Yair Raziel Rodríguez Portillo[1][2] (born October 6, 1992) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist.

Rodríguez has been with the UFC since 2014 after winning The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight tournament.

[7] Rodríguez made his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) debut on October 10, 2011, at Mexican Fighter Promotions 8, when he fought Jonatan Guzmán and won via unanimous decision.

Rodríguez then fought Luis Roberto Herrera on December 12, 2012, at Mexican Fighter Promotions 13.

His final fight before he entered the UFC was against Angelo Durante on April 4, 2014, at NP: High Altitude Face Off 6.

[9] In May 2014, it was revealed that Rodríguez would be a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America, competing for "Team Velasquez".

[10] In his first fight on the show, Rodríguez defeated Humberto Brown in the quarterfinals via submission (triangle choke).

[29] He lost the fight via TKO (doctor stoppage) after the second round due to swelling on his left eye.

[31][32] Three weeks later, Rodríguez announced that he and UFC officials worked out their differences and that he was back on the roster.

[40][41][42] Rodríguez faced Jeremy Stephens on September 21, 2019, in the main event at UFC Fight Night 159.

[43] The bout ended in a no contest just 15 seconds into the first round after Rodríguez accidentally swatted Stephens in the left eye, rendering him unable to continue.

[51] Rodríguez's return was delayed once more, as it was reported on June 17, 2021, that Holloway was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury.

[57] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one after Ortega suffered a dislocated shoulder, which rendered him unable to continue.

[66] Rodríguez was reportedly scheduled to face Diego Lopes on March 29, 2025, at UFC on ESPN 64.