Martinez vs Davis

Who won Martinez vs Davis?

Mana Martinez beat Brandon Davis by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th October 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Mana Martinez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Martinez vs Davis stats

Mana Martinez stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Brandon Davis made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Mana Martinez's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Brandon Davis' came in at 2-7-0.

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over Davis, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Davis' 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Davis had a large advantage over Martinez, boasting a 29% submission rate over Martinez's 0%.

Mana Martinez was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Davis had 2-inch reach advantage.

Martinez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 9 years and 9 months earlier than Davis, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 27 to Davis' 53.

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Martinez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Davis' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Davis?

Mana Martinez was a 61/100 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Brandon Davis made his way into the ring at 27/20 (+140) with oddsmakers.