Leavitt vs Martinez

Who won Leavitt vs Martinez?

Jordan Leavitt beat Victor Martinez by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann, on Saturday 25th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Leavitt vs Martinez stats

Jordan Leavitt stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Victor Martinez made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Victor Martinez marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jordan Leavitt's UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Victor Martinez's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over Leavitt, boasting a 62% knock out percentage over Leavitt's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Leavitt had a massive advantage over Martinez, boasting a 60% submission rate over Martinez's 0%.

Jordan Leavitt was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Leavitt had a height advantage of 1 inch over Martinez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Leavitt was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 5 months later than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 26 to Martinez's 39.

Leavitt vs Martinez form

Leavitt had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Paddy Pimblett at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Trey Ogden at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Matt Sayles at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round.

Before that, he had been beaten by Claudio Puelles at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

He had defeated Matt Wiman at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Leavitt's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Leavitt vs Martinez?

Jordan Leavitt was a 33/50 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Victor Martinez made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.