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Yair Rodriguez

Yair Rodriguez

21-5

Featherweight

5' 11" 146.0 Orthodox
ESPN Profile ↗
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Silva
September 12, 2026
📍 Glendale, Arizona, USA
FIGHT PREVIEW

VS

Fight Lab Prediction Engine
Jean Silva

Jean Silva

6-3

Welterweight

5' 9" 135.0
ESPN Profile ↗

📋 Tale of the Tape

Yair Rodriguez Category Jean Silva
33 Age 26
5' 11" Height 5' 9"
146.0 lbs Weight 135.0 lbs
71" Reach 69.0"
Orthodox Stance -
21-5 Record 6-3
4.65 SLpM 4.82
0.71 TD Avg 1.20
65.0 Fight Lab Score 53.0

📊 Skill Comparison

Power
Yair Rodriguez
0.0
Jean Silva
0.0
Speed
Yair Rodriguez
7.0
Jean Silva
7.2
Technique
Yair Rodriguez
4.9
Jean Silva
5.2
Wrestling
Yair Rodriguez
4.2
Jean Silva
6.7
Submission
Yair Rodriguez
1.5
Jean Silva
1.5
Cardio
Yair Rodriguez
5.2
Jean Silva
1.8
Durability
Yair Rodriguez
8.3
Jean Silva
7.6
Fight IQ
Yair Rodriguez
7.8
Jean Silva
4.5

🧠 Fight Lab Prediction

🏆 Yair Rodriguez

Predicted Winner

50.7%
49.3%
Yair Rodriguez
Jean Silva

Confidence: Low
DATA COVERAGE
94%
High
🔎 Key Matchup Edges
Strongest category advantages in the matchup
Primary Edge Yair Rodriguez +3.9 (Experience)
Secondary Edge Yair Rodriguez +3.0 (Cardio)
Physical Edge Yair Rodriguez +1.4

📊 Matchup Breakdown

Category Edge
Resume 1.2
Striking -0.35
Wrestling -2.66
Grappling 0.0
Cardio 3.01
Fight IQ -2.07
Experience 3.88
Momentum -0.5
Total Edge 0.73

Fight Lab Prediction Engine v4

📊 Fight Lab Comparison

Category Yair Rodriguez Jean Silva
Resume Score
65.0
53.0
Win %
80.8%
66.7%
Striking Accuracy
46.0%
51.0%
Takedown Defense
59.0%
78.0%
SLpM
4.65
4.82
TD Avg
0.71
1.20

📊 Matchup Breakdown

Resume
Yair Rodriguez +1.2
Striking
Jean Silva +0.3
Wrestling
Jean Silva +2.7
Grappling
EVEN
Cardio
Yair Rodriguez +3.0
Fight IQ
Jean Silva +2.1
Experience
Yair Rodriguez +3.9
Overall Edge Yair Rodriguez +0.7

📏 Physical Matchup

Yair Rodriguez Category Jean Silva
71" Height 69"
71.0" Reach 69.0"
Featherweight Weight Class Featherweight
HEIGHT DIFFERENCE Yair Rodriguez +2"
REACH DIFFERENCE Yair Rodriguez +2.0"
PHYSICAL CONTEXT
Comparable physical profile
PHYSICAL EDGE
Yair Rodriguez +1.35

🧠 Keys to Victory

Yair Rodriguez

  • ✅ Push the pace and make the cardio advantage show over time.
  • ✅ Use the experience advantage to manage difficult moments.
  • ✅ Use the reach advantage to control distance and range.

Jean Silva

  • ✅ Mix in takedowns and make the wrestling advantage matter.

📈 Last Five Performances

Yair Rodriguez
Recent Form
● W ● L ● L ● W ● W
W Patricio Pitbull
2025-04-12
U-DEC • R3 • 5:00
SS 70/122 (57.4%)
TD 1/1 (100.0%)
KD 1    SUB 0    CTRL 1:43
L Brian Ortega
2024-02-24
SUB • R3 • 0:58
SS 28/73 (38.4%)
TD 3/6 (50.0%)
KD 0    SUB 1    CTRL 5:21
L Alexander Volkanovski
2023-07-08
KO/TKO • R3 • 4:19
SS 40/80 (50.0%)
TD 0/0
KD 0    SUB 0    CTRL 0:00
W Josh Emmett
2023-02-11
SUB • R2 • 4:19
SS 62/107 (57.9%)
TD 0/0
KD 0    SUB 1    CTRL 0:00
W Brian Ortega
2022-07-16
KO/TKO • R1 • 4:11
SS 22/35 (62.9%)
TD 1/5 (20.0%)
KD 0    SUB 0    CTRL 2:24
Jean Silva
Recent Form
● W ● L ● L ● W ● W
Arnold Allen W
2026-01-24
U-DEC • R3 • 5:00
56/116 (48.3%) SS
0/0 TD
0 KD
0 SUB
0:54 CTRL
Diego Lopes L
2025-09-13
KO/TKO • R2 • 4:48
43/91 (47.3%) SS
0/0 TD
0 KD
0 SUB
0:03 CTRL
Diego Lopes L
2025-09-13
KO/TKO • R2 • 4:48
Detailed fight statistics not available
Bryce Mitchell W
2025-04-12
SUB • R2 • 3:52
36/64 (56.2%) SS
1/14 (7.1%) TD
0 KD
0 SUB
1:43 CTRL
Melsik Baghdasaryan W
2025-02-22
KO/TKO • R1 • 4:15
18/27 (66.7%) SS
0/0 TD
1 KD
0 SUB
0:06 CTRL
Recent Form Analysis
LAST FIVE
Yair Rodriguez 3-2
Jean Silva 3-2
WIN %
Yair Rodriguez 60.0%
Jean Silva 60.0%
FINISH RATE
Yair Rodriguez 80.0%
Jean Silva 80.0%
AVG FIGHT LAB RATING
Yair Rodriguez --
Jean Silva --
SIG / TD ACCURACY
Yair Rodriguez SS 53.3% · TD 56.7%
Jean Silva SS 54.6% · TD 7.1%
AVG CONTROL
Yair Rodriguez 1:53
Jean Silva 0:41
PREDICTION DATA
94%
High