Edgar vs Rodriguez

Who won Edgar vs Rodriguez?

Frankie Edgar beat Yair Rodriguez by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 211, on Saturday 13th May 2017 at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Edgar vs Rodriguez stats

Frankie Edgar stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Yair Rodriguez made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Yair Rodriguez marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Frankie Edgar's UFC record stood at 18-11-1, while Yair Rodriguez's came in at 11-4-0.

The stats suggested Edgar had a slight advantage in power over Rodriguez, with a 29% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage over Edgar, with a 27% submission rate over Edgar's 19%.

Frankie Edgar was the older man by 11 years, at 43 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 5 inches over Edgar. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Edgar was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 44 more professional rounds, 109 to Rodriguez's 65.

Edgar vs Rodriguez form

Edgar had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Max Holloway at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Brian Ortega at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Yair Rodriguez at UFC 211 on 13th May 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Rodriguez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Patricio Pitbull at UFC 314 on 12th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on 24th February 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Josh Emmett at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Interim Featherweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

He had won against Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yair Rodriguez had been fighting more than Frankie Edgar.

Going to this contest, Frankie Edgar had last fought 5 years, 6 months and 6 days ago, while Yair Rodriguez's last outing had been 2 months and 15 days ago.

Edgar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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