Rodriguez vs Pitbull

When is Rodriguez vs Pitbull?

Yair Rodriguez is set to face Patricio Pitbull during the prelims of UFC 314, on Saturday 12th April 2025 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Rodriguez vs Pitbull stats

Yair Rodriguez steps into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Patricio Pitbull will make his way to the cage with a record of 35 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Patricio Pitbull will be making their debut in the UFC.

Yair Rodriguez's UFC record currently stands at 10-4-0.

The stats suggest Rodriguez has an advantage in power over Pitbull, with a 42% knock out percentage over Pitbull's 31%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Pitbull will have a slight advantage over Rodriguez, with a 34% submission rate over Rodriguez's 26%.

Yair Rodriguez is the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Rodriguez has a height advantage of 5 inches over Pitbull. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Rodriguez is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 years and 7 months later than Pitbull, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He has fought 45 less professional rounds, 62 to Pitbull's 107.

Rodriguez vs Pitbull form

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

In his last fight, he 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had been defeated by Max Holloway at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight, he defeated Jeremy Kennedy at Bellator Champions Series: Belfast on 22nd March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Chihiro Suzuki at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sergio Pettis at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Kleber Koike Erbst at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

He had won against Adam Borics at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Patricio Pitbull has been fighting more than Yair Rodriguez.

Yair Rodriguez last fought 1 year, 1 month and 4 days ago, while Patricio Pitbull's last outing was 1 year and 6 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Pitbull's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What time does Rodriguez vs Pitbull start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 10:15 PM UTC , which is 6:15 PM EST or 3:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:15 PM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Rodriguez vs Pitbull?

Yair Rodriguez is currently 1/2 (-200) to win the contest outright, while you can get 8/5 (+160) on Patricio Pitbull if you fancy the small upset.

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