Cardenas vs Martinez

Who won Cardenas vs Martinez?

Arturo Cardenas drew with Jordan Martinez by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 28th, 2026, at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 98-94, 95-95, meaning it was a split decision.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete beating Eduardo Nunez for the IBF World Junior Lightweight and WBO World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Emiliano Vargas beat Agustin Ezequiel Quintana, and Tahmir Smalls was overcome by Abel Ramos.

Cardenas vs Martinez stats

Arturo Cardenas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jordan Martinez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 15 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over Cardenas, boasting a 94% knockout percentage compared to Cardenas' 53%.

Arturo Cardenas was the older man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Cardenas had a height advantage of 3 inches over Martinez.

Both Arturo Cardenas and Jordan Martinez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cardenas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 9 months earlier than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 51 more professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Martinez's 59.

Arturo Cardenas went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC at super bantamweight.

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Cardenas' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Cardenas vs Martinez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Cardenas vs Martinez?

Cardenas vs Martinez was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Cardenas vs Martinez?

Arturo Cardenas was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Jordan Martinez made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.