Ardelean vs Martinez

Who won Ardelean vs Martinez?

Melissa Martinez beat Alice Ardelean by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 19th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Melissa 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).

Ardelean vs Martinez stats

Alice Ardelean stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Melissa Martinez made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Alice Ardelean's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Melissa Martinez marked her 2nd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Alice Ardelean's UFC record stood at 0-2-0, while Melissa Martinez's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Martinez had a large advantage in power over Ardelean, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Ardelean's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ardelean had a massive advantage over Martinez, boasting a 44% submission rate over Martinez's 0%.

Alice Ardelean was the older man by 32 years, at 32 years old.

Ardelean had a height advantage of 1 inch over Martinez. Despite this, Martinez had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Ardelean was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 35 to Martinez's 19.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Melissa Martinez had been fighting more than Alice Ardelean.

Going to this contest, Alice Ardelean had last fought 7 months and 13 days ago, while Melissa Martinez's last outing had been 2 years, 6 months and 2 days ago.

What time did Ardelean vs Martinez start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:00 PM UTC , which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ardelean vs Martinez?

Alice Ardelean was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Melissa Martinez made his way into the ring at 33/50 (-150) with oddsmakers.