Martinez vs McGhee

When is Martinez vs McGhee?

Jonathan Martinez will square off against Marcus McGhee during the prelims of UFC 309, on Saturday 16th November 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Martinez vs McGhee stats

Jonathan Martinez steps 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 will make 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 will be Jonathan Martinez's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Jonathan Martinez's UFC record currently stands at 10-4-0, while Marcus McGhee's comes in at 3-0-0.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that Martinez and McGhee will be pretty equal, both with a 11% submission rate.

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

Martinez is 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 has fought 43 more professional rounds, 62 to McGhee's 19.

Martinez vs McGhee form

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

In his last fight, he 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 has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he beat 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 recent activity, Marcus McGhee has been fighting more than Jonathan Martinez.

Jonathan Martinez last fought 4 months and 10 days ago, while Marcus McGhee's last outing was 8 months and 1 day ago.

Martinez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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

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