Who will Daniel Rodriguez 🇺🇸 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 1 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Daniil Donchenko (25%), UFC 335, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, 12 Dec (target). Next: Neil Magny (10%), Leon Edwards (4%).
Latest status: Stopped in 30 seconds by Medić in August. Daniil Donchenko has called him out for UFC 335 (12 Dec). Not booked.
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.
- 25%chance next opponentDonchenko's public callout for UFC 335 in December. Not booked.Likely event: UFC 335 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas · 12 Dec (target)
- 10%chance next opponentRank-adjacent veterans, both unbooked now that Holland is booked vs Medić.
- 4%chance next opponentHe asked for Edwards in July. Edwards' team declined.
Field / other: 61%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- UFC 335, Las Vegas, 12 Dec, if the Donchenko callout is picked up. Nothing announced. · Event page: UFC 335
- Last fight
- Loss vs Uroš Medić · KO/TKO R1 0:30 · UFC Fight Night (Belgrade) · 1 Aug 2026
- Career stage
- Coming off a KO loss at 39: step back.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
What changed?
- MMA Fighting: UFC 334 (14 Nov, MSG) and UFC 335 (12 Dec, Las Vegas) dates · source
- AgentMMA: Donchenko calls out Rodriguez for UFC 335 · source
- AgentMMA: Rodriguez sought Edwards fight; Edwards' team went another way · source
Only dated items with a source are listed: news reports used for the estimate, plus changes to our logged estimates.
Fight history Pro record 20-6-0
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Uroš Medić 🇷🇸 | TKO (punches) · R1, 0:30 | 1 | 0:30 | UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez | |
| W | Kevin Holland | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 318 | |
| W | Santiago Ponzinibbio | TKO (punches) · R3, 1:12 | 3 | 1:12 | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo | |
| W | Alex Morono | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira | |
| L | Kelvin Gastelum | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | |
| L | Ian Machado Garry 🇮🇪 | TKO (head kick and punches) · R1, 2:57 | 1 | 2:57 | UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | |
| L | Neil Magny 🇺🇸 | Submission (brabo choke) · R3, 3:33 | 3 | 3:33 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos | |
| W | Li Jingliang | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 279 | |
| W | Kevin Lee | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze | |
| W | Preston Parsons | TKO (punches) · R1, 3:47 | 1 | 3:47 | UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés | |
| W | Mike Perry | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland | |
| L | Nicolas Dalby | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 255 | |
| W | Dwight Grant | KO (punches) · R1, 2:24 | 1 | 2:24 | UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar | |
| W | Gabriel Green | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns | |
| W | Tim Means | Submission (guillotine choke) · R2, 3:37 | 2 | 3:37 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 |
Show all 26 fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Quinton McCottrell | TKO (punches) · R2, 1:48 | 2 | 1:48 | SMASH Global 9 | |
| W | Rico Farrington | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series 22 | |
| W | Ivan Castillo | KO (knee) · R2, 2:31 | 2 | 2:31 | Combate Americas 31 | |
| W | Ozzie Alvarez | TKO (punches) · R3, 2:41 | 3 | 2:41 | Combate Americas 25 | |
| W | Alex Velasco | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R3, 2:41 | 3 | 2:41 | Combate Americas 23 | |
| W | Justin Baesman | TKO (punches) · R2, 1:17 | 2 | 1:17 | California Xtreme Fighting 11 | |
| L | Victor Reyna | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Combate Americas 19 | |
| W | Joel Champion | TKO (punches) · R1, 1:55 | 1 | 1:55 | Combate Americas 13 | |
| W | Christian Gonzalez | TKO (punches) · R2, 3:55 | 2 | 3:55 | Bellator 170 | |
| W | Hector Saldaña | Submission (arm-triangle choke) · R1, 3:45 | 1 | 3:45 | Combate Americas 8 | |
| W | Christopher Gates | Submission (armbar) · R1, 4:54 | 1 | 4:54 | KOTC: Sanctioned |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: Wikipedia (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Daniel Rodriguez: frequently asked questions
When is Daniel Rodriguez's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 1 Oct 2026. Our outlook: UFC 335, Las Vegas, 12 Dec, if the Donchenko callout is picked up. Nothing announced.
Who did Daniel Rodriguez fight last?
Daniel Rodriguez lost to Uroš Medić at UFC Fight Night (Belgrade) on 1 Aug 2026 (KO/TKO R1 0:30).
Who is Daniel Rodriguez likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Daniil Donchenko (25%), Neil Magny (10%), Leon Edwards (4%). Updated 1 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Daniel Rodriguez's record?
20-6-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 1 Oct 2026).
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Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, rank, last fight) · 1 Oct 2026
- UFC.com rankings (Media Panel + Meta boards) · 1 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, record cross-check) · 1 Oct 2026
- AgentMMA: Donchenko calls out Rodriguez for UFC 335 · 16 Sep 2026
- AgentMMA: Rodriguez sought Edwards fight; Edwards' team went another way · 29 Jun 2026
- MMA Fighting: UFC 334 (14 Nov, MSG) and UFC 335 (12 Dec, Las Vegas) dates · 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.