Martinez vs McGhee

Who won Martinez vs McGhee?

Marcus McGhee beat Jonathan Martinez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 309, on Saturday 16th November 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marcus McGhee.

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 McGhee stats

Jonathan Martinez stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Marcus McGhee made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Jonathan Martinez's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Marcus McGhee marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jonathan Martinez's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Marcus McGhee's came in at 4-0-0.

The stats suggested McGhee had a massive power advantage over Martinez, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Martinez's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Martinez and McGhee would have been pretty equal, both with a 11% submission rate.

Jonathan Martinez was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Martinez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years earlier than McGhee, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 43 more professional rounds, 65 to McGhee's 22.

Martinez vs McGhee form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jose Aldo at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had won against Adrian Yanez at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Said Nurmagomedov at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Vince Morales at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

McGhee had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Gaston Bolanos at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten JP Buys at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Journey Newson at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Luciano Ramos at LFA 149 on 6th January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Gila River Resorts & Casinos, Chandler.

He had been beaten by Rafael do Nascimento at LFA 135 on 8th July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Arizona Federal Theatre, Phoenix.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marcus McGhee had been fighting more than Jonathan Martinez.

Going to this contest, Jonathan Martinez had last fought 10 months and 7 days ago, while Marcus McGhee's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 26 days ago.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

McGhee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Martinez vs McGhee start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:30 AM UTC , which was 8:30 PM EST or 5:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:30 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Martinez vs McGhee?

Jonathan Martinez was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Marcus McGhee made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.