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Yair Rodriguez «El Pantera» is a professional mixed martial artist from Mexico competing in the Featherweight division. Professional record: 21 wins, 5 losses. Ranked #5 in the Featherweight division. Physicals: height 5' 11", reach 71", age 33, Orthodox stance. Next fight: against Jean Silva at Noche UFC: Rodriguez vs. Silva.
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Yair Rodriguez fights out of Mexico and carries the nickname “El Pantera.” At 145 pounds, he sits at #5 in the Featherweight rankings with a career record of 21-5-0. That’s a top-five spot in one of the sport’s deepest divisions — enough to make him one of the names every featherweight in the bracket has to account for. If you’re building your grid, this is a fighter worth knowing on sight.
Twenty-one wins against five losses is the line of a fighter who has spent real time near the top, not someone passing through. A #5 ranking backs that up: it means the people ahead of him are few, and the people behind him are chasing. For a spotlight, the takeaway is simple — Rodriguez isn’t a prospect being introduced, he’s an established contender holding ground in the featherweight top five.
We only go by the physical card here, and the card is interesting:
For a featherweight, 5’ 11" is tall, and a 71" reach gives him length to work with from an orthodox stance. On paper that’s a frame built to fight long — to keep distance and operate on the outside rather than get crowded. At 33, he’s in the veteran band of the division: enough years in to have seen every kind of night, still ranked #5 while carrying that experience. Length plus a proven résumé is a combination that reads well before a single strike is thrown.
Here’s how his last five have gone, most recent first:
That’s three wins and two losses across the stretch, and the names tell the story of his level. He owns a win over Josh Emmett, and he holds a split verdict with Brian Ortega — a win in one meeting, a loss in another, the kind of rivalry that defines a run. The two losses came against Ortega and Alexander Volkanovski, elite company at featherweight. His most recent result is a win over Patricio Pitbull, which puts him back in the winning column heading forward. A fighter who beats top names, splits a series with a contender, and only falls to the division’s best is exactly the profile of a legitimate #5.
His next bout isn’t set yet, and that’s part of what makes him one to track right now. A ranked featherweight coming off a win over Patricio Pitbull is a fighter the matchmakers have to place carefully — every name near the top of the division is a potential opponent, and every one of those fights is a bracket-worthy pick.
When Yair Rodriguez’s next assignment lands, it’s going to be a fight worth calling early. Keep him on your radar: a #5 featherweight with a 21-5 record, real length, and a win over Pitbull to build on is the kind of fighter who turns a grid into a debate. Lock in a follow, watch for the announcement, and be ready to add El Pantera to your sketch and call the winner before the walkout.