# 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.

## 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
   * 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 | 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. |
| 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 | 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

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