Ajagba vs Martin

Who won Ajagba vs Martin?

Efe Ajagba beat Charles Martin by technical knockout in the 4th round on Sunday, February 15th, 2026, at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also on the undercard Umar Dzambekov was victorious over Ahmed Elbiali, and Abel Mejia lost to Jaybrio Pe Benito.

Ajagba vs Martin stats

Efe Ajagba stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Charles Martin made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Efe Ajagba was the younger man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Ajagba had a 8-inch reach advantage.

Efe Ajagba fought out of the orthodox stance, while Charles Martin was a southpaw.

Ajagba was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 9 months later than Martin, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 23 fewer professional rounds, totaling 107 compared to Martin's 130.

Efe Ajagba went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 13 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Ajagba vs Martin form

Ajagba had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Martin Bakole on May 3, 2025, by majority draw in their 10 round contest in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Guido Vianello on April 13, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joseph Goodall on November 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Tahoe Blue Event Center, Lake Tahoe.

Before that, he had won against Zhan Kossobutskiy on August 26, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.

He had beaten Stephan Shaw on January 14, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Charles Martin had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jared Anderson on July 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Huntington Center, Toledo, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Devin Vargas on September 4, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Luis Ortiz on January 1, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Before that, he had won against Gerald Washington on February 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Daniel Martz on July 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Armory, Minnesota.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Efe Ajagba had been fighting more than Charles Martin.

Going into this contest, Efe Ajagba had last fought 9 months and 12 days ago, while Charles Martin's last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 14 days ago.

Ajagba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Martin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Ajagba vs Martin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM PST at Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:30 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ajagba vs Martin?

The Paramount+ show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The YouTube UK broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Ajagba vs Martin?

Efe Ajagba was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Charles Martin made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.