David MartinezW vs. Dan Ige
Noche UFC · September 12, 2026 · Desert Diamond Arena · Main Card 5:00 PM ET
The brief
- The result
- David Martinez by Decision (unanimous), R3
- What kind of fight
- Rising Prospect vs. Veteran Move-Down
- Finish likelihood
- Medium
- The line
- Martinez -370 · Ige +295Consensus (multiple sportsbooks)
- The stakes
- Bantamweight · Main Card
The result
David Martinez def. Dan Ige — Decision (unanimous), R3 5:00
David Martinez extended his winning streak to 11 with a clean unanimous decision over Dan Ige, sweeping the cards 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in Ige's bantamweight debut.
Martinez chopped away at Ige's lead leg and forced him backward for most of the fight, adding a second-round takedown before Ige's own hunt for a finish in the third ended with him getting dropped instead.
The breakdown below was written before the fight.
The read
Martinez's activity and finishing rate make him the man with momentum, but a motivated veteran making a fresh start at a new weight is a live threat if the cut leaves him fresher.
How Ige's body responds to 135 pounds is the biggest variable.
The matchup
Martinez's unbeaten run since 2021 meets a featherweight veteran making a weight-class change out of necessity.
Martinez has finished 10 of his 14 career wins and has already beaten UFC-level bantamweights in his last three outings, while Ige brings far more championship-level experience but arrives on a three-fight skid and an unproven cut.
Tale of the tape
| 14-1 | Record | 19-11 |
| 27 | Age | 35 |
| 5'6" | Height | 5'7" |
| — | Reach | 71" |
| — | Stance | Orthodox |
| Mexico | Country | United States |
| Bonebreakers MMA | Team | Xtreme Couture |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
David Martinez 14-1
David Martinez is a Mexican bantamweight prospect and former medical student riding a 10-fight win streak, three of them inside the Octagon after earning his contract on Dana White's Contender Series. He most recently outpointed veteran Marlon Vera and now meets a featherweight name moving down in weight in Dan Ige.
- WMarlon Vera · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night · February 28, 2026
Dan Ige 19-11
Dan Ige is a long-tenured featherweight who has dropped four of his last five fights and now drops to bantamweight for the first time, betting that a full training camp built around the cut can reverse his slide. He faces a fast-rising Mexican prospect in David Martinez in his new division's debut.
- LMelquizael Costa · KO/TKOUFC Fight Night · February 21, 2026
- LPatricio Pitbull · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night · July 19, 2025
- LLerone Murphy · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night · October 26, 2024