Who won Rodriguez vs Rungvisai?
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez beat Srisaket Sor Rungvisai by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, June 25th, 2022, at Tech Port Arena, Texas.
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 WBC super flyweight championship of the world.
Also on the undercard Murodjon Akhmadaliev was victorious over Ronny Rios for the WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight championship, Raymond Ford beat Richard Medina, and Jessica McCaskill defeated Alma Ibarra.
Rodriguez vs Rungvisai stats
Back in June 2022, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai made his way to the ring with a record of 50 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 43 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Rungvisai had an advantage in power over Rodriguez, with a 86% knockout percentage compared to Rodriguez's 67%.
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez was the younger man by 13 years, at 22 years old.
Rodriguez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rungvisai. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai fought out of a southpaw stance.
Rodriguez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 41 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 11 months later than Rungvisai, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 166 fewer professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Rungvisai's 276.
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai was ranked number 2 by the WBC in the 115lb division.
Rodriguez vs Rungvisai form
Rodriguez remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Carlos Cuadras on February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Arizona, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Jose Alejandro Burgos on October 16, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Chukchansi Park, California.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Saul Juarez on December 12, 2020, by knockout in the 2nd round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
Before that, he had defeated Janiel Rivera on October 5, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
He had won against Marco Sustaita on March 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.
Rungvisai had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Kwanthai Sithmorseng on March 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Workpoint Studio, Bang Phun, Thailand.
Prior to that, he had defeated Jomar Fajardo on October 3, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Workpoint Studio, Bang Phun.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Amnat Ruenroeng on August 1, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Workpoint Studio, Bang Phun.
Before that, he had been beaten by Juan Francisco Estrada on April 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.
He had won against Iran Diaz on October 6, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Impact Arena, Pak Kret, Thailand.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez had been fighting more than Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.
Going into this contest, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez had last fought 4 months and 20 days ago, while Srisaket Sor Rungvisai's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 12 days ago.
Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.
Rungvisai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.
What time did Rodriguez vs Rungvisai start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Tech Port Arena, Texas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Rodriguez vs Rungvisai?
The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).
What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Rungvisai?
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Srisaket Sor Rungvisai made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.
