Anthony Rocco Martin Explained

Anthony Rocco Martin
Other Names:Tony Martin[1]
Birth Date:11 December 1989
Birth Place:Palos Heights, Illinois, U.S.
Weight:170lb
Weight Class:Middleweight
Welterweight
Lightweight
Reach:73+1/2 in[2]
Stance:Orthodox
Fighting Out Of:Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Team:American Top Team
Team Lloyd Irvin
Performance Compound
Rank:Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
Years Active:2012–present (MMA)
Mma Kowin:1
Mma Subwin:10
Mma Decwin:7
Mma Subloss:2
Mma Decloss:4
Sherdog:80436

Anthony Rocco Martin (born December 11, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight and welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

Born in Palos Heights, Illinois, Martin moved to Worth, Illinois, before settling in Wisconsin during his junior high school years. After graduating high school, where he played football, Martin attended college and briefly played football at North Dakota State University before dropping out. After dropping out Martin began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts.[4]

Mixed martial arts career

Martin made his professional mixed martial arts debut on January 7, 2012, when he faced Bruce Johnson at Cage Fighting Xtreme 30. He won the fight via first round rear-naked choke.[5] Following the quick win, he compiled a record of 8–0, including a notable win over UFC veteran Phillipe Nover at Dakota FC 14, before being signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship in late 2013.[6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his official UFC debut, Martin faced fellow newcomer Rashid Magomedov at UFC 169 on February 1, 2014.[7] Though he had Magomedov in trouble early with a deep armbar, Magomedov rallied back and Martin lost the fight via unanimous decision.[8] [9]

Martin then faced Beneil Dariush at on August 23, 2014.[10] Martin lost the fight via rear-naked choke in the second round.[11]

For his third fight with the promotion, he faced Fabrício Camões in a catchweight bout (both fighters missed weight) at UFC 179 on October 25, 2014.[12] He won the fight via first round kimura lock, getting his first UFC win in the process.[13]

Martin next faced Leonardo Santos on March 21, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 62, as a replacement for an injured Matt Wiman.[14] He lost the fight via submission in the second round.

Martin faced promotional newcomer Felipe Olivieri on January 30, 2016, at UFC on Fox 18. Martin earned a come from behind victory as he submitted Oilveiri in the third round.[15]

Martin was expected to face Michel Prazeres on July 23, 2016, at UFC on Fox 20.[16] However, Martin pulled out of the fight in early July citing a neck injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer J.C. Cottrell.[17]

Martin was expected to face Erik Koch on January 15, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 103.[18] However, Koch pulled out of the fight on December 12 citing an injury and was replaced by Alex White.[19] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[20]

Martin faced Johnny Case on June 25, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 112.[21] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[22]

Martin faced Olivier Aubin-Mercier on September 16, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 116.[23] He lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision.[24]

Martin faced Keita Nakamura in a welterweight bout on April 21, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 128.[25] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[26]

Martin faced Ryan LaFlare on October 6, 2018, at UFC 229.[27] He won the fight via knockout in the third round after dropping LaFlare with a head kick and following up with punches. This victory marked Martin's first professional victory by way of knockout.[28]

Martin faced Jake Matthews on December 2, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 142.[29] He won the fight via an anaconda choke in round three.[30]

Martin faced Sérgio Moraes on March 9, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 146.[31] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[32]

Martin faced Demian Maia on June 29, 2019, at .[33] He lost the fight via majority decision.[34]

Martin faced Ramazan Emeev on November 9, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 21.[35] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[36]

Martin was scheduled to face David Zawada on April 25, 2020.[37] However, on April 9 the promotion indicated that the pairing had been scrapped as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[38]

As the last fight of his prevailing contract, Martin faced Neil Magny on June 6, 2020, at UFC 250.[39] [40] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[41]

Martin and the UFC parted ways after the completion of his most recent contract allowing him to negotiate with other promotions.[42]

Post UFC

Martin made his first appearance since leaving the UFC headlining against Tim Bazer at CES 68 on May 6, 2022.[43] He won the bout via brabo choke in the second round.[44]

Legal incidents

Martin was arrested on November 23, 2021, for one count each of battery and lewd/dissolute conduct in a public place in Las Vegas for allegedly urinating in a hallway at Caesars Palace and punching a security officer in the throat after he was confronted. Martin was released later and is expected to appear in Las Vegas Justice Court on January 19, 2022[45] [46] [47] [48]

