Martinez vs Ige — Bantamweight · Silva vs. Delgado
- Wins
- 14
- Losses
- 1
- Draws
- 0
Red corner
- 14-1-0
- Record
- 19-11-0
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- Finish rateFinish %Finish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
- 63%
Blue corner
Expectations
- 79%
- Market — red corner favoredMarket expectations6-book vig-stripped consensus as of 2026-09-11 13:11. Percentages are an informational market signal, not betting advice.
- 21%
- 9
- Analyst picksAnalysts — red corner unanimousAnalyst picksCounts all published analyst picks logged for this fight. The ALL marker appears only when three or more picks agree.
- 0
- 72%
- AI prediction — red corner favoredAI predictionAverage of eligible published AI model predictions. This is an editorial signal, not betting advice.
- 28%
6-book vig-stripped consensus as of 2026-09-11 13:11. Percentages are an informational market signal, not betting advice. Counts all published analyst picks logged for this fight. Average of eligible published AI model predictions.
Full Tale of the Tape · +11 more stats · radar
- 14-1-0
- Record
- 19-11-0
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- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
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- Striking defenseStrike def.Striking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Bantamweight
- Weight classWeight
- Featherweight (moving down)
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- Nationality
- United States
Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect records coming into fight night. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
What to expect
Case for Martinez
UFC lists David Martinez eighth at bantamweight, with a 14-1 record and a 10-fight winning streak on his athlete page. Its Noche preview also notes his decision wins over Rob Font and Marlon Vera.
Case for Ige
UFC identifies Dan Ige as a longtime featherweight competitor making his first bantamweight appearance. The change in division makes this a new matchup context against a current ranked 135-pounder.
What to Watch
- How Martinez uses the momentum from his Font and Vera decision wins.
- What Ige's first UFC appearance at bantamweight changes in the matchup.
- Whether Martinez can extend the 10-fight winning streak listed on his UFC profile.
- Which fighter establishes the stronger next step after the Noche UFC main-card bout.
AI Predictions
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The Read
Latest snapshot · T-7
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3 of 3 models favour Martinez. The combined forecast puts 57% on Decision as the likeliest finish.
Where the models differ
The models differ on confidence. The full model calls are below.
- ChatGPTMartinez · Decision · high confidence
- ClaudeMartinez · Decision · medium confidence
- GeminiMartinez · Decision · high confidence
Agreement All 3 of 3 models pick Martinez.
Method outlook KO/TKO 34% · Submission 9% · Decision 57%.
Model spread 68%–75% Martinez · 25%–32% Ige.
Vs the market Market 79% Martinez · 21% Ige · as of 2026-09-11. AI mean 72% Martinez · 28% Ige.
Record status ChatGPT: 13 of 23 correct · 3 settled events · 23 covered · 0 absent · Claude: 11 of 17 correct · 3 settled events · 17 covered · 6 absent · Gemini: 13 of 23 correct · 3 settled events · 23 covered · 0 absent
ChatGPT
gpt-5.6-sol · via Codex CLI · 2026-09-05
Overall win probability
Winner probability by method
Combined probability is shown in the rail centre; corner shares sit at the ends.
Pick
David Martinez
Forecast
Martinez is the pick at 75%, with Decision as the forecast result.
13 of 23 correct · 3 settled events · 23 covered · 0 absent
Claude
claude-sonnet-5 · via Claude CLI · 2026-09-05
Overall win probability
Winner probability by method
Combined probability is shown in the rail centre; corner shares sit at the ends.
Pick
David Martinez
Forecast
Martinez is the pick at 68%, with Decision as the forecast result.
11 of 17 correct · 3 settled events · 17 covered · 6 absent
Gemini
provider-default-unreported · via AGY CLI · 2026-09-05
Overall win probability
Winner probability by method
Combined probability is shown in the rail centre; corner shares sit at the ends.
Pick
David Martinez
Forecast
Martinez is the pick at 74%, with Decision as the forecast result.
13 of 23 correct · 3 settled events · 23 covered · 0 absent
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Analysts
Independent analyst picks — analysts, fighters and betting desks — on this fight: who they pick, how, and the exact moment they say it. Tap any clip to hear it.
Analyst picks: The MMA Guru picks Martinez; TheWeasle picks Martinez; We Want Picks picks Martinez; Half The Battle picks Martinez; Bedtime MMA picks Martinez; MMA JOEY picks Martinez; DFS By The Numbers picks Martinez; HopperoMMA picks Martinez; MMAPREDICTIONGURU picks Martinez.
All 9 see it go the distance.
The experts above are a lens, not credentials we conferred — analyst, fighter or betting desk.
Full analyst picks ↓
The MMA Guru Analyst called 66 of 99 The MMA Guru: picks Martinez — Decision
Picks David Martinez by Decision.
“I can see David Martinez winning a 30-27 decision.”
Track record: winner called in 66 of 99 resolved picks, 21 a perfect call.
TheWeasle Analyst called 45 of 61 TheWeasle: picks Martinez — Decision
Picks David Martinez by Decision.
“I'm going to go with Martinez decisioning Dan Ige.”
Track record: winner called in 45 of 61 resolved picks, 18 a perfect call.
We Want Picks Betting desk called 79 of 121 We Want Picks: picks Martinez — to win
Picks David Martinez to win.
“I think David Martinez wins here.”
Track record: winner called in 79 of 121 resolved picks.
Half The Battle Analyst called 40 of 60 Half The Battle: picks Martinez — Decision
Picks David Martinez by Decision.
“David Martinez is most likely a unanimous decision.”
Track record: winner called in 40 of 60 resolved picks, 8 a perfect call.
Bedtime MMA Analyst called 83 of 126 Bedtime MMA: picks Martinez — Decision
Picks David Martinez by Decision.
“We're going to go with Martinez to win that by decision.”
Track record: winner called in 83 of 126 resolved picks, 37 a perfect call.
MMA JOEY Analyst called 18 of 27 MMA JOEY: picks Martinez — Decision
Picks David Martinez by decision.
“I'm going to go David Martinez, 30-27 decision win.”
Track record: winner called in 18 of 27 resolved picks, 3 a perfect call.
DFS By The Numbers Betting deskAnalyst called 77 of 112 DFS By The Numbers: picks Martinez — Decision
Picks David Martinez by decision.
“I'm going David Martinez to win this fight by decision.”
Track record: winner called in 77 of 112 resolved picks, 30 a perfect call.
HopperoMMA Analyst called 58 of 92 HopperoMMA: picks Martinez — Decision
Picks David Martinez by decision.
“I'm going to go with David Martinez to win this one by decision.”
Track record: winner called in 58 of 92 resolved picks, 22 a perfect call.
MMAPREDICTIONGURU AnalystBetting desk called 22 of 38 MMAPREDICTIONGURU: picks Martinez — to win
Picks David Martinez to win.
“Martinez gets the job done.”
Track record: winner called in 22 of 38 resolved picks, 12 a perfect call.
Odds
What the markets imply for this fight — percentages are a vig-stripped consensus across the sportsbooks, not a forecast or betting advice.
Sportsbook consensus · Who wins
Favoured: Martinez
All 6 books consensus 79%
- BetOnline.ag79%0
- BetRivers76%−3
- BetUS78%−1
- Bovada79%0
- DraftKings79%0
- FanDuel77%−2
6 books within 3 points
Vig-stripped win probability for Martinez at each book — the chance implied once the bookmaker’s margin is removed. The consensus is the median across books. The small bar under each book is its gap from the consensus, on a fixed ±5-point scale; a hatched bar is off that scale.
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