Hernandez vs Martinez

Who won Hernandez vs Martinez?

Julieta Martinez beat Leslie Hernandez by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Contender Series 2024 – Week 10, on Tuesday 15th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Julieta Martinez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Hernandez vs Martinez stats

Leslie Hernandez stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Julieta Martinez made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Martinez had a slight advantage in power over Hernandez, with a 57% knock out percentage over Hernandez's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Martinez had a large advantage over Hernandez, boasting a 29% submission rate over Hernandez's 0%.

Leslie Hernandez was the younger man by 20 years, at years old.

Hernandez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 1 year earlier than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2023. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 11 to Martinez's 12.

Hernandez vs Martinez form

Hernandez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jade Jorand at LFA 188 on 12th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wild Horse Pass Casino, Chandler, Arizona.

Previous to that, he had beaten Brittany Camozzi at LFA 176 on 9th February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Arizona Financial Theatre, Phoenix, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Cristina Brador at LFA 172 on 17th November 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Arizona Financial Theatre, Phoenix.

Before that, he was victorious against Jasmine Pouncy at LFA 147 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at WinnaVegas Casino Resort, Sloan.

He had lost to Christy Tyquiengco at LFA 131 on 6th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Oshkosh Arena, Oshkosh.

Activity check

Hernandez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Hernandez vs Martinez start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hernandez vs Martinez?

Leslie Hernandez was a 7/5 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Julieta Martinez made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-130) with oddsmakers.