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Jake Rodríguez vs Pernell Whitaker — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇵🇷PUERTO RICO

Jake Rodríguez

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Pernell Whitaker

Jake Rodríguez (28-8-2) and Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Rodríguez

28

Wins8 KO · 29%

8

Losses

2

Draws7 tracked bouts

Whitaker

40

Wins17 KO · 43%

4

Losses

1

Draw46 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Whitaker leads 1–0

Jake Rodríguez and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.

Jake Rodríguez and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.
Met1995Nov 18Series
Jake RodríguezFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Pernell WhitakerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Rodríguez 1 · Whitaker 7 of 8 measurable rows
RodríguezWhitaker
Record
28-8-240-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
76.3%
90% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17
8
17 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
28.57%
42.5% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
50% (edge)
43%
Times stopped†max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 7
0
7 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
1.4
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
7
46

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+2″
Jake Rodríguez: 5′8″ (edge)
Pernell Whitaker: 5′6″
Reachnot held
Jake Rodríguez: No reach on file
Pernell Whitaker: 69″
Agenot comparable
Jake Rodríguez: 61
Pernell Whitaker: Died aged 55
Stance
Jake Rodríguez: Southpaw
Pernell Whitaker: Southpaw

Jake Rodríguez left, Pernell Whitaker right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jake Rodríguez2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Jake Rodríguez: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Pernell Whitaker40 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

Pernell Whitaker: 40 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (43%) and 23 on the cards (57%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 43%23 on the cards 57%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jake Rodríguez 7, Pernell Whitaker 46 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Rodríguez

Opponent

Whitaker

  • Jake Rodríguez

    Loss, UD

    1991

    TrinidadEven

    Pernell Whitaker

    Loss, UD

    1999

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Jake Rodríguez last boxed on Dec 21, 1996 — 10,895 days ago. Rodríguez had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Scott Aug 1994Tszyu Jan 1995Whitaker Nov 1995Murray Jun 1996Taylor Dec 19961.4 tracked bouts per year

Pernell Whitaker has lost two straight. Whitaker last boxed on Apr 27, 2001.WLNCLL

Hurtado Jan 1997Hoya Apr 1997Pestryayev Oct 1997Trinidad Feb 1999Bojorquez Apr 20012.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jake Rodríguez and Pernell Whitaker ever fought each other?
Yes. Jake Rodríguez and Pernell Whitaker met once on November 18, 1995, and Pernell Whitaker won by KO in round 6.
The meeting

LNov 18, 1995 · Whitaker · KO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Rodríguez or Whitaker?
Jake Rodríguez is 28-8-2 and Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1. Pernell Whitaker has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Rodríguez28–8–276.3%

Whitaker40–4–190%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Rodríguez or Whitaker?
Jake Rodríguez has 8 knockout wins and Pernell Whitaker has 17. Pernell Whitaker has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Rodríguez828.6%

Whitaker1742.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Rodríguez and Whitaker have any common opponents?
Jake Rodríguez and Pernell Whitaker share 1 common opponent: Félix Trinidad. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Félix TrinidadLL

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Rodríguez or Whitaker?
Jake Rodríguez is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 5 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Rodríguez173 cm

Whitaker168 cm175 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Rodríguez and Whitaker?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Jake Rodríguez and 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Rodríguez7bouts

Whitaker46bouts

How They Win ↓

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