Paul Robert Martin
UFC DebutNickname“Small”
Record
Streak
L4
- Fighting out of
- Mount Pleasant, Michigan
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Team Takedown
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'4" · 163 cm
Before the UFC
Paul Robert Martin 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
Opponents' combined record
12-6
.667 win rate
Winning-record opponents
1 of 2
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
4
2 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 4 bouts · 3 promotionsNAAFS · XFO 25 · PFC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Matt McCabe3-3 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:08 | NAAFS | Sep 19, 2008 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:41 | XFO 25 | Aug 9, 2008 | |
| L | Antonio Canas | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R2 | 3:42 | PFC | May 30, 2008 |
| L | Danny Balon | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:58 | NAAFS | Jan 19, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-4across 8 amateur bouts · 5 promotionsECF · NAAFS · EC 94 · KOTC · Dangerzone 34
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Lawrence DiGiulio19-9-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:33 | EC 94 | Apr 19, 2008 |
| L | Cody Stevens14-11-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:28 | NAAFS | Nov 3, 2007 |
| W | John Asbury | Submission | — | R2 | 2:22 | ECF | Sep 1, 2007 |
| W | Jason Lee Eckles | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 2:12 | NAAFS | Aug 4, 2007 |
| L | Myles Jury19-6 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:31 | KOTC | Jun 15, 2007 |
| L | Nick Bizmack | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | — | Dangerzone 34 | Jun 2, 2007 |
| W | Mike Sampson | KO/TKO | Injury | R1 | 0:19 | ECF | Apr 7, 2007 |
| W | Ryan Hadley | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | ECF | Feb 10, 2007 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
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