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Joe Hughes vs Ruben Rodriguez — record, stats and common opponents compared

Joe Hughes

SUPER WELTERWEIGHT

Ruben Rodriguez

Joe Hughes (17-6-1) and Ruben Rodriguez (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Hughes

17

Wins7 KO · 41%

6

Losses

1

Draw24 tracked bouts

Rodriguez

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Hughes leads 1–0

Joe Hughes and Ruben Rodriguez have met 1 time; Hughes leads 1–0.

Joe Hughes and Ruben Rodriguez have met 1 time; Hughes leads 1–0.
Met2018Feb 9Series
Joe HughesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ruben RodriguezFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultRTDR61Meeting

The Numbers

Hughes 7 · Rodriguez 0 of 7 measurable rows
HughesRodriguez
Record†
17-6-1 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%
72.9% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 7
7 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
41.18%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
41% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.4
2.4 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24
24
3

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Heightnot held
Joe Hughes: 5′9″
Ruben Rodriguez: No height on file
Reachnot held
Joe Hughes: 61″
Ruben Rodriguez: No reach on file
Agenot held
Joe Hughes: 36
Ruben Rodriguez: No date of birth
Stance
Joe Hughes: Orthodox
Ruben Rodriguez: Not recorded

Joe Hughes left, Ruben Rodriguez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joe Hughes17 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

Joe Hughes: 17 tracked wins — 7 by KO/TKO (41%) and 10 on the cards (59%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

7 by KO/TKO 41%10 on the cards 59%

Ruben Rodriguez1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Ruben Rodriguez: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Hughes 24, Ruben Rodriguez 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Joe Hughes last boxed on Aug 29, 2020 — 2,245 days ago. Hughes had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Rodriguez Feb 2018Scarpa Nov 2018Jr. Mar 2019Martin Dec 2019Maxwell Aug 20202.4 tracked bouts per year

Ruben Rodriguez has won once since losses to Joe Hughes and Jonathan Alonso.. Rodriguez last boxed on May 29, 2026 — 146 days ago.LLW

Hughes Feb 2018Alonso. Mar 2018Brooks May 20260.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Hughes and Ruben Rodriguez ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Hughes and Ruben Rodriguez met once on February 9, 2018, and Joe Hughes won by RTD in round 6.
The meeting

WFeb 9, 2018 · Hughes · RTD R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hughes or Rodriguez?
Joe Hughes is 17-6-1 and Ruben Rodriguez is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Hughes has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Hughes17–6–172.9%

Rodriguez1–233.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hughes or Rodriguez?
Joe Hughes has 7 knockout wins and Ruben Rodriguez has 0. Joe Hughes has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hughes741.2%

Rodriguez0

The Numbers ↓
Do Hughes and Rodriguez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Hughes and Ruben Rodriguez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hughes and Rodriguez?
This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for Joe Hughes and 3 bouts tracked for Ruben Rodriguez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hughes24bouts

Rodriguez3bouts

How They Win ↓

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