Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs. Ricco Rodriguez

Friday, May 10, 2002 at 9:00 PM ET · 3 rounds

Ricco Rodriguez def. Tsuyoshi Kosaka by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 3:25. Heavyweight, 3 rounds, UFC 37, May 10, 2002. UFC records going in: Kosaka 3-2, Rodriguez 3-0.

Result

Ricco Rodriguez won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 3:25.

Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs. Ricco Rodriguez by the numbers

Tsuyoshi Kosaka		Ricco Rodriguez
3-2	UFC record going in	3-0
5 ft 11 in	Height	6 ft 4 in
Orthodox	Stance	Orthodox
Japan	Country	USA

The crowd on each fighter today

Bandwagon

Tsuyoshi Kosaka has no $tag yet.

Tsuyoshi Kosaka page and takes

Bandwagon

Ricco Rodriguez has no $tag yet.

Ricco Rodriguez page and takes

Each share is the stances ▲ on that fighter's bandwagon today, fans and neutrals together.

Kosaka vs. Rodriguez head-to-head

Kosaka and Rodriguez have not met in the UFC before this fight.

UFC results on Bandwagon begin in November 1993.

Kosaka vs. Rodriguez: common opponents

1 fighter both met in the UFC before this fight.

Opponent	Kosaka	Rodriguez
Pete Williams	Win, Decision, Unanimous, R2 (Oct 1998)	Win, KO/TKO, R2 (Nov 2001)

Last bouts

Tsuyoshi Kosaka: last 5 UFC bouts

Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs. Pedro Rizzo UFC 23 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsPedro Rizzo won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 3 at 1:17Kosaka vs. Rizzo fight page
Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs. Tim Lajcik UFC 21 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsTsuyoshi Kosaka won by KO/TKO, round 2 at 5:00Kosaka vs. Lajcik fight page
Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs. Bas Rutten UFC 18 · Heavyweight · 2 roundsBas Rutten won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 2:15Kosaka vs. Rutten fight page
Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs. Pete Williams UFC 17.5 · Heavyweight · 2 roundsTsuyoshi Kosaka won by Decision - Unanimous, round 2 at 3:00Kosaka vs. Williams fight page
Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs. Kimo Leopoldo UFC 16 · Heavyweight · 2 roundsTsuyoshi Kosaka won by Decision - Unanimous, round 2 at 3:00Kosaka vs. Leopoldo fight page

Ricco Rodriguez: last 3 UFC bouts

Jeff Monson vs. Ricco Rodriguez UFC 35 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsRicco Rodriguez won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 3 at 3:00Monson vs. Rodriguez fight page
Ricco Rodriguez vs. Pete Williams UFC 34 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsRicco Rodriguez won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 4:02Rodriguez vs. Williams fight page
Ricco Rodriguez vs. Andrei Arlovski UFC 32 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsRicco Rodriguez won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 3 at 1:23Rodriguez vs. Arlovski fight page