By The Numbers: Loik Radzhabov vs. Alex Martinez

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Loik Radzhabov will rematch Alex Martinez in the 2021 Professional Fighters League lightweight semifinals when they lock horns in a PFL 7 co-feature on Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Martinez escaped their first meeting with a split decision on April 23.

Radzhabov joined the PFL roster as an undefeated prospect a little more than two years ago and reached the 155-pound final in 2019 before being eliminated. He last competed at PFL 4, where he brought down Akhmed Aliev with punches just 27 seconds into their June 10 tilt. Martinez, meanwhile, finds himself on the rebound for the first time as a pro. He was knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten at PFL 4 in June, when he wound up on the wrong side of a split verdict against Natan Schulte.

As Radzhabov and Martinez approach their semifinal showdown, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

30: Years of age for Radzhabov, who was born on Sept. 17, 1990 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

7: Radzhabov victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 50% of his career total (14). His list of victims: Aliev, Ivica Jakopic, Islam Khapilaev, Igor Montes, Ali Hassan, Firuz Kobilov and Yusuf Makhmudov. Radzhabov owns four other victories by submission and three more by decision.

4: Sub-minute stoppage wins on the Radzhabov resume. In addition to his aforementioned rout of Aliev, “Jaguar Paw” throttled Rasul Mansurov unconscious with a rear-naked choke 53 seconds into their pairing at a Tajikistan MMA Federation event on March 28, 2015, put away Kobilov with punches 59 seconds into their encounter at a Tajikistan Fighting Championship show on May 25, 2015 and punched out Montes seven seconds into their confrontation under the Gladiator Fighting Championship banner on Aug. 14, 2016.

11: Consecutive victories to start Radzhabov’s run as a professional mixed martial artist, 10 of them by knockout, technical knockout or submission. He has gone 3-3-1 since.

.818: Cumulative winning percentage between the three men—Martinez, Schulte and Rashid Magomedov—who have defeated Radzhabov. They sport a combined record of 54-10-2.

27: Years of age for Martinez, who was born in Encarnacion, Paraguay, on May 21, 1994.

4: Martinez wins by submission, accounting for 50% of his career total (eight). His methods of choice: two guillotine chokes, one armbar and one rear-naked choke. Martinez owns two other wins by knockout or technical knockout and two more by decision.

6: Promotions in which Martinez has competed as a mixed martial artist. He has gone 2-0 with one no contest in Brave Combat Federation, 2-0 in Xcessive Force Fighting Championship, 1-1 in the PFL, 1-0 in Hard Knocks Fighting Championship, 1-0 in Modern Fighting Championship and 1-0 in iKon Fighting Federation.

2: First-round finishes on the Martinez ledger. He submitted Cody Purtell with an armbar 2:29 into their Hard Knocks 52 clash on Dec. 9, 2016 and disposed of Christofer Ramirez with a guillotine choke 1:49 into their iKon Fighting Federation 4 affair on Dec. 11, 2020.

9: Takedowns surrendered by Martinez in his decision loss to Schulte. He outlanded the American Top Team-trained Brazilian by an 82-64 margin but could not overcome the deficit in the wrestling department.