Martinez vs Swanson

Who won Martinez vs Swanson?

Jonathan Martinez beat Cub Swanson by during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th October 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jonathan 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 Swanson stats

Jonathan Martinez stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Cub Swanson made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Jonathan Martinez's UFC record stood at 10-3-0, while Cub Swanson's came in at 14-9-0.

The stats suggested Swanson had a slight advantage in power over Martinez, with a 46% knock out percentage over Martinez's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Swanson had a slight advantage over Martinez, with a 14% submission rate over Martinez's 13%.

Jonathan Martinez was the younger man by 11 years, at 29 years old.

Martinez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 years and 6 months later than Swanson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 37 less professional rounds, 59 to Swanson's 96.

Martinez vs Swanson form

Jonathan Martinez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Alejandro Perez at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Zviad Lazishvili at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Davey Grant at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Thomas Almeida at UFC Fight Island 6 on 17th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had been beaten by Andre Soukhamthath at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moncton Events Centre, Moncton, Canada.

Swanson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Hakeem Dawodu at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Jonathan Martinez at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Before that, he had lost to Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in the United States.

He had beaten Kron Gracie at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cub Swanson had been fighting more than Jonathan Martinez.

Going to this contest, Jonathan Martinez had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 23 days ago, while Cub Swanson's last outing had been 8 months and 6 days ago.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Swanson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Swanson?

Jonathan Martinez was a 4/9 (-260) favourite going into the contest, while Cub Swanson made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+190) with oddsmakers.