last fightAug 1lost to Uros Medic
Last 53-2LWWWLNewest first. Lost his last fight.
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Career
11years2015 to 2026
- 2020UFC debutBeat Tim Means
- 2024MiddleweightMoved up a division
- Aug 1, 2026Latest fightLost to Uros Medic
How his UFC fights ended
10 wins
KO/TKO 3Submission 1Decision 6
5 losses
KO/TKO 2Submission 1Decision 2
Divisions
- Middleweight: 0-12024, 1 UFC fight
- Welterweight: 9-42020 to 2026, 13 UFC fights
First UFC fight
Feb 15, 2020: beat Tim Means by submissionFight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz, round 2, 3:37
Latest fight
Aug 1, 2026: lost to Uros Medic by KO/TKOFight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez, round 1, 0:30
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
The professional record counts the UFC fight history in our data and ESPN's results after it: ESPN's own record has not caught up with them yet.
Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:48 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.