Martin Stapleton
UFC DebutNickname“.50 Cal”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Rochdale, Greater Manchester
- Born
- England
- Camp
- SBG Manchester
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Martin Stapleton makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
339-231-7
.595 win rate
Winning-record opponents
19 of 27
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
29
27 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 29 bouts · 22 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 6 sub · 6 decCage Warriors · Bellator · CC · FCC 45 · FSC 34 +17
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Chris Stringer16-14-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | FCC 45 | Mar 7, 2026 |
| W | Edcardo Oliveira Martins | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:29 | FSC 34 | Oct 18, 2025 |
| W | Leandro Lima8-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:02 | FCC 41 | Mar 1, 2025 |
| L | Adam Boussif11-7 | Submission | Technical | R3 | 0:00 | ICE FC | Jul 7, 2018 |
| L | Soren Bak15-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:51 | Cage Warriors | Oct 28, 2017 |
| W | Donovan Desmae20-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors | Jun 24, 2017 |
| L | Anthony Dizy17-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors | Feb 18, 2017 |
| W | Damien Lapilus23-15-3 | Disqualification | Illegal Knee | R2 | 0:38 | BAMMA 25 | May 14, 2016 |
| W | Gavin Sterritt6-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:15 | BAMMA 23 | Nov 14, 2015 |
| W | Jeremy Petley14-10-1 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R3 | 0:23 | BAMMA 19 | Mar 28, 2015 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:44 | BAMMA 17 | Dec 6, 2014 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:57 | FCC 11 | Oct 18, 2014 | |
| L | Goiti Yamauchi31-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:37 | Bellator | Sep 19, 2014 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:05 | FCC 10 | Jun 21, 2014 | |
| L | Derek Campos20-16 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Nov 8, 2013 |
| L | Saad Awad24-14 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:46 | Bellator | Sep 27, 2013 |
| W | Tommy Maguire16-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CC | Dec 1, 2012 |
| W | Arnold Quero | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 4:59 | CC | Dec 1, 2012 |
| W | Jamie Rogers9-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | CC | Dec 1, 2012 |
| W | Jason Cooledge12-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OMMAC 14 | Jul 28, 2012 |
| W | Shah Hussain11-14 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:23 | FCC 3 | Jun 23, 2012 |
| W | Ashley Smith5-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | COW 7 | Sep 5, 2009 |
| W | Andrew Fisher20-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:03 | SAS 11 | Jul 5, 2009 |
| W | Martin Begley10-22 | Submission | Choke | R2 | 2:25 | FZ 4 | Aug 23, 2008 |
| L | Paul Sass14-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | — | CG 8 | Jul 27, 2008 |
| W | David Johnson6-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors | Apr 19, 2008 |
| W | Ingolf Nielson0-3 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 0:00 | P & G | Feb 23, 2008 |
| W | Steve Warris1-3 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:42 | FZ 3 | Dec 8, 2007 |
| W | Chris Thompson2-5 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:00 | QFC 2 | Sep 30, 2007 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.