Rodriguez vs Perella

Who won Rodriguez vs Perella?

Julian Rodriguez beat James Perella by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, May 10th, 2026, at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 98-91, 98-91, 100-89 in favor of winner Julian Rodriguez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Shane Mosley Jr beating Serhii Bohachuk. Also on the undercard Misael Rodriguez Olivas was overcome by Andreas Katzourakis.

Rodriguez vs Perella stats

Julian Rodriguez stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

James Perella made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws.

Julian Rodriguez was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Perella had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rodriguez.

Both Julian Rodriguez and James Perella fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rodriguez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Perella, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, totaling 127 compared to Perella's 87.

Julian Rodriguez went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA at welterweight.

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Rodriguez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

What time did Rodriguez vs Perella start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Rodriguez vs Perella?

Rodriguez vs Perella was broadcast on Paramount+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Perella?

Julian Rodriguez was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while James Perella made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.