Nurmagomedov vs Martinez

Who won Nurmagomedov vs Martinez?

Jonathan Martinez beat Said Nurmagomedov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th March 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 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).

Nurmagomedov vs Martinez stats

Said Nurmagomedov stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Jonathan Martinez made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Said Nurmagomedov's UFC record stood at 8-2-0, while Jonathan Martinez's came in at 10-3-0.

The stats suggested Martinez had a large advantage in power over Nurmagomedov, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurmagomedov had an advantage over Martinez, with a 29% submission rate over Martinez's 12%.

Said Nurmagomedov was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Nurmagomedov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 44 to Martinez's 59.

Nurmagomedov vs Martinez 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.

Activity check

Nurmagomedov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nurmagomedov vs Martinez?

Said Nurmagomedov was a 9/20 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Jonathan Martinez made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.