Martin Day

“The Spartan”

MMA · Active

8-7RECORD

4KO / TKO WINS

1SUBMISSION WINS

3DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Martin Richard Day
Nickname	The Spartan
Date of birth	10 Nov 1988
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Nagoya, Japan
Lives in	Kailua, Hawaii, USA
Division	Bantamweight
Team	Hawaii Elite MMA
Height	178 cm (5′10″)
Reach	185 cm (73″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	since 2015
Status	Active
Pro debut	17 Jan 2015
Last fight	Loss vs Ramon Taveras, 30 Apr 2022

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Titles and honours

Former URCC Bantamweight Champion

Background

Japanese-born American bantamweight based in Hawaii who won the URCC bantamweight title before fighting in the UFC from 2018 to 2021. He trains at Hawaii Elite MMA.

Fight history

15 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Ramon Taveras	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:40	Combat Night Pro: Jacksonville	30 Apr 2022	Jacksonville, Florida, USA	Catchweight (140 lb)
Loss	Timur Valiev	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov	6 Feb 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Featherweight debut
Loss	Anderson Dos Santos	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	4:35	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark	28 Nov 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Davey Grant	KO (punch)	3	2:38	UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal	11 Jul 2020	Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss	Pingyuan Liu	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2	24 Nov 2018	Beijing, China
Win	Brady Huang	TKO	2	1:10	URCC 34	4 Aug 2018	Richmond, California, USA	Won the vacant URCC Bantamweight Championship
Win	Shojin Miki	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Destiny MMA: Fight Night 5	23 Jun 2018	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Win	Richard Barnard	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:55	Destiny MMA: Fight Night 4	17 Feb 2018	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Loss	Jaime Alvarez	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Dana White's Contender Series 6	15 Aug 2017	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Contender Series
Win	Shojin Miki	KO (punches)	1	4:31	Mid-Pacific Championships 3	9 Jun 2017	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	Flyweight debut
Loss	Nohelin Hernandez	TKO (punches)	2		Global Knockout 9	18 Mar 2017	Jackson, California, USA
Win	Richard Parra III	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Tachi Palace Fights 28	4 Aug 2016	Lemoore, California, USA
Win	Anthony Torres	TKO (punches)	1	1:55	WFC 17	7 May 2016	Sacramento, California, USA
Win	Jeffery Oher	TKO (punches)	2	2:50	Destiny MMA: Trinity Sport Combat	30 Oct 2015	Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
Win	Dylan Morgan	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Destiny MMA: Na Koa 8	17 Jan 2015	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	Pro debut; catchweight (140 lb)