Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“D-Rod”

Daniel Rodriguez

20-514 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 3W

Aging Threat

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'1"ht·74"reach·Southpawstance·39age

Last fightWKevin Holland·U-DEC·R3·10mo ago

Fighter Context

10–4UFC·

3KO

1Sub

6Dec

11.6min/fight

178UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

7–3(10 fights)

43%finish rate

+0.0str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

6–2(8 fights)

33%finish rate

+1.5str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

1–1(2 fights)

0%finish rate

+0.2str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.80

Positive

90%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.085

Average

32%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

69%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

71%

Dominant

84%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Rodriguez

Blitzer

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min7.20

Str. Accuracy49%

1,170UFC landed/2,379attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.7 vs avg5.40

Str. Defense57%

KD Rate / fight0.50

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.21

CQ KO Power

Average41%ile0.60

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

20%

Leg

18%

By Position

Distance94%

Clinch2%

Ground4%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 114 rounds	Round 211 rounds	Round 310 rounds
Avg. Landed	27	38	37
Avg. Absorbed	25	24	25
Avg. Net	+2	+14	+13

Grappling

Rodriguez

Non-Factor

·32s ctrlPassive Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.51

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.65

TD Accuracy50%

2UFC landed/7attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

1UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense64%

32UFC defended/50opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Tapped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

40%

Average

div avg 53%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 10

Submission1 / 10

Decision6 / 10

KD → Finish

2/4Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 4

Submission1 / 4

Decision2 / 4

Loss Pattern

Mixed

1 early · 1 late · 2 dec across 4 losses

Fast and versatile. 3 of 4 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

30%

3 of 10 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.5pts

W6 dec

2.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

2SD

0MD

25%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 79 vs 88 first half

14 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=11

R3n=10

Outputsig strikes / min

5.9

7.8

8.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.5

4.8

5.6

Diff

+0.4

+3.0

+2.8

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Rodriguez — 14 UFC Fights

Result

Method

14 fights

Kevin HollandElite

U-DEC R3Jul '25

-5

·77 SS (52%)·82 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·214s ctrl·2 kd landed·1 kd taken

Santiago PonzinibbioVeteran

KO/TKO R3 · 1:12May '25

+17

·66 SS (40%)·49 abs·1 td taken·8s ctrl·1 kd landed

Alex MoronoVeteran

S-DEC R3Oct '24

+49

·123 SS (48%)·74 abs·1/1 td·56s ctrl

Kelvin GastelumVeteran

U-DEC R3Jun '24

+15

·127 SS (48%)·112 abs·4 td taken

Ian Machado Garry

KO/TKO R1 · 2:57May '23

-16

·7 SS (28%)·23 abs·1 kd taken

Neil MagnyElite

SUB R3 · 3:33Nov '22

·66 SS (61%)·57 abs·0/1 td·5 td taken·76s ctrl

Li JingliangVeteran

S-DEC R3Sep '22

+10

·88 SS (48%)·78 abs·1 td taken

Kevin LeeVeteran

U-DEC R3Aug '21

+64

·120 SS (57%)·56 abs·3 td taken·45s ctrl

Preston Parsons

KO/TKO R1 · 3:47Jul '21

+22

·45 SS (54%)·23 abs·9s ctrl

Mike Perry

U-DEC R3Apr '21

+68

·129 SS (55%)·61 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken

Rodriguez — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WRico FarringtonDWCSU-DECR3Jul 2019

All Fighters

Welterweight

“D-Rod”

Daniel Rodriguez

20-514 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·74"reach·Southpawstance·39age

Last fightWKevin Holland·U-DEC·10mo ago

Fighter Context

10–4UFC·

3KO

1Sub

6Dec

11.6min/fight

178UFC min

vs. Winning Record7–3

vs. Veterans (8+ W)6–2

vs. Elite (15+ W)1–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.80

90%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.085

32%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

69%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

71%

84%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Rodriguez

Welterweight avg

Blitzer

Sig. Strikes / Min7.20

Str. Accuracy49%

1,170UFC landed/2,379attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.7 vs avg5.40

Str. Defense57%

KD Rate / Fight0.50

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.21

CQ KO Power

Average41%ile0.60

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

20%

Leg

18%

By Position

Dist94%

Clinch2%

Ground4%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=14	R2 n=11	R3 n=10
Landed	27	38	37
Absorbed	25	24	25
Net	+2	+14	+13

Grappling

Rodriguez

Welterweight avg

Non-Factor

32s ctrlPassive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.51

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.65

TD Accuracy50%

2UFC landed/7attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

1UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense64%

32UFC defended/50opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

40%

Average

Win Methods

3KO/TKO

1Sub

6Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

1Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

30%3 of 10 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.5pts

W6 dec

2.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

2SD

0MD

25%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=11

R3n=10

Outputsig strikes / min

5.9

7.8

8.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.5

4.8

5.6

Diff

+0.4

+3.0

+2.8

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Rodriguez — UFC Fight Log

Kevin HollandElite

U-DEC·R3·Jul '25

77 SS (52%)·82 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·214s ctrl·2 kd·1 kd taken

Santiago PonzinibbioVeteran

KO/TKO·R3·May '25

66 SS (40%)·49 abs·1 td taken·8s ctrl·1 kd

Alex MoronoVeteran

S-DEC·R3·Oct '24

123 SS (48%)·74 abs·1/1 td·56s ctrl

Kelvin GastelumVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jun '24

127 SS (48%)·112 abs·4 td taken

Ian Machado Garry

KO/TKO·R1·May '23

7 SS (28%)·23 abs·1 kd taken

Neil MagnyElite

SUB·R3·Nov '22

66 SS (61%)·57 abs·0/1 td·5 td taken·76s ctrl

Li JingliangVeteran

S-DEC·R3·Sep '22

88 SS (48%)·78 abs·1 td taken

Kevin LeeVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Aug '21

120 SS (57%)·56 abs·3 td taken·45s ctrl

Rodriguez — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WRico FarringtonDWCSU-DECR3Jul 2019

Round 114 rounds

Round 211 rounds

Round 310 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+14

+13

n=14

n=11

n=10

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+14

+13