Poppies Martinez
UFC DebutNickname“The Tachi Kid”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Lemoore, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Thrive MMA
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Poppies Martinez 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
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
283-336-4
.457 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 33
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
41
33 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 41 bouts · 23 promotions · wins by 9 KO · 17 sub · 3 decWEC · Gladiator Challenge · Bellator · TPF 18 · TPF 16 +18
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Julio Cesar Neves Jr. | KO/TKO | Spinning Back Kick and Punches | R1 | 2:16 | Bellator | Sep 19, 2014 |
| L | Bubba Jenkins21-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:10 | Bellator | Jul 25, 2014 |
| W | Josh Smith9-8 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:50 | Bellator | Apr 11, 2014 |
| W | Chris Culley20-16 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 3:31 | TPF 18 | Feb 6, 2014 |
| L | Brandon Girtz17-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:20 | Bellator | Oct 4, 2013 |
| W | Christos Giagos20-12 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:27 | TPF 16 | Aug 22, 2013 |
| W | John Bond0-2 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:10 | Gladiator Challenge | Mar 24, 2013 |
| W | Aaron King0-8 | Submission | Neck Crank | R1 | 0:51 | Gladiator Challenge | Feb 1, 2013 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TPF 15 | Nov 15, 2012 | |
| W | Mike Ryan1-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:46 | Gladiator Challenge | Oct 28, 2012 |
| W | Alec Borilia0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:50 | GC | Sep 29, 2012 |
| W | Jason Drake | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:48 | TPF 14 | Sep 7, 2012 |
| W | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 1:53 | Gladiator Challenge | Jun 23, 2012 | |
| L | Tony Llamas17-15 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:00 | TPF 13 | May 10, 2012 |
| L | David Mitchell22-7 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:32 | TPF 5 | Jul 9, 2010 |
| W | Darren Crisp11-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:46 | TPF 4 | May 5, 2010 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:59 | Gladiator Challenge | Dec 12, 2009 | |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 3:21 | TPF 1 | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| W | Tony Llamas17-15 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:51 | PFC 11 | Nov 20, 2008 |
| W | Sergio Cortez10-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | PFC 10 | Sep 26, 2008 |
| L | Sergio Cortez10-13 | KO/TKO | Injury | R1 | 2:57 | PFC 8 | May 8, 2008 |
| W | Jarod Saenz0-7 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:31 | PFC 7.5 | Apr 26, 2008 |
| L | Diego Saraiva22-20-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:08 | PFC 6 | Jan 17, 2008 |
| W | Billy Terry4-18 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 2:35 | IE | Dec 6, 2007 |
| W | Aaron Maldonado4-4-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:22 | PFC 5 | Nov 10, 2007 |
| W | Brandon Jinnies3-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:23 | PFC 4 | Oct 18, 2007 |
| W | Billy Terry4-18 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:00 | Primal MMA | Aug 11, 2007 |
| L | Shad Smith15-27-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 1:10 | PFC 2 | Mar 22, 2007 |
| W | Josh Gardner4-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | PFC 1 | Jan 18, 2007 |
| W | Robert Breslin | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:52 | WEC | Oct 12, 2006 |
| W | Gigo Jara6-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:52 | WEC | Aug 17, 2006 |
| W | Troy Miller1-4 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:50 | WEC | Jul 28, 2006 |
| L | Cory Cass4-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:47 | WEC | May 5, 2006 |
| NC | Robert Breslin | No Contest | Martinez Kicked in Groin | R1 | 0:23 | WEC | Oct 14, 2005 |
| L | Cole Escovedo17-9 | KO/TKO | Leg Injury | R2 | 1:05 | WEC | May 19, 2005 |
| W | Joe Martin6-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:41 | WEC | Oct 21, 2004 |
| W | Gabriel Cruz Tenorio1-2 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 0:30 | WEC | May 21, 2004 |
| W | Eric Ramirez | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:15 | WEC | Jan 16, 2004 |
| W | AJ Wieman | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:01 | WEC | Oct 17, 2003 |
| W | Johnny Fadella | KO/TKO | Knees | R1 | 0:51 | WEC | Aug 9, 2003 |
| W | Erick Husbands | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:10 | WEC | Mar 27, 2003 |
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.