Jessica Rakoczy
| 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) |
| Style | Boxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Team | Xtreme Couture |
| Trainer | Dewey Cooper |
| 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 | |
|
|
|
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.
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. She recently won the vacant WIBA Women's International Boxing Association super bantamweight title with a win against Ada Velez on 2013-01-24 122.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. She lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the UFC.
...
Wikipedia