Martinez vs Yanez

Who won Martinez vs Yanez?

Jonathan Martinez beat Adrian Yanez by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza, on Saturday 14th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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 Yanez stats

Jonathan Martinez stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Adrian Yanez made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Jonathan Martinez's UFC record stood at 10-3-0, while Adrian Yanez's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Yanez had an advantage in power over Martinez, with a 63% knock out percentage over Martinez's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yanez had a slight advantage over Martinez, with a 13% submission rate over Martinez's 11%.

Jonathan Martinez was the same age as Adrian Yanez, at 30 years old.

Martinez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yanez. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Martinez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 month earlier than Yanez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 59 to Yanez's 47.

Martinez vs Yanez form

Martinez had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Said Nurmagomedov at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Cub Swanson 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 defeated Vince Morales at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Alejandro Perez at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Zviad Lazishvili at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Yanez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Rob Font at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tony Kelley at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Davey Grant at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Randy Costa at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Gustavo Lopez at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jonathan Martinez had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 23 days ago, while Adrian Yanez's last outing had been 1 year and 26 days ago.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Yanez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 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 Yanez?

Jonathan Martinez was a 1/40 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Adrian Yanez made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.