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center|18–6|Tim Bazer|Submission (brabo choke)|CES 68||align=center|2|align=center|1:05|West Fargo, North Dakota, United States||-|Loss|align=center|17–6|Neil Magny|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 250||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|17–5|Ramazan Emeev|Decision (unanimous) | ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Moscow, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|16–5|Demian Maia|Decision (majority)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center|16–4|Sérgio Moraes|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Wichita, Kansas, United States||-|Win|align=center|15–4|Jake Matthews|Technical Submission (anaconda choke)| ||align=center|3|align=center|1:19|Adelaide, Australia||-|Win|align=center|14–4|Ryan LaFlare|KO (head kick and punches)|UFC 229 ||align=center|3|align=center|1:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|13–4|Keita Nakamura|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Loss|align=center|12–4|Olivier Aubin-Mercier|Decision (split)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States||-|Win|align=center|12–3|Johnny Case|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States||-|Win|align=center|11–3|Alex White|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Phoenix, Arizona, United States||-|Win|align=center|10–3|Felipe Olivieri|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)|||align=center|3|align=center|3:02|Newark, New Jersey, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 9–3|Leonardo Santos|Submission (rear-naked choke)|||align=center| 2|align=center| 2:29|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-|Win|align=center| 9–2|Fabrício Camões|Submission (kimura)|UFC 179||align=center|1|align=center|4:16|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-|Loss|align=center| 8–2|Beneil Dariush|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|||align=center|2|align=center|3:38|Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 8–1|Rashid Magomedov|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 169||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Newark, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center| 8–0| Thomas Gifford| Submission (americana)| 3 River Throwndown 4| | align=center|3| align=center|5:00|La Crescent, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center| 7–0|Tyler Hellenbrand|Decision (unanimous)|Dakota FC 15||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00| Fargo, North Dakota, United States||-|Win|align=center| 6–0|Phillipe Nover|Decision (majority)|Dakota FC 14||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Fargo, North Dakota, United States||-|Win|align=center| 5–0|Ted Worthington|Submission (kimura)|CFX: Cage Fighting Xtreme||align=center| 1|align=center| 3:58|Maplewood, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center| 4–0|Jay Ellis|Submission (guillotine choke)|Cage Fighting Xtreme 39||align=center| 1|align=center| 0:51|Maplewood, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center| 3–0|Jonathan Knutson|Submission (kimura)|Throwdown at the Crowne 1||align=center| 3|align=center| 2:10|St. Paul, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center| 2–0|Kuchlong Kuchlong|Submission (inverted triangle choke)|Cage Fighting Xtreme 33||align=center| 1|align=center| 4:19|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center| 1–0|Bruce Johnson|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Cage Fighting Xtreme 30||align=center| 1|align=center| 2:15|St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States|[49]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: UFC Adelaide's Anthony Rocco Martin Talks Name Change, Jake Matthews & Winning Big On Himself (Exclusive) . Lynch . James . 2018-11-12 . MMA News . 2018-12-02.
  2. Web site: Tony Martin's Profile. tapology.com. January 1, 2015.
  3. News: UFC's Tony Martin recalls aunt's career-changing health advice ahead of Johnny Case fight. MMAjunkie.com. Fernanda Prates. June 20, 2017.
  4. Web site: Losses motivate Ultimate Fighter. Chicago Tribune.
  5. Web site: CFX 30: Tony Martin vs. Bruce Johnson. tapology.com. January 7, 2012.
  6. Web site: The UFC signs Rashid Magomedov, Tony Martin, Yui Chul Nam, and Pawel Pawlak. bloodyelbow.com. December 14, 2013.
  7. Web site: UFC 169 adds Neil Magny vs. Gasan Umalatov, Rashid Magomedov vs. Tony Martin. mmajunkie.com. December 17, 2014.
  8. Web site: UFC 169 results: Rashid Magomedov comes back to win a unanimous decision over Tony Martin. bloodyelbow.com. February 1, 2014.
  9. Web site: Rashid Magomedov says he 'didn't feel' Tony Martin's deep armbar at UFC 169. mmafighting.com. February 2, 2014.
  10. Web site: Beneil Dariush vs. Tony Martin added to UFC 176. 22 June 2014. fansided.com. January 1, 2015.
  11. Web site: UFC Fight Night 49 results: Beneil Dariush taps out a tiring Tony Martin. mmajunkie.com. August 23, 2014.
  12. Web site: UFC 179 Fight Card: Tony Martin Replaces Josh Shockley, Meets Fabricio Camoes. fightline.com. September 25, 2014.
