Jessica Rakoczy

Jessica Rakoczy is a Canadian former professional boxer and mixed martial artist and seven-time womens lightweight boxing champion of the world.

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 three-time WIBA World Champion and two-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.
Rakoczy was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in 2018.

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.
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.

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. She lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the UFC.

Championships and accomplishments

Boxing

International Boxing Association
North American Boxing Association
North American Boxing Federation
Women's International Boxing Association
'''World Boxing Council'''

Mixed martial arts

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

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
37	Win	33–3	Ada Vélez	UD	10	2013-01-24	Coca-Cola Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.	Won vacant WIBA super-bantamweight title
36	Win	32–3	Brittany Cruz	TKO	4	2012-05-04	The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
35	Win	31–3	Jessica Mohs	TKO	3	2009-07-16	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.
34	Win	30–3	Belinda Laracuente	UD	6	2009-04-23	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.
33	Win	29–3	Cindy Serrano	UD	8	2008-04-17	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.
32	Win	28–3	Belinda Laracuente	UD	10	2008-02-29	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.	Won vacant NABF lightweight title
31	Loss	27–3	Ann Saccurato	KO	10	2007-09-27	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.	Lost WBC lightweight title
30	Win	27–2	Terri Blair	UD	8	2007-05-17	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.
29	Win	26–2	Kelli Cofer	TD	5	2007-02-22	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBC lightweight title
28	Win	25–2	Jessica Mohs	TKO	2	2007-01-05	DeSoto Civic Center, Southaven, Mississippi, U.S.
27	Win	24–2	Tawnyah Freeman	TKO	1	2006-12-14	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.	Won vacant NABF lightweight title
26	NC	23–2	Belinda Laracuente	NC	3	Sep 2, 2006	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Fight stopped after Rakoczy was cut from an accidental head-butt
25	Win	23–2	Angel McNamara	TKO	5	2006-04-12	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.
24	Win	22–2	Terri Blair	UD	8	2006-02-23	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.
23	Win	21–2	Angel McNamara	UD	6	2005-12-02	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.
22	Loss	20–2	Eliza Olson	UD	10	2005-09-16	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.	Lost WBC and IBA lightweight titles
21	Win	20–1	Jane Couch	TKO	6	2005-07-21	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.	Retained IBA lightweight title; Won inaugural WBC lightweight title
20	Win	19–1	Belinda Laracuente	UD	10	2005-04-01	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.	Retained IBA lightweight title
19	Win	18–1	Mia St. John	RTD	2	2005-02-10	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.
18	Win	17–1	Dana Kendrick	TKO	1	2004-12-16	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.
17	Win	16–1	Olivia Gerula	UD	8	2004-07-01	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.
16	Win	15–1	Gloria Ramirez	UD	8	2004-05-22	Warnors Theatre, Fresno, California, U.S.
15	Win	14–1	Mia St. John	UD	8	2004-04-15	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.
14	Win	13–1	Lisa Lewis	UD	10	2004-02-19	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.	Won vacant
13	Loss	12–1	Jenifer Alcorn	SD	10	2003-01-17	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.	For vacant
12	Win	12–0	Cheryl Nance	TKO	4	2002-11-22	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	Gail Muzzey	TKO	1	2002-07-09	Playboy Mansion, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Gloria Ramirez	UD	6	2002-04-30	Santa Ana Star Casino Hotel, Bernalillo, New Mexico, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Layla McCarter	UD	6	2002-02-17	Stardust Resort and Casino, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Michelle Linden	UD	6	2001-11-09	Spa Resort Casino, Palm Springs, California, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Mikee Stafford	UD	6	2001-08-18	Cox Pavilion, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Imelda Arias	UD	4	2001-07-08	Texas Station, North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Vicky Clardy	UD	6	2001-05-20	Belterra Casino Resort & Spa, Florence, Indiana, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Mikee Stafford	UD	6	2001-04-01	The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Mary Wells	UD	4	2001-01-21	Sunset Station, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Josephine Bracamontes	TKO	1	2000-12-03	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Chris Sepulvado	TKO	2	2000-10-21	Silver Star Casino, Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.