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.
Jake Rodríguez vs Pernell Whitaker — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Pernell Whitaker leads 1–0- Pernell Whitaker wonWhitaker vs RodríguezNov 18, 1995 · KO · R6
The Numbers
- 28-8-2
- Record
- 40-4-1 (edge)
- 76.3%
- Win %
- 90% (edge)
- 8
- Wins by knockout
- 17 (edge)
- 28.57%
- KO rate
- 42.5% (edge)
- 50% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 43%
- 4
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 7 (edge)
- 1.4
- Bouts per year
- 2.8 (edge)
- 7
- Bouts tracked
- 46
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′8″ (173 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′6″ (168 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 69″ (175 cm)
- 60
- Age
- 62
- Southpaw
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Puerto Rican
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJake Rodríguez · 2 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
0
Pernell Whitaker · 40 wins
KO/TKO
17
Decision
23
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (7 and 46 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jake Rodríguez
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Dec 21, 1996
Pernell Whitaker
LLNCLW
L2 streak · last fought Apr 27, 2001
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Jake Rodríguez or Pernell Whitaker?
- Jake Rodríguez is 28-8-2 and Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1. Pernell Whitaker has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Jake Rodríguez or Pernell Whitaker?
- Jake Rodríguez has 8 knockout wins and Pernell Whitaker has 17. Pernell Whitaker has more.
- Do Jake Rodríguez and Pernell 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.
- Who is bigger, Jake Rodríguez or Pernell Whitaker?
- Jake Rodríguez is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 5 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jake Rodríguez and Pernell 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.