UFC UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Final

Featherweight

Yair Rodriguez vs Patricio Freire

Yair Rodriguez
Mexico

Yair Rodriguez

“El Pantera”

21-6

Winner

VS
Patricio Freire
Brazil

Patricio Freire

“Pitbull”

37-9

Winner

Yair Rodriguez

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

12 April 2025 · Kaseya Center, Miami, USA

Key takeaways

  • Yair Rodriguez beat Patricio Freire by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Yair Rodriguez landed 97 of 157 total strikes and 1 of 1 takedowns, with 1:43 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27.

Tale of the tape

Yair RodriguezPatricio Freire
21-6Record37-9
32Age on fight night37
5′11″ (180 cm)Height5′5″ (165 cm)
71″ (180 cm)Reach65″ (165 cm)
145 lb (65.8 kg)Weight145 lb (65.8 kg)
OrthodoxStance—
VFS AcademyTeamPitbull Brothers
Parral, Chihuahua, MexicoFromMossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Fight statistics

97of 157 · 62%Total strikes landed23of 60 · 38%
60of 109Head strikes14of 48
19of 24Body strikes2of 4
18of 24Leg strikes7of 8
1of 1Takedowns1of 4
1Knockdowns0
0Submission attempts1
1:43Control time1:03

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Yair RodriguezRoundPatricio Freire
26/40strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR15/12strikes0/1TD0KD0:35control
25/52strikes1/1TD0KD0:02controlR28/26strikes1/3TD0KD0:28control
46/65strikes0/0TD1KD1:41controlR310/22strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Eliseo Rodriguez

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Junichiro Kamijo

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Sal D'amato

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Form going into the fight

Yair Rodriguez

  1. LBrian Ortegasubmission R3 0:582024
  2. LAlexander VolkanovskiKO/TKO R3 4:192023
  3. WJosh Emmettsubmission R2 4:192023
  4. WBrian OrtegaKO/TKO R1 4:112022
  5. LMax Hollowayunanimous decision2021

Patricio Freire

  1. ?Daniel Straussubmission R4 4:492015
  2. ?Daniel WeichelKO/TKO R2 0:322015
  3. LDaniel Strausunanimous decision2015

Also on this card

Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego LopesFeatherweightunanimous decisionMichael Chandler vs Paddy PimblettLightweightKO/TKO R3 3:07Carlos Prates vs Geoff NealBryce Mitchell vs Jean SilvaFeatherweightsubmission R2 3:52Nikita Krylov vs Dominick ReyesLight HeavyweightKO/TKO R1 2:24

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