Martinez vs Saaiman

Who won Martinez vs Saaiman?

Cameron Saaiman beat Mana Martinez by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 285, on Saturday 4th March 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Cameron Saaiman.

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 Saaiman stats

Mana Martinez stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Cameron Saaiman made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Cameron Saaiman marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Mana Martinez's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Cameron Saaiman's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Martinez had an advantage in power over Saaiman, with a 80% knock out percentage over Saaiman's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saaiman had an advantage over Martinez, with a 17% submission rate over Martinez's 0%.

Mana Martinez was the older man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Martinez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Saaiman. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Martinez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in , 5 years and 4 months earlier than Saaiman, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 27 to Saaiman's 27.

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Martinez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Saaiman?

Mana Martinez was a 11/5 (+220) underdog going into the contest, while Cameron Saaiman made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.