Heavyweight

Martin Buday

Last fought: Jul 2025

RECORD

Pro

16-2-0

UFC

7-1-0

Age

Height

6'4"

Weight

265 lbs

Reach

77"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:05
Fight Completion Rate	80.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.42
% Fights Inside the Distance	25.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	29-29 (50.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	29-29 (50.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	58.5%
% Time in Control	23.2%
% Time Controlled	18.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	55.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.37
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.47
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.10
Distance Strike Accuracy	46.4%
Distance Strike Defense	59.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.28
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.35
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.32
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.67
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.03

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Heavyweight field

Martin Buday League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Martin Buday
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6
Strike Differential	-0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	25.0%
Takedown Defense	93.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	3:28
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	14.3%
Decision % of Wins	85.7%
Avg Fight Time	12:05
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8
Takedown Accuracy	25.0%
Takedown Defense	92.9%
Control Time/Fight	2:34

Fight History

WIN

vs. Marcus Buchecha

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder • Jul 2025Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Martin Buday41/8648%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:51

Marcus Buchecha24/6040%TD 1/11Ctrl 5:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Martin Buday	19/44	43%	0/0	0:43	—
	Marcus Buchecha	19/42	45%	0/6	0:32	—

R2	Martin Buday	9/12	75%	0/0	0:50	—
	Marcus Buchecha	3/8	38%	1/1	3:01	—

R3	Martin Buday	13/30	43%	0/0	1:18	—
	Marcus Buchecha	2/10	20%	0/4	1:32	—

WIN

vs. Uran Satybaldiev

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy • Apr 2025Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Martin Buday58/10754%TD 0/1Ctrl 5:06

Uran Satybaldiev36/14126%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Martin Buday	17/39	44%	0/0	1:10	—
	Uran Satybaldiev	14/51	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Martin Buday	28/44	64%	0/1	1:24	—
	Uran Satybaldiev	12/47	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Martin Buday	13/24	54%	0/0	2:32	—
	Uran Satybaldiev	10/43	23%	0/2	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Andrei Arlovski

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 • Jun 2024Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Martin Buday54/8464%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:40

Andrei Arlovski74/11962%TD 0/1Ctrl 4:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Martin Buday	8/21	38%	0/0	2:18	—
	Andrei Arlovski	14/25	56%	0/1	0:48	—

R2	Martin Buday	22/32	69%	0/0	0:10	—
	Andrei Arlovski	27/46	59%	0/0	2:09	—

R3	Martin Buday	24/31	77%	0/0	0:12	—
	Andrei Arlovski	33/48	69%	0/0	2:01	—

LOSS

vs. Shamil Gaziev

UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington • Dec 2023Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:56

Martin Buday8/2040%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:20

Shamil Gaziev49/9850%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Martin Buday	7/17	41%	0/2	0:20	—
	Shamil Gaziev	36/73	49%	0/0	2:08	—

R2	Martin Buday	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Shamil Gaziev	13/25	52%	0/0	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Josh Parisian

UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos • Aug 2023Heavyweight

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 4:11

Martin Buday42/6763%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:56

Josh Parisian26/6143%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Martin Buday	42/67	63%	1/1	1:56	—
	Josh Parisian	26/61	43%	0/0	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Jake Collier

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon • Apr 2023Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Martin Buday98/17755%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:45

Jake Collier94/20745%TD 0/1Ctrl 4:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Martin Buday	27/51	53%	0/0	0:20	—
	Jake Collier	45/99	45%	0/0	0:57	—

R2	Martin Buday	38/65	58%	0/0	0:08	—
	Jake Collier	27/55	49%	0/0	2:20	—

R3	Martin Buday	33/61	54%	0/0	1:17	—
	Jake Collier	22/53	42%	0/1	1:14	—

WIN

vs. Lukasz Brzeski

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz • Aug 2022Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Martin Buday66/18835%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

Lukasz Brzeski118/27343%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Martin Buday	25/63	40%	0/0	0:06	—
	Lukasz Brzeski	41/104	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Martin Buday	19/55	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lukasz Brzeski	43/89	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Martin Buday	22/70	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lukasz Brzeski	34/80	42%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Chris Barnett

UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad • Apr 2022Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 1:38

Martin Buday56/8367%TD 0/0Ctrl 7:44KD 1

Chris Barnett23/5244%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Martin Buday	20/29	69%	0/0	3:15	—
	Chris Barnett	9/24	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Martin Buday	25/38	66%	0/0	3:08	—
	Chris Barnett	10/24	42%	0/0	0:17	—

R3	Martin Buday	11/16	69%	0/0	1:21	1
	Chris Barnett	4/4	100%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Lorenzo Hood

DWCS 5.7 • Oct 2021

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 4:56

Martin Buday23/2688%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:40KD 1

Lorenzo Hood13/2162%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Martin Buday	23/26	88%	0/1	3:40	1
	Lorenzo Hood	13/21	62%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com