Lucas Martins
| Lucas Martins | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 11, 1988 Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Other names | Mineiro |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division |
Bantamweight (135 lb) Featherweight (145 lb) Lightweight (155 lb) |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Team |
Chute Boxe Academy Macaco Gold Team |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 0 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Lucas Martins (born November 11, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed most recently in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Martins started his MMA career in 2011, before that he competed in muay thai achieving an 18-1 record. He fought only for Brazilian-based promotions as Jungle Fight and MMA Rocks. With a record of twelve wins and no losses, Martins signed with the UFC.
Lucas Martins is managed by Wade Hampel of Big Fight Management
Martins made his promotional debut on short notice, replacing an injured Justin Salas against Edson Barboza on January 19, 2013 at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping. Martins had his first defeat due to TKO (retirement) in the first round.
Martins faced Jeremy Larsen, a contestant of The Ultimate Fighter: Live, on May 18, 2013 at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold. Despite taking a significant amount of damage in the first two rounds, Martins knocked Larsen out early in the third round. The performance earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.
Martins next dropped from lightweight to bantamweight and faced promotional newcomer Junior Hernandez on September 4, 2013 at UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader. He won the fight via technical submission in the first round.
Martins was expected to face Johnny Eduardo on November 9, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 32. However, both fighters were removed from the card due to injury.
Martins was expected to face Bryan Caraway on February 22, 2014 at UFC 170. However, Caraway pulled out of the bout citing and injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Aljamain Sterling.
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