Martins vs Matias

Who won Martins vs Matias?

Richard Martins beat Augusto Matias by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of LFA 179, on Saturday 23rd March 2024 at Complexo Ribalta in Rio de Janeiro.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Martins vs Matias stats

Richard Martins stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Augusto Matias made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Richard Martins' 4th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Richard Martins' LFA record stood at 4-0-0, while Augusto Matias' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Martins had a massive power advantage over Matias, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Matias' 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Matias had a massive advantage over Martins, boasting a 67% submission rate over Martins' 14%.

Richard Martins was the younger man by 32 years, at years old.

Martins was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 1 month later than Matias, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 17 to Matias' 22.

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Martins' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Martins vs Matias?

Richard Martins was a 21/50 (-240) favourite going into the contest, while Augusto Matias made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.