Rodriguez vs Martinez

Who won Rodriguez vs Martinez?

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez beat Fernando Martinez by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, November 22nd, 2025, at ANB Arena, Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the unified super flyweight championship of the world, with the The Ring, WBC, and WBA belts on the line.

Rodriguez was making his 3rd defense of the The Ring Junior Bantamweight Championship. He won this belt against Juan Francisco Estrada in June 2024. He had held this belt for 1 year, 4 months and 26 days.

He was also making his 2nd defense of the WBO World Junior Bantamweight Championship. He won this belt against Phumelele Cafu in July 2025. He had held this title for 4 months and 6 days.

Also, on the line was his 4th defense of the WBC World Super Flyweight Championship. He won this belt against Juan Francisco Estrada in June 2024. He had been recognised as this champion for 1 year, 4 months and 26 days.

Finally, he was defending WBA World Super Flyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Fernando Martinez in November 2025. He had been WBA champion for 3 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of David Benavidez beating Anthony Yarde for the WBC World Light heavyweight and WBA World Light Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Devin Haney beat Brian Norman Jr for the WBO World Welterweight belt, Sam Noakes was overcome by Abdullah Mason for the WBO World Lightweight title, and Vito Mielnicki Jr was victorious over Samuel Nmomah.

Rodriguez vs Martinez stats

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Fernando Martinez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had an advantage in power over Martinez, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Martinez's 50%.

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez was the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Martinez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Fernando Martinez was an orthodox fighter.

Rodriguez's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Martinez's, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 months earlier than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 4 fewer professional rounds, totaling 133 compared to Martinez's 137.

Rodriguez vs Martinez form

Rodriguez remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Phumelele Cafu on July 19, 2025, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their The Ring Junior Bantamweight, WBC World Super Flyweight and WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Pedro Guevara on November 9, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Juan Francisco Estrada on June 29, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Before that, he had defeated Sunny Edwards on December 16, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

He had won against Cristian Gonzalez on April 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio.

Martinez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Kazuto Ioka on May 11, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kazuto Ioka on July 7, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight and IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jade Bornea on June 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis, United States.

Before that, he had won against Jerwin Ancajas on October 8, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Home Depot Center, Carson.

He had beaten Jerwin Ancajas on February 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez had been fighting more than Fernando Martinez.

Going into this contest, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez had last fought 4 months and 3 days ago, while Fernando Martinez's last outing had been 6 months and 11 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 59 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.8 rounds on average.

What time did Rodriguez vs Martinez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM UTC at ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 7:00 PM EST or 4:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Rodriguez vs Martinez?

Rodriguez vs Martinez was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Martinez?

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Fernando Martinez made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.