Danny Martinez

Danny Martinez
Born	1984 (age 26–27) Arizona, United States
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	136 lb (62 kg; 9.7 st)
Division	Bantamweight
Reach	66 in (170 cm)
Style	Freestyle
Team	Southwest MMA
Mixed martial arts record
Total	17
Wins	13
By knockout	6
By submission	4
By decision	3
Losses	4
By decision	4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Danny Martinez (born 1984 in Arizona^[1]) is an American mixed martial artist. He has competed in the TKO, XFC and Rage in the Cage promotions. In the latter, he is the current bantamweight champion. Martinez is a freestyle fighter, who holds, as of February 2011, a 13-4 record, with his victories spread out evenly between knockouts, submissions and decisions.

Mixed martial arts career

Martinez went to Pima Community College with (future) fellow MMA fighters Jamie Varner, Jesse Forbes, Efrain Escudero, and Drew Fickett. They were the ones who got him into the sport.^[2] In November 2008 he told MMAWeekly Radio that he felt there was not much for college wrestlers to do after he left college, which is what got him following up advice from friends to get into MMA.

His first fight was in July 2006, where he beat Greg Saenz (by split decision) in Rage in the Cage 84. His December 2007 TKO debut ended in a loss to Mark "The Machine" Hominick.

Martinez made his WEC debut at WEC 37 event, against Joseph Benavidez. Martinez commented on this fight that he has anticipated long to enter the WEC because he considers this to be a promotion that gives good treatment to lightweight classes.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
18 matches	14 wins	4 losses
By knockout	6	0
By submission	4	0
By decision	4	4

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	13-4	Jussier da Silva	Decision (Unanimous)	Tachi Place Fight 7: Deck the Halls	12/2/2010	3	5:00
Win	13-3	Nick Honstein	TKO (Punches)	King of Champions - Night of Champions	6/27/2009	2	2:06
Loss	12-3	Joseph Benavidez	Decision (Unanimous)	WEC 37	12/3/2008	3	5:00
Win	12-2	Joey Marimberga	Submission	EVO MMA	10/4/2008	3	1:21
Win	11-2	Justin Cruz	TKO (Cut)	TC 31 - Total Combat 31	9/20/2008	2	4:27
Win	10-2	Felipe Chavez	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	RITC 113 - Rage in the Cage 113	8/2/2008	1	2:07
Loss	9-2	Adrian Wooley	Decision (Unanimous)	TKO 34 - TKO Championship Fighting 34	6/7/2008	5	5:00
Win	9-1	Johan Croes	TKO (Punches & Elbows)	TKO 33 - TKO Championship Fighting 33	4/18/2008	3
Win	8-1	Justin Goodall	KO	XFC - X-Treme Fighting Championships	3/2/2008	2	N/A
Loss	7-1	Mark Hominick	Decision (Unanimous)	TKO 31 - TKO Championship Fighting 31	12/14/07	3	5:00
Win	7-0	Derithe Harper	Decision (Split)	RITC 102 - Rage in the Cage 102	10/13/2007	3	3:00
Win	6-0	Billy Kidd	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	EC-Fights	2/29/2007	3	N/A
Win	5-0	Kavi Cermak	Decision (Unanimous)	RITC 91 - Rage in the Cage 91	2/24/2007	3	3:00
Win	4-0	Yasha Tabrizy	TKO	RITC 89 - Rage in the Cage 89	12/2/2006	2	1:28
Win	3-0	Daniel Hinsen	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	RITC 88 - Rage in the Cage 88	11/1/2006	1	0:49
Win	2-0	Cameron Mayer	TKO (Injury)	RITC 85 - Rage in the Cage 85	8/8/2006	2	3:00
Win	1-0	Greg Saenz	Decision (Split)	RITC 84 - Rage in the Cage 84	7/1/2006	3	3:00

References

1. ^ http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/13/joseph-benavidez-to-make-wec-debut-at-wec-37-on-dec-3-vs-fellow-newcomer-danny/
2. ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7669&zoneid=13

External links

• Professional MMA record for Danny Martinez from Sherdog

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Name	Martinez, Danny
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Date of birth	1984
Place of birth	Arizona, United States
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