Reed vs Martinez

Who won Reed vs Martinez?

Elise Reed beat Melissa Martinez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 279, on Saturday 10th September 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Elise Reed.

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).

Reed vs Martinez stats

Elise Reed stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Melissa Martinez made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Elise Reed's 8th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021. Melissa Martinez marked her 2nd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Elise Reed's UFC record stood at 4-4-0, while Melissa Martinez's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over Reed, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Reed's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Reed and Martinez would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Elise Reed was the older woman by 32 years, at 32 years old.

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

Reed was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in , 8 years and 11 months earlier than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 12 more professional rounds, 31 to Martinez's 19.

Activity check

Reed's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Reed vs Martinez?

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