Jessica Rakoczy

Jessica Rakoczy (born April 14, 1977) is a professional boxer and professional mixed martial arts fighter from Hamilton, Ontario and seven time women lightweight boxing champion of the world.

Jessica Rakoczy
Born	April 14, 1977 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Other names	Ragin'
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Nationality	Canadian
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	115 lb (52 kg; 8 st 3 lb)
Division	Lightweight (boxing) Flyweight (MMA) Strawweight (MMA) Bantamweight
Reach	68.0 in (173 cm)[1]
Style	Boxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Team	Xtreme Couture
Trainer	Dewey Cooper[2]
Rank	Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Master of sports in boxing
Years active	2000-2009, 2012-2013 (Boxing) 2009-present (MMA)
Professional boxing record
Total	37
Wins	33
By knockout	11
Losses	3
By knockout	1
No contests	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	7
Wins	1
By knockout	1
Losses	5
By knockout	2
By submission	1
By decision	2
No contests	1
Other information
Website	jessieboxing.com
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: 13 Nov 2011

Boxing career

Rakoczy made her professional boxing debut in October 2000. She has earned a record of 33 wins against 3 losses, with one no contest.

She is as a 3 time WIBA World Champion and 2 time former WBC Lightweight Champion. Most recently, she won the vacant WIBA Women's International Boxing Association super bantamweight title with a win against Ada Vélez on January 24, 2013.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Rakoczy made her professional MMA debut in October 2009. In five fights, she amassed a record of 1 win, 3 losses and one no contest.

The Ultimate Fighter

In August 2013, it was announced that Rakoczy was one of the fighters selected to be on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate.[3]

Rakoczy faced Revelina Berto in the elimination fight to get into the house. Despite both women being boxers, the majority of the fight was contested on the ground, where Rakoczy won via an armbar submission in the second round.[4]

During her first tournament fight in the house, Rakoczy faced veteran Roxanne Modafferi. After losing the first round with it mostly being contested on the ground and struggling for takedowns, Rakoczy landed multiple punches on the feet in the second round. After several heavy blows landed and a slam against Modafferi's armbar attempt Rakoczy won via TKO.

In the semifinals, Rakoczy faced Raquel Pennington and won the fight via unanimous decision after three rounds.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Rakoczy faced Julianna Peña in the finals on November 30, 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale. She lost the bout via TKO in the final seconds of the first round.

Rakoczy made her return to the UFC Octagon on April 25, 2015 in her strawweight debut against Valérie Létourneau at UFC 186 in Montreal, Quebec on April 25, 2015.[5] She lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the UFC.[6]

Championships and accomplishments

Boxing

• International Boxing Association

• IBA Women's Lightweight Championship (1 time)

• North American Boxing Association

• NABA Women's Lightweight Championship (1 time)

• North American Boxing Federation

• NABF Female Lightweight Championship (1 time)

• Women's International Boxing Association

• WIBA Intercontinental Lightweight Championship (1 time)

• World Boxing Council

• WBC Female World Lightweight Championship (2 times)

Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • The Ultimate Fighter 18 Tournament Runner-Up
  • The Ultimate Fighter 18 Knockout of the Season

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
7 matches	1 win	5 losses
By knockout	1	2
By submission	0	1
By decision	0	2
No contests	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	1–5 (1)	Valérie Létourneau	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 186	April 25, 2015	3	5:00	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Strawweight debut.
Loss	1–4 (1)	Julianna Peña	TKO (punches and elbows)	The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale	November 30, 2013	1	4:59	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate women's Bantamweight tournament final.
Win	1–3 (1)	Kristen Gatz	KO (punches)	Tachi Palace Fights 14	September 7, 2012	1	2:19	Lemoore, California, United States
NC	0–3 (1)	Jennifer Scott	No Contest (overturned)	Millennium Events	October 9, 2010	2	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Initially Rakoczy won via TKO; overturned as Rakoczy tested positive for banned substance.[7]
Loss	0–3	Felice Herrig	Decision (split)	Bellator 14	April 15, 2010	3	5:00	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss	0–2	Zoila Frausto	Submission (armbar)	TPF 3: Champions Collide	February 4, 2010	2	1:17	Lemoore, California, United States
Loss	0–1	Michelle Ould	TKO (punches)	TPF 1: Tachi Palace Fights 1	October 8, 2009	2	1:40	Lemoore, California, United States

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Exhibition record breakdown
3 matches	3 wins	0 losses
By knockout	1	0
By submission	1	0
By decision	1	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	3–0	Raquel Pennington	Decision (unanimous)	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate	November 27, 2013 (air date)	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	TUF 18 semi-final
Win	2–0	Roxanne Modafferi	TKO (slam & punches)	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate	September 25, 2013 (air date)	2	2:31	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	TUF 18 preliminary round
Win	1–0	Revelina Berto	Submission (omoplata)	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate	September 4, 2013 (air date)	2	2:31	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	TUF 18 elimination round

Professional boxing record

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of female mixed martial artists
• List of Canadian UFC fighters

References

1. "Fight Card - UFC 186 Johnson vs. Horiguchi". UFC.com. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
2. "Jessica Rakoczy Awakening Profile". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
3. Staff (2013-08-15). "'Ultimate Fighter' Season 18 cast revealed, including LaRosa, Baszler, Modafferi". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
4. "TUF 18 Elimination Bout: Rakoczy vs. Berto". UFC.
5. Keith Grienke (January 17, 2015). "Title Fight & 5 Canadians Officially Announced for UFC Montreal". Top MMA News.
6. Anton Tabuena (January 7, 2015). "Report: Hatsu Hioki and Ryan Jimmo among 14 fighters released by the UFC". Bloody Elbow.
7. Marrocco, Steven."Bellator vet, former pro boxer Jessica Rakoczy suspended and fined by NSAC" Archived 2011-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, "MMA Junkie", November 6, 2010, accessed May 4, 2011.
8. Vitali Klitschko – Boxer Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-19.

External links

• Jessica Rakoczy Awakening Profile
• Boxing record for Jessica Rakoczy from BoxRec
• Professional MMA record for Jessica Rakoczy from Sherdog
• Jessica Rakoczy at UFC