// Roster Index›Flyweight›Dossier · Danny Martinez
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Danny
Martinez

NICKNAME"The Gremlin"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
21-9-0
CURRENT FORM
2L STREAK
NEXT FIGHT
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Danny Martinez
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'6"
REACH
5'7"
AGE
41
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Flyweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
30 BOUTS
WIN
21
LOSS
9
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
70%
21/30 bouts
FINISH RATE
62%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS2L STREAK · 3-2
WWWLL
Form trend 0 over the last 90 days.
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 43% of wins are by ko/tko.

KEY STRENGTHS

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

KEY RISKS

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
2.73
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
28%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 46%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
3.77
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.73
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
63%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
3.00
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
45%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▼ BELOW
36%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.00
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 60 rated fighters on the UFC flyweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

THIN RATED HISTORY
// RATING
#56
against the 60 rated on the UFC flyweight roster · Elo 1477
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
10th
percentile · average opponent rated 1511 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
22nd
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.14 per fight)

14 rated fights · opponents rated in 47% of recorded fights · last rated fight OCT 8, 2017 · Few rated fights: read these as rough.

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (21)
n = 21
KO/TKO · 9
SUB · 4
DEC · 8
9
KO/TKO
43%
4
SUB
19%
8
DEC
38%
// LOSSES (9)
n = 9
DEC · 9
0
KO/TKO
0%
0
SUB
0%
9
DEC
100%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
62% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 9 fights
43%
SUBANY ROUND · 4 fights
19%
DECFULL FIGHT · 8 fights
38%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
30 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 3, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER61TD DEFENSE20GRAPPLING60CHIN88STRIKING25CARDIO86AGGRESSION35SUB THREAT20STR DEFENSE73RECOVERY63
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Chin. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power61
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=21 wins
TD Defense20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (36%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin88
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=30 bouts
Striking25
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio86
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression35
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0 per 15 min)

Str Defense73
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (63%)

Recovery63
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=9 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power61 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins21 wins
TD Defense20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (36%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin88 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record30 bouts
Striking25 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio86 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression35 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense73 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (63%)Not recorded
Recovery63 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.9 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100JUN 2006WJUN 2006WJUL 2006WAUG 2006WNOV 2006WDEC 2006WFEB 2007WSEP 2007WOCT 2007LDEC 2007WMAR 2008WAPR 2008LJUN 2008WAUG 2008WSEP 2008WOCT 2008LDEC 2008WJUN 2009LDEC 2010WMAR 2011WJAN 2012WMAR 2012WDEC 2012LFEB 2014LJUN 2014LJUN 2015WNOV 2015WAUG 2016WJAN 2017LAPR 2017LOCT 2017// SCORE

  1. Start, JUN 2006, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, JUN 2006, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  3. Start, JUL 2006, momentum score 63, DEC R3.
  4. Start, AUG 2006, momentum score 72, KO/TKO R2.
  5. Start, NOV 2006, momentum score 81, SUB R1.
  6. Start, DEC 2006, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R2.
  7. Start, FEB 2007, momentum score 97, DEC R3.
  8. Start, SEP 2007, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  9. Start, OCT 2007, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  10. Start, DEC 2007, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  11. Start, MAR 2008, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  12. Start, APR 2008, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  13. Start, JUN 2008, momentum score 93, DEC R5.
  14. Start, AUG 2008, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  15. Start, SEP 2008, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  16. Start, OCT 2008, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  17. Start, DEC 2008, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  18. Start, JUN 2009, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  19. Start, DEC 2010, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  20. Start, MAR 2011, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  21. Start, JAN 2012, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  22. Start, MAR 2012, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  23. Start, DEC 2012, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  24. Start, FEB 2014, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  25. Start, JUN 2014, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  26. Start, JUN 2015, momentum score 79, DEC R3.
  27. Start, NOV 2015, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  28. Start, AUG 2016, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  29. Start, JAN 2017, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  30. Start, APR 2017, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  31. Start, OCT 2017, momentum score 86, DEC R5.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Kidd), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 86.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
30/30 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
3
10%
5
17%
1
3%
-
-
9
total
SUB
2
7%
-
2
7%
-
-
4
total
DEC
-
-
15
50%
-
2
7%
17
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 8 of 30 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
57%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
30 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Ali BagautinovOct 8, 2017
DecisionR5 · 5:00
FNG - Fight Nights Global 76
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Hiromasa OugikuboApr 23, 2017
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Shooto - Professional Shooto 4/23
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Cory AlexanderJan 13, 2017
DecisionR3 · 5:00
ACB 51 - Silva vs. Torgeson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Benjamin VinsonAug 11, 2016
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Combate Americas - Combate Ocho
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Richie VaculikNov 14, 2015
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 193 - Rousey vs. Holm
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Sirwan KakaiJun 27, 2015
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 70 - Machida vs. Romero
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Scott JorgensenJun 7, 2014
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 42 - Henderson vs. Khabilov
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Chris CariasoFeb 1, 2014
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 169 - Barao vs. Faber 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Ian Dela CuestaDec 1, 2012
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Coalition of Combat - Free 4 All
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Rich BonafidiniMar 24, 2012
KO/TKOR1 · 2:33
Xplode Fight Series - Disarm
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Nick BoydJan 21, 2012
KO/TKOR1 · 1:49
Xplode Fight Series - Brutal Conduct
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Eduardo EspinozaMar 26, 2011
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UWC Mexico 9 - They're Back
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Quick answers based on the public fighter profile and fight history shown on this page.

Flyweight. Professional record 21-9. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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