Nicholas Pete Rodriguez was born on August 30,1996 and is an American professional submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, commonly known as Nicky Rod.
39 Facts About Nick Rodriguez
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Nick Rodriguez won silver again at the 2022 ADCC World.
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Nicholas Pete Nick Rodriguez was born on August 30,1996 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Nick Rodriguez was raised in Clayton, New Jersey and attended Clayton High School.
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Nick Rodriguez attended college for one year, during which he placed fourth at the East Regionals and had a record of 23 wins and 4 losses.
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Nick Rodriguez returned to wrestling on October 5,2019, when he faced that year's USA Wrestling World Team Member Pat Downey in a super-fight under freestyle rules at Who's Number One.
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In 2018, Nick Rodriguez was persuaded by a friend to attend his first jiu-jitsu class to stay fit.
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Nick Rodriguez defeated all three of his opponents to win the championship.
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Nick Rodriguez defeated three notable jiu-jitsu black belts in Mahamed Aly, Orlando Sanchez, and Cyborg Abreu to make it to the finals, where he lost to black belt IBJJF World Champion Kaynan Duarte on points, earning him 2nd place in the tournament.
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Nick Rodriguez was promoted to purple belt on the ADCC podium by his coach Jay Regalbuto.
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Nick Rodriguez competed against Duarte in a rematch at Fight 2 Win, which he lost.
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In December, 2020, Nick Rodriguez moved to Puerto Rico with the rest of his teammates to continue training under John Danaher.
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Nick Rodriguez competed against Yuri Simoes in the co-main event of Who's Number One on March 26,2021.
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Nick Rodriguez was then invited to compete in an absolute grand prix at Third Coast Grappling 6 on April 3,2021.
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Nick Rodriguez defeated Pedro Marinho by decision in the opening round before losing a decision to Victor Hugo in the semi-final.
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Shortly afterward, Nick Rodriguez was invited to compete at the 2022 ADCC World Championship.
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On December 30,2021, Nick Rodriguez competed against UFC veteran Steve Mowry at Fury Pro Grappling 3 and submitted him with a rear-naked choke at 5:30.
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Nick Rodriguez faced Elder Cruz at Who's Number One: Jones v Marinho on January 21,2022, and lost the match by split decision.
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Shortly after this, Nick Rodriguez was promoted to brown belt in BJJ.
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Nick Rodriguez was then invited to compete at EBI 20: The Absolutes on October 23,2021.
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Nick Rodriguez won the tournament by defeating Ezeqiual Zurita, Luke Griffith, Austin Baker, and Kyle Boehm in one night.
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On December 15,2022, Nick Rodriguez was scheduled to compete in another absolute tournament at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3.
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However, Vinny Magalhaes withdrew from the main event match against Gordon Ryan and Nick Rodriguez agreed to step in to replace him instead.
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Nick Rodriguez denied that accusation on an episode Mark Bell's Power Project Podcast in February 2023.
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Nick Rodriguez stepped in on two days' notice to replace Gordon Ryan against Felipe Pena in the main event of Who's Number One on February 25,2023.
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Nick Rodriguez was then invited to compete in an openweight tournament at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 on June 29,2023.
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Nick Rodriguez defeated Roberto Jimenez, Vagner Rocha, and Dan Manasoiu to win the tournament.
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Nick Rodriguez then competed at Quintet 4 on September 10,2023 as part of The B-Team Bulls.
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Nick Rodriguez drew both of his matches but his team won the tournament.
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Nick Rodriguez was scheduled to compete against 3 competitors: Jake Lowry, Cody Gamble, and Zack Humbertson, in a series of matches at Sprawl in the Burgh 2 on October 20,2023.
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Nick Rodriguez then competed against Yuri Simoes at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5 on December 10,2023.
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Nick Rodriguez competed against Victor Hugo in the main event of Who's Number One 22 on February 9,2024.
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Nick Rodriguez competed against Roberto Jimenez in the co-main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6 on March 3,2024.
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Nick Rodriguez competed against Mason Fowler in the main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 on May 15,2024.
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Nick Rodriguez submitted Max Gimenis, Owen Livesey, Adam Bradley, and Fellipe Andrew to win the tournament.
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Nick Rodriguez faced Michael Pixley on October 10,2024 in the main event of the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 8.
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Nick Rodriguez competed against Victor Hugo in the main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10 on March 6,2025.
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Nick Rodriguez is due to face Kaynan Duarte in the main event of Who's Number One 27 on April 18,2025.
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Nick Rodriguez's younger brother Jacob, known as Jay or J-Rod, is a B Team Jiu Jitsu competitor.