  13. Web site: UFC 179 results, photos: Tony Martin taps Fabricio Camoes with first-round kimura. mmajunkie.com. October 25, 2014.
  14. Web site: Matt Wiman out of UFC Fight Night 62 due to back injury, Leonardo Santos will now meet Tony Martin . themmareport.com . Jason Floyd. 2015-02-11. 2015-02-11.
  15. Web site: UFC on Fox 18 results: Tony Martin chokes Felipe Olivieri out cold. mmajunkie.com. Steven Marrocco. 2016-01-30. 2016-01-30.
  16. News: UFC adds lightweight bout to United Center fight card . redeyechicago.com. Chris Sosa. 2016-04-28. 2016-04-28.
  17. News: UFC on Fox 20 update: Cottrell to make debut vs. Prazeres in Chicago . sherdog.com. Tristen Critchfield. 2016-07-12. 2016-07-12.
  18. Web site: Welterweights, lightweights added to Phoenix UFC card. foxsports.com. Fox Sports Arizona Staff. 2016-11-07. 2016-11-07.
  19. Web site: Alex White steps in for Erik Koch against Tony Martin at UFC Fight Night 103. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2016-12-12. 2016-12-12.
  20. Web site: UFC Fight Night 103 results: Tony Martin grinds out unanimous decision sweep of Alex White. mmajunkie.com. Ben Fowlkes. 2017-01-15. 2017-01-15.
  21. News: Johnny Case expected to meet Tony Martin at UFC Fight Night in Oklahoma City. foxsports.com. Damon Martin. 2017-05-11. 2017-05-12.
  22. News: UFC Fight Night 112 results: Tony Martin wins hotly contested affair over rival Johnny Case. 2017-06-25. MMAjunkie. 2017-06-26. en-US.
  23. News: Tony Martin vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier added to UFC Fight Night 116 in Steel City. mmajunkie.com. Dann Stupp. 2017-08-15. 2017-08-15.
  24. News: Olivier Aubin-Mercier starts quick, survives late Tony Martin rally. mmajunkie.com. John Morgan. 2017-08-16. 2017-08-16.
  25. News: Tony Martin & Keita Nakamura welterweight fight added to UFC Atlantic City. mma-today.com. Max Freedman. 2018-02-12. 2018-02-12.
  26. News: UFC Fight Night 128 results: Tony Martin cruises past Keita Nakamura in opener. 2018-04-22. MMAjunkie. 2018-04-22. en-US.
  27. Web site: Tony Martin vs Ryan LaFlare added to UFC 229. mmanews.com. Clyde Aidoo. 2018-08-08. 2018-08-08.
  28. News: UFC 229 Results: Khabib vs. McGregor. 2018-04-22. MMAfighting. 2018-10-06. en-US.
  29. News: Matthews, Martin to locks horns in Adelaide. NewsComAu. 2018-10-28.
  30. News: Tony Martin Chokes Jake Matthews To Sleep In 3rd. MMAmania.com. 2018-12-02.
  31. Web site: UFC Fight Night coming to Wichita . ufc.com. 2019-01-08. 2019-01-08.
  32. Web site: UFC's Zaleski dos Santos submits Millender in first round. 2019-03-09. ESPN.com. en. 2019-03-10.
  33. Web site: Demian Maia vs. Anthony Rocco Martin in the works for UFC Minneapolis. mmafighting.com. Jose Youngs. 2018-04-25. 2019-04-26.
  34. Web site: UFC Minneapolis Results: Demian Maia Defeats Rocco Martin. Evanoff. Josh. 2019-06-29. Cageside Press. en-US. 2019-06-30.
  35. Web site: Anthony Rocco Martin treft Ramazan Emeev tijdens UFC Moskou. DNA. MMA. 17 September 2019. en-US. 2019-09-18.
  36. Web site: UFC Moscow Results: Rocco Martin Defeats Ramazan Emeev. Evanoff. Josh. 2019-11-09. Cageside Press. en-US. 2019-11-09.
  37. Web site: Anthony Smith to fight Glover Teixeira in UFC Lincoln main event, four other fights added. 2020-01-24. mmafighting. Alexander K. Lee. 2020-01-25.
  38. Web site: Dana White says UFC 249 will not happen April 18. espn.com. Brett Okamoto. 2020-04-09. 2020-04-09.
  39. Web site: UFC 250's Rocco Martin: 'I have my best performances' on last bout of contract. Mike Heck. June 6, 2020. mmafighting.com.
  40. Web site: Neil Magny vs. Anthony Rocco Martin added to UFC 250 lineup. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Mike Bohn and Farah Hannoun. 2020-05-20. 2020-05-21.
  41. Web site: UFC 250 results: Neil Magny out works Anthony Rocco Martin to win unanimous decision. MMAFighting.com. June 6, 2020. June 6, 2020. Damon Martin.
  42. Web site: UFC vet Anthony Rocco Martin a free agent after fighting out contract. mmafighting.com. Steven Marrocco and Mike Heck. 2021-01-29. 2021-01-29.
  43. Web site: Sherdog.com . CES 68 on May 6 in Fargo to Feature Anthony Rocco Martin vs. Tyler Vogel as Headliner . 2022-04-14 . Sherdog . en.
  44. Web site: 2022-05-06 . CES 68 Results - Martin vs Vogel . 2022-06-11 . MMA Sucka . en.
  45. Web site: Heck. Mike. 2021-11-24. Former UFC fighter Anthony Rocco Martin arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly urinating in casino hallway, punching security officer. 2021-11-24. MMA Fighting. en.
  46. Web site: 2021-11-24. Ex-UFC fighter Anthony Rocco Martin arrested for allegedly punching security guard after urinating in hallway. 2021-11-24. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  47. Web site: Bissell. Tim. 2021-11-24. Ex-UFC fighter Anthony Rocco Martin accused of urinating on casino floor, throat-punching security guard. 2021-11-24. Bloody Elbow. en.
  48. Web site: DeSilva. Kristen. Las Vegas police: Ex-MMA fighter urinated on casino floor, punched security guard. 2021-11-24. FOX5 Las Vegas. en.
  49. Web site: Sherdog.com. Anthony Rocco Martin MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com. 2020-06-07. Sherdog.

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