Who will Yair Rodriguez 🇲🇽 fight next?
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Not confirmed as of 1 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Jean Silva (15%), no event announced yet. Next: Youssef Zalal (9%), Lerone Murphy (6%).
Latest status: Last fight: Beat Patricio Pitbull (Decision (unanimous), UFC 314, 12 Apr 2025). No fight announced.
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 15%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #6 and #5, neither has a fight booked. Jean Silva won last time out, against Jose Miguel Delgado (12 Sep 2026).
- 9%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #6 and #8, neither has a fight booked. Youssef Zalal lost last time out, against Aljamain Sterling (25 Apr 2026).
- 6%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #6 and #3, neither has a fight booked. Lerone Murphy lost last time out, against Movsar Evloev (21 Mar 2026).
Field / other: 70%, including Diego Lopes 4%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced.
- Last fight
- Win vs Patricio Pitbull · Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00 · UFC 314 · 12 Apr 2025
- Career stage
- Won last fight.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Fight history Pro record 20-5-0 (1 NC)
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Patrício Pitbull 🇧🇷 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 314 | |
| L | Brian Ortega 🇺🇸 | Submission (arm-triangle choke) · R3, 0:58 | 3 | 0:58 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 | |
| L | Alexander Volkanovski 🇦🇺 | TKO (punches) · R3, 4:19 | 3 | 4:19 | UFC 290 | |
| W | Josh Emmett | Submission (triangle choke) · R2, 4:19 | 2 | 4:19 | UFC 284 | |
| W | Brian Ortega 🇺🇸 | TKO (shoulder injury) · R1, 4:11 | 1 | 4:11 | UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez | |
| L | Max Holloway 🇺🇸 | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez | |
| W | Jeremy Stephens | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman | |
| NC | Jeremy Stephens | NC (accidental eye poke) · R1, 0:15 | 1 | 0:15 | UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens | |
| W | Jung Chan-sung | KO (elbow) · R5, 4:59 | 5 | 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez | |
| L | Frankie Edgar | TKO (doctor stoppage) · R2, 5:00 | 2 | 5:00 | UFC 211 | |
| W | B.J. Penn | TKO (punches) · R2, 0:24 | 2 | 0:24 | UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn | |
| W | Alex Caceres | Decision (split) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres | |
| W | Andre Fili | KO (head kick) · R2, 2:15 | 2 | 2:15 | UFC 197 | |
| W | Dan Hooker 🇳🇿 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 192 | |
| W | Charles Rosa | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 188 |
Show all 26 fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Leonardo Morales | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 180 | |
| W | Angelo Duarte | Submission (armbar) · R1, 2:12, | 1 | 2:12, | Nemesis Promotions: High Altitude Face Off 6 | |
| W | Édgar Juárez | KO (flying knee) · R1, 0:19 | 1 | 0:19 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 14 | |
| L | Luis Roberto Herrera | KO (punches) · R1, 1:21 | 1 | 1:21 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 13 | |
| W | Ricardo Alcala | KO (knee) · R1, 0:20 | 1 | 0:20 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 11 | |
| W | Carlos Ricardo | Submission (triangle choke) · R3, 0:50 | 3 | 0:50 | The Supreme Cage 1 | |
| W | Luis Roberto Herrera | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R2, 2:20 | 2 | 2:20 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 10 | |
| W | Edgar Balderrama | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R1, 2:13 | 1 | 2:13 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 9 | |
| W | Jonatan Guzmán | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 3:00 | 5 | 3:00 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 8 | |
| W | Willie Martinez | TKO (punches) · R3, 2:22 | 3 | 2:22 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 7 | |
| W | Luis Daniel Gonzalez | KO (flying switch kick and punches) · R1, 1:37 | 1 | 1:37 | Mexican Fighters Promotions 5 |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: Wikipedia (checked 2 Oct 2026). Record corrected from 21-5-0 (UFC.com) to 20-5-0: Wikipedia's fight list and ESPN's fight list both add up to 20-5-0 (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Yair Rodriguez: frequently asked questions
When is Yair Rodriguez's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 1 Oct 2026.
Who did Yair Rodriguez fight last?
Yair Rodriguez beat Patricio Pitbull at UFC 314 on 12 Apr 2025 (Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00).
Who is Yair Rodriguez likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Jean Silva (15%), Youssef Zalal (9%), Lerone Murphy (6%). Updated 1 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Yair Rodriguez's record?
20-5-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA. Record corrected from 21-5-0 (UFC.com) to 20-5-0: Wikipedia's fight list and ESPN's fight list both add up to 20-5-0 (checked 2 Oct 2026).
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Other featherweight fighters
- Jean Silva #5 · next: Yair Rodriguez 15%
- Arnold Allen #7 · next: Aaron Pico 92%
- Aljamain Sterling #4 · next: Kevin Vallejos 92%
- Youssef Zalal #8 · next: Steve Garcia 17%
- Lerone Murphy #3 · next: Diego Lopes 18%
More: Featherweight rankings and next fights · Mexico UFC fighters
Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, rank, last fight) · 1 Oct 2026
- UFC.com rankings (Media + Meta), checked 1 Oct 2026 · 1 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 1 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.