Martinez vs Franklin

Who won Martinez vs Franklin?

David Martinez beat Xavier Franklin by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Contender Series 2024 – Week 8, on Tuesday 1st October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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

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 Franklin stats

David Martinez stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Xavier Franklin made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

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

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over Franklin, boasting a 90% knock out percentage over Franklin's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Franklin had an advantage over Martinez, with a 20% submission rate over Martinez's 0%.

David Martinez was the older man by 26 years, at 26 years old.

Franklin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Martinez.

Martinez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 6 months earlier than Franklin, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 26 to Franklin's 19.

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What time did Martinez vs Franklin start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Franklin?

David Martinez was a 13/20 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Xavier Franklin made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+160) with oddsmakers.