David Martinez
“Black Spartan”
David Martinez is ranked 26th of 439 bantamweights by the First Light Rating, and 9th in the UFC’s own bantamweight rankings.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,93326th of 439 · Bantamweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- −0.27Skill ahead of fame
▼ −0.08 in 23 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,934, 12 Sept 2026
- Record
- 15–1Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sept 2026 | Won vs Dan IgeUFC Fight Night 288 - Noche UFC 4 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +29 |
| 28 Feb 2026 | Won vs Marlon VeraUFC Fight Night 268 - Moreno vs. Kavanagh · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +18 |
| 13 Sept 2025 | Won vs Rob FontUFC Fight Night 259 - Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +36 |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Won vs Saimon OliveiraUFC on ESPN 64 - Moreno vs. Erceg · KO (Knee and Punches), R1 | +41 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Won vs Xavier FranklinDana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2024: Week 8 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +35 |
| 28 May 2023 | Won vs Jose ZarauzCombate Global - Martinez vs. Zarauz · KO (Spinning Wheel Kick), R4 | +36 |
| 7 Oct 2022 | Won vs Axel OsunaCombate Global - Martinez vs. Osuna · TKO (Punches), R4 | +30 |
| 27 May 2022 | Won vs Arturo VergaraCombate Global - Martinez vs. Vergara · TKO (Punches), R1 | +35 |
| 29 May 2021 | Won vs Francisco RiveraCombate Global - 2021 Bantamweight Tournament · KO (Head Kick and Punches), R2 | +242 |
| 29 May 2021 | Won vs Alan CantuCombate Global - 2021 Bantamweight Tournament · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +242 |
| 29 May 2021 | Won vs Alejandro GonzalezCombate Global - 2021 Bantamweight Tournament · TKO (Punches), R1 | +242 |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Lost to Gianni VazquezCombate Global - Chairez vs. Monterroso · Decision (Split), R3 | −104 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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