Jojua vs Martins

Who won Jojua vs Martins?

Zuriko Jojua beat Werlleson Martins by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of KSW 98, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at Hala CRS in Lubin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Zuriko Jojua.

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).

Jojua vs Martins stats

Zuriko Jojua stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Werlleson Martins made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Zuriko Jojua's 4th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Werlleson Martins marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Zuriko Jojua's KSW record stood at 3-1-0, while Werlleson Martins' came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Martins had a large advantage in power over Jojua, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Jojua's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Jojua and Martins would have been pretty equal, both with a 44% submission rate.

Zuriko Jojua was the same age as Werlleson Martins, at 29 years old.

Martins had a height advantage of 3 inches over Jojua. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Jojua was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 1 month later than Martins, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 32 to Martins' 54.

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Martins' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 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 Jojua vs Martins?

Zuriko Jojua was a 8/25 (-310) favourite going into the contest, while Werlleson Martins made his way into the ring at 11/5 (+220) with oddsmakers.