Martin Richard Day[1] (born November 10, 1988) is a Japanese-born American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division.
The son of missionaries, Martin was born in Nagoya, Japan while his parents were stationed there and his family moved to Hawaii when he was 9 months old.
[4] Starting his career in 2015, Day earned an impressive record of 6–1, before he was invited on Dana White's Contender Series.
Day's lone loss in the road prior to DWTNCS came in March 2017 when he suffered defeat to Bellator MMA and LFA veteran Nohelin Hernandez.
Day's first shot under the ZUFFA lights came against Jaime Alvarez on Dana White's Contender Series 6 in August 2017.
[13] In his first appearance after leaving the UFC, Day faced Ramon Taveras on April 30, 2022 at Combat Night Pro:Jacksonville.