Grant vs Martinez

Who won Grant vs Martinez?

Davey Grant beat Jonathan Martinez by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 21, on Saturday 13th March 2021 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).

Grant vs Martinez stats

Davey Grant stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Jonathan Martinez made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Davey Grant's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Jonathan Martinez marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Davey Grant's UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Jonathan Martinez's came in at 10-5-0.

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over Grant, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Grant's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Grant had a massive advantage over Martinez, boasting a 67% submission rate over Martinez's 15%.

Davey Grant was the older man by 9 years, at 39 years old.

Martinez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Grant's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Martinez's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 47 to Martinez's 65.

Grant vs Martinez form

Grant had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Daniel Marcos at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Raphael Assuncao at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Louis Smolka at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Adrian Yanez at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Marlon Vera at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Martinez had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Adrian Yanez at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had defeated Alejandro Perez at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Davey Grant had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 7 days ago, while Jonathan Martinez's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 15 days ago.

Grant's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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