Danny Martinez is an America

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

n mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. He has competed in the TKO

TKO Major League MMA

TKO Major League MMA is a defunct Canadian mixed martial arts organization, formerly the biggest MMA promotion in Canada. Despite its name, it was considered a minor circuit, overshadowed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, with which it had a close working relationship...

, XFC

XFC

Xtreme Fighting Championships is a United States mixed martial arts organization that has produced stadium fight cards in Florida, Kentucky, and Tennessee, runs MMA-themed gyms...

 and Rage in the Cage promotions. In the latter, he is the current bantamweight

Bantamweight

Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds and up to 118 pounds . However, in Mixed Martial Arts it is 134-136 pounds . Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight...

 champion. Martinez is a freestyle fighter, who holds, as of February 2011, a 13-4 record, with his victories spread out evenly between knockouts, submissions and decisions.

Mixed martial arts career

Martinez went to Pima Community College

Pima Community College

Pima Community College is an American two-year institution of higher education in Pima County, Arizona serving the Tucson metropolitan area. The community college district consists of six campuses, four education centers, and several adult education learning centers. It provides traditional and...

 with (future) fellow MMA fighters Jamie Varner

Jamie Varner

James Christopher Varner is a mixed martial artist who fought for World Extreme Cagefighting. He is a former WEC Lightweight champion.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...

, Jesse Forbes

Jesse Forbes

Jesse Forbes is an American mixed martial artist who was a contestant on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter reality television show, training under Ken Shamrock in the 205 lb weight class.-Career:...

, Efrain Escudero

Efrain Escudero

Efrain Escudero is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. He trains under Drew Fickett and competes in the 155 lb weight class...

, and Drew Fickett

Drew Fickett

Drew Fickett is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Lightweight division. He holds notable victories over Josh Koscheck, Dennis Hallman, Kenny Florian, Kurt Pellegrino, Josh Neer, Matt Veach, and Dennis Bermudez....

. They were the ones who got him into the sport. In November 2008 he told MMAWeekly Radio that he felt there was not much for college wrestlers to do after he left college, which is what got him following up advice from friends to get into MMA.

His first fight was in July 2006, where he beat Greg Saenz (by split decision) in Rage in the Cage 84. His December 2007 TKO debut ended in a loss to Mark "The Machine" Hominick

Mark Hominick

Mark Hominick is a Canadian mixed martial artist, former TKO Featherweight Champion, and current UFC fighter. Hominick is currently ranked as the #4 featherweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly.-Mixed martial arts career:...

.

Martinez made his WEC

World Extreme Cagefighting

World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...

 debut at WEC 37 event, against Joseph Benavidez

Joseph Benavidez

Joseph Rolando Benavidez is an American mixed martial artist. After fighting in smaller shows while working as a screen printer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, he joined up with Urijah Faber's Team Alpha Male in 2007. He has since fought in Dream and most recently the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion...

. Martinez commented on this fight that he has anticipated long to enter the WEC because he considers this to be a promotion that gives good treatment to lightweight classes.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
|13-4
|  Jussier da Silva

Jussier da Silva

Jussier da Silva, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently signed with the Shooto. He is the Shooto South America 123-pound champion. da Silva holds a notable win over Shooto's Bantamweight Champion Shinichi Kojima...

|Decision (Unanimous)
|Tachi Place Fight 7: Deck the Halls
|12/2/2010
|3
|5:00
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|Win
|13-3
|  Nick Honstein
|TKO (Punches)
|King of Champions - Night of Champions
|6/27/2009
|2
|2:06
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|-
|Loss
|12-3
|  Joseph Benavidez

Joseph Benavidez

Joseph Rolando Benavidez is an American mixed martial artist. After fighting in smaller shows while working as a screen printer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, he joined up with Urijah Faber's Team Alpha Male in 2007. He has since fought in Dream and most recently the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion...

|Decision (Unanimous)
|WEC 37

WEC 37

WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on December 3, 2008 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event aired live on the Versus Network....

|12/3/2008
|3
|5:00
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|-
|Win
|12-2
|  Joey Marimberga
|Submission
|EVO MMA
|10/4/2008
|3
|1:21
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|-
|Win
|11-2
|  Justin Cruz
|TKO (Cut)
|TC 31 - Total Combat 31
|9/20/2008
|2
|4:27
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|-
|Win
|10-2
|  Felipe Chavez
|Submission (Guillotine Choke)
|RITC 113 - Rage in the Cage 113
|8/2/2008
|1
|2:07
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|Loss
|9-2
|  Adrian Wooley
|Decision (Unanimous)
|TKO 34 - TKO Championship Fighting 34
|6/7/2008
|5
|5:00
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|Win
|9-1
|  Johan Croes
|TKO (Punches & Elbows)
|TKO 33 - TKO Championship Fighting 33
|4/18/2008
|3
|
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|-
|Win
|8-1
|  Justin Goodall
|KO
|XFC

XFC

Xtreme Fighting Championships is a United States mixed martial arts organization that has produced stadium fight cards in Florida, Kentucky, and Tennessee, runs MMA-themed gyms...

 - X-Treme Fighting Championships
|3/2/2008
|2
|N/A
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|-
|Loss
|7-1
|  Mark Hominick

Mark Hominick

Mark Hominick is a Canadian mixed martial artist, former TKO Featherweight Champion, and current UFC fighter. Hominick is currently ranked as the #4 featherweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly.-Mixed martial arts career:...

|Decision (Unanimous)
|TKO 31 - TKO Championship Fighting 31
|12/14/07
|3
|5:00
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|Win
|7-0
|  Derithe Harper
|Decision (Split)
|RITC 102 - Rage in the Cage 102
|10/13/2007
|3
|3:00
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|-
|Win
|6-0
|  Billy Kidd
|Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|EC-Fights
|2/29/2007
|3
|N/A
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|
|-
|Win
|5-0
|  Kavi Cermak
|Decision (Unanimous)
|RITC 91 - Rage in the Cage 91
|2/24/2007
|3
|3:00
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|-
|Win
|4-0
|  Yasha Tabrizy
|TKO
|RITC 89 - Rage in the Cage 89
|12/2/2006
|2
|1:28
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|-
|Win
|3-0
|  Daniel Hinsen
|Submission (Guillotine Choke)
|RITC 88 - Rage in the Cage 88
|11/1/2006
|1
|0:49
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|
|-
|Win
|2-0
|  Cameron Mayer
|TKO (Injury)
|RITC 85 - Rage in the Cage 85
|8/8/2006
|2
|3:00
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|-
|Win
|1-0
|  Greg Saenz

Greg Saenz

Greg Saenz is a drummer from Los Angeles, California, currently based in Coachella Valley. He started playing for several groups around L.A., mainly inlfuenced by british performers like John Bonham, Keith Moon and Charlie Watts, later he joined Excel where he stayed for 7 years...

|Decision (Split)
|RITC 84 - Rage in the Cage 84
|7/1/2006
|3
|3:00
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