Perreira vs Martinelli

Who won Perreira vs Martinelli?

Joshua Perreira beat Jesse Martinelli by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of LFA 180, on Friday 29th March 2024 at Broadbent Arena in Louisville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Perreira vs Martinelli stats

Joshua Perreira stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jesse Martinelli made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

Joshua Perreira's LFA record stood at 2-0-0, while Jesse Martinelli's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Martinelli had a massive power advantage over Perreira, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Perreira's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Perreira had a large advantage over Martinelli, boasting a 25% submission rate over Martinelli's 0%.

Joshua Perreira was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Perreira had a height advantage of 3 inches over Martinelli.

Perreira was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 months earlier than Martinelli, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 12 to Martinelli's 11.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jesse Martinelli had been fighting more than Joshua Perreira.

Going to this contest, Joshua Perreira had last fought 10 months and 22 days ago, while Jesse Martinelli's last outing had been 1 year and 17 days ago.

What were the odds on Perreira vs Martinelli?

Joshua Perreira was a 3/5 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Jesse Martinelli made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+110) with oddsmakers.