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Jesse Rodriguez

Jesse Rodriguez is the current WBA Super bantamweight world champion. Since 2022 Rodriguez has held world titles at flyweight, super flyweight and bantamweight. Rodriguez's highest place in The Ring's annual pound for pound ratings was No. 3, in 2025. Rodriguez first became a world champion aged 22 after winning the WBC super flyweight world title by beating Carlos Cuadras.

World title bouts
10
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
10–0
World titles held
8
Longest world title reign (The Ring super flyweight, 2024–2026)
1 year, 11 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2022 – Jan 2027

BantamweightWBA
WBA Super
Super FlyweightWBA Regular
WBC
WBO
The Ring
FlyweightIBF
WBO
2022age 21Aprage 22JulOct2023Aprage 23JulOct2024Aprage 24JulOct2025Aprage 25JulOct2026Aprage 26JulOct2027
202220232024202520262027

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2026

  2. Jesse Rodriguez becomes WBA Super bantamweight champion

    Bantamweight · WBA Super

  3. Jesse Rodriguez vacates The Ring super flyweight world title

    Super Flyweight · The Ring

  4. Jesse Rodriguez beats Antonio Vargas via knockout 6/12

    Bantamweight · WBA

  5. Jesse Rodriguez vacates the WBO super flyweight world title

    Super Flyweight · WBO

    Jesse Rodriguez vacates the WBA Regular super flyweight world title

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  6. Jesse Rodriguez vacates the WBC super flyweight world title

    Super Flyweight · WBC

  7. 2025

  8. The Ring magazine rates Jesse Rodriguez the super flyweight champion in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Jesse Rodriguez No. 3 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  9. Jesse Rodriguez beats Fernando Martinez via knockout 10/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular, WBC, WBO and The Ring

  10. Jesse Rodriguez beats Phumelele Cafu via technical knockout 10/12

    Super Flyweight · WBC, WBO and The Ring

  11. 2024

  12. The Ring magazine rates Jesse Rodriguez the super flyweight champion in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Jesse Rodriguez No. 6 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  13. Jesse Rodriguez beats Pedro Guevara via technical knockout 3/12

    Super Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  14. Jesse Rodriguez beats Juan Francisco Estrada via knockout 7/12

    Super Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  15. Jesse Rodriguez’s reign as the WBO flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · WBO

  16. Jesse Rodriguez’s reign as the IBF flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · IBF

  17. 2023

  18. The Ring magazine rates Jesse Rodriguez No. 1 at flyweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Jesse Rodriguez No. 10 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  19. Jesse Rodriguez beats Sunny Edwards via corner retirement 9/12

    Flyweight · IBF and WBO

  20. Jesse Rodriguez beats Cristian Gonzalez Hernandez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  21. 2022

  22. The Ring magazine rates Jesse Rodriguez No. 4 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  23. Jesse Rodriguez’s reign as the WBC super flyweight world champion ends

    Super Flyweight · WBC

  24. Jesse Rodriguez beats Israel Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBC

  25. Jesse Rodriguez beats Srisaket Sor Rungvisai via technical knockout 8/12

    Super Flyweight · WBC

  26. Jesse Rodriguez beats Carlos Cuadras via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBC

  27. 2021

  28. The Ring magazine rates Jesse Rodriguez No. 5 at light flyweight in its annual ratings

  29. 2020

  30. The Ring magazine rates Jesse Rodriguez No. 10 at light flyweight in its annual ratings