Martins vs Batista

Who won Martins vs Batista?

Richard Martins beat Lucas Batista by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of LFA 197, on Friday 22nd November 2024 at To be announced in TBA.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Martins vs Batista stats

Richard Martins stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Lucas Batista made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Richard Martins' 4th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Lucas Batista marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Richard Martins' LFA record stood at 4-0-0, while Lucas Batista's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Martins had a massive power advantage over Batista, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Batista's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Batista had an advantage over Martins, with a 29% submission rate over Martins' 13%.

Richard Martins was the same age as Lucas Batista, at years old.

Batista had a height advantage of 2 inches over Martins. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Martins was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 11 months later than Batista, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 17 to Batista's 17.

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Martins' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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