
David Martinez
David Martinez, “The Smiling Assassin”, is a Welterweight from Australia with an official record of 17-6. MMA Hub holds 24 of those bouts: 18 wins and 6 losses, the wins coming 4 by knockout, 7 by submission and 7 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a second-round submission win over Giannis Bachar at PFL Belfast: Kelly vs. Wilson on 16 April 2026, the seventh win in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2026 | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | Upcoming | — | — | PFL Dubai: Nemkov vs. Bilostenniy |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Giannis Bachar | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 0:53 | PFL Belfast: Kelly vs. Wilson |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Matt VaileTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R5 · 4:37 | Eternal MMA 98 |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Matt VaileTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R5 | Eternal MMA 98 |
| Feb 8, 2025 | Stephen CostelloTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R3 · 3:45 | Eternal MMA 92 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Brentin Mumford | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R1 | Eternal MMA 90 |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Luke Dally | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Eternal MMA 88 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Wes Capper | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Eternal MMA 85 |
| Nov 25, 2023 | Murad Guseinov | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Buggy Choke) | R1 · 3:41 | Brave CF 76 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Jack Becker | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 | Eternal MMA 78 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Kieran Joblin | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Eternal MMA 77 |
| Mar 18, 2023 | Blake DonnellyTitle | LOSS | KOTKO (Retirement) | R3 · 5:00 | Eternal MMA 74 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Aidan AguileraTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | Eternal MMA 69 |
| May 7, 2022 | Tim Schultz | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | Eternal MMA 65 |
| Nov 20, 2021 | Tristan Murphy | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 | Eternal MMA 63 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Dimps Gillies | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Eternal MMA 61 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Dan Hill | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Eternal MMA 54 |
| Dec 1, 2019 | Blake Donnelly | LOSS | KOTKO (Doctor Stoppage) | R3 | AFC 23: Australian Fighting Championship 23 |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Josh TogoTitle | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Eternal MMA 49 |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Sam FlintTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | Coastal Combat 6: Rise of the Champions |
| May 25, 2019 | Brentin MumfordTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 3:27 | Eternal MMA 45 |
| Mar 23, 2019 | Mike Wilkinson | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R3 | Eternal MMA 42 |
| Feb 23, 2019 | Iain Blade | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | Coastal Combat 5 |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Ethan Thomas | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 | XFC 37: Small vs. Bishop |
| Sep 8, 2018 | Peter Templer | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | Coastal Combat 4: Culley vs. Macklin |
Wins, losses and draws are David Martinez’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 24 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
David Martinez’s record, in numbers
David Martinez’s official record is 17-6. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 24 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for — 18 wins, 6 losses — because the history we hold carries 1 more bout than the official record lists.
The 18 wins break down as 4 by knockout, 7 by submission and 7 by decision — 11 of 18 inside the distance, a finish rate of 61%. Across all 24 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 10 minutes 28 seconds.
David Martinez has been stopped 4 times in the 24 bouts on file — 2 by knockout and 2 by submission — which is 17% of them. The last 7 bouts on file are all wins.
Of the 24 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 8 were for a title and 1 was the main event of the card. Six of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 566 Welterweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, David Martinez has a finish rate above 38% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 51% of them and a two-year bout count above 99% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
David Martinez is listed at 5ft 9in with a reach of 71in and is 32, born 20 August 1993.
These figures are recomputed from David Martinez’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.


















