Bantamweight· Ranked #7
David Martinez
Mexico City, Méx., Mexico
Pro record
15-1-0
Model Elo
1679
#111 of 1994
- Age
- 28
- Height
- 5'5"
- Reach
- 67.5"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- UFC Performance Institute
- Born
- Mexico City, Méx., Mexico
- UFC debut
- Mar 28, 2025
Profile
Overview
David Martinez's defense is the story: he absorbs far fewer strikes per minute than the average UFC fighter, and he's still unbeaten in the UFC at 4-0 with three decisions and one knockout. The Mexico City-born bantamweight carries a four-fight win streak into his next appearance. His professional record across all promotions is 15-1-0, so the lone defeat came outside the UFC.
Clean record, quiet finishing profile. The data says he wins by out-pointing people, not by ending them.
UFC Career
Martinez's path to the UFC ran through Dana White's Contender Series 8.8, where he beat Xavier Franklin by unanimous decision in October 2024. That fight sits outside his UFC record, which begins with his March 2025 debut.
The debut was his most decisive result: a first-round TKO of Saimon Oliveira at 4:38 on a UFC Fight Night card. It remains his only finish.
Two of the next three wins came against opponents our model rates as strong. In September 2025 at Noche UFC, he took a unanimous decision over Rob Font. In February 2026 he repeated the result against Marlon Vera. He then went the distance with Dan Ige at Noche UFC in September 2026, again by unanimous decision.
Four fights, four wins. Three of them went the full fifteen minutes.
Fighting Style
Martinez is a busy striker who is hard to hit. He lands more than most fighters and takes very little in return, which is the core of his profile.
On the ground, he is tough to take down but rarely looks for takedowns himself. He doesn't hunt for submissions, and none of his UFC wins have come that way.
His one UFC finish was a first-round knockout. The other three wins went to the scorecards, and he comes into his next fight on a four-fight win streak.
Notable Wins
- Rob Font — unanimous decision, round 3, Noche UFC (2025)
- Marlon Vera — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Kavanagh (2026)
- Saimon Oliveira — KO/TKO, round 1 (4:38), UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Erceg (2025)
Quick Facts
- Division: Bantamweight
- UFC record: 4-0
- Professional record (all promotions): 15-1-0
- UFC debut: 2025
- Stance: Orthodox
- Height: 5'5", reach: 67.5"
- Team: UFC Performance Institute
- Born: Mexico City, Mexico
Written from MMA ProTips fight data, updated Nov 10, 2026.
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 4–0
- since 2025
- Finish rate
- 25%
- 1 of 4 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 1
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 4
- Current streak
- W4
- wins in a row
- Octagon time
- 49:38
- avg 12:25 per fight
- Opposition
- 1590
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Best wins
Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.
- 1677opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · Noche UFC · Sep 13, 2025
- 1652opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Kavanagh · Feb 28, 2026
- 1572opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado · Sep 12, 2026
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
UFC avg 3.35 · better than average
UFC avg 3.95 · better than average
UFC avg 45% · about average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.43 · below average
Grappling
UFC avg 1.52 · below average
UFC avg 15% · below average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.58 · below average
Where the strikes land
Where the strikes are thrown
Average fight time: 12:56
Fight history (5)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| W |  Dan IgeRecord after: 5-0 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | Noche UFC: Silva vs. DelgadoSep 12, 2026 |
| W |  Marlon VeraRecord after: 4-0 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs KavanaghFeb 28, 2026 |
| W |  Rob FontRecord after: 3-0 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | Noche UFCSep 13, 2025 |
| W |  Saimon OliveiraRecord after: 2-0 | KO/TKORound 1 · 4:38 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs ErcegMar 29, 2025 |
| W | XFXavier FranklinRecord after: 1-0 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series 8.8Oct 1, 2024 |