Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
Gorimbo vs Rodriguez
Feb. 3, 2024
Stats & Records
5
Wins by Knockout
5
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 47
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 107
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Tucson, United States
Trains at
The MMA Lab
Fighting style
Jiu-Jitsu
Age
27
Height
69.00
Weight
182.00
Octagon Debut
Jan. 22, 2022
Reach
71.00
Leg reach
39.00
- Pro since 2020
- All four wins by first-round knockout
- Wins in 10, 41, 85 seconds
- Longest fight was 2:59
UFC Fight Night (2/3/24) Rodriguez was stopped by Themba Gorimbo via strikes at :32 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (10/15/22) Rodriguez knocked out Mike Jackson at 1:33 of the first round
UFC 270 (1/22/22) Rodriguez was stopped by Jack Della Maddalena via strikes at 2:59 of the first round
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started doing jiu-jitsu when I was eight years old and didn’t start my MMA career until I got out of high school. Fighting has always been in my family.
What ranks and titles have you held? Three amateur belts
Do you have any heroes? I can’t say I have one specific hero, but my family is all one hero to me.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It’s everything we’ve been working for and we’re finally here. Years of discipline, years of hard work and I’m ready to let them know who Pete “Dead Game” Rodriguez is.
What was your job before you started fighting? Construction
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? Ranked #1 in Arizona
Favorite grappling technique: Top half-guard
Favorite Striking technique: Cutting corners using my footwork
