Martinez vs Long

Who won Martinez vs Long?

Rachel Martinez beat Diamond Long by during the prelims of LFA 145, on Friday 21st October 2022 at Oshkosh Arena in Oshkosh.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Martinez vs Long stats

Rachel Martinez stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Diamond Long made his way to the cage with a record of 0 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Rachel Martinez's LFA record stood at 1-1-0, while Diamond Long's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over Long, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Long's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Martinez had a massive advantage over Long, boasting a 33% submission rate over Long's 0%.

Rachel Martinez was the same age as Diamond Long, at 32 years old.

Long had a height advantage of 1 inch over Martinez.

Martinez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Long, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 2 to Long's 3.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Diamond Long had been fighting more than Rachel Martinez.

Going to this contest, Rachel Martinez had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 28 days ago, while Diamond Long's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 28 days ago.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Long?

Rachel Martinez was a 1/8 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Diamond Long made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+370) with oddsmakers.