Román Martínez has four losses against four opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Martínez's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Román Martínez".
On July 27, 2019 Román Martínez faced off against Yuriorkis Gamboa at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 30-4-3 (18), and Gamboa was 37 years old and with a record of 29-2 (17). Martínez lost the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On June 11, 2016 Román Martínez met Vasyl Lomachenko in a super-featherweight (WBO) world-title defense fight. Martínez was 33 years old and with a record of 29-3-3 (17), and Lomachenko was 28 years old and with a record of 5-1 (3). Martínez lost the fight via 5th-round KO and lost the title.
On November 9, 2013 Román Martínez met Mikey Garcia in a super-featherweight (WBO) world-title defense fight. Martínez was 30 years old and with a record of 27-2-2 (16), and Garcia was 25 years old and with a record of 32-0 (27). Martínez lost the fight via 8th-round KO and lost the title.
On September 4, 2010 Román Martínez met Ricky Burns in a super-featherweight (WBO) world-title defense fight. Martínez was 27 years old and with a record of 24-1-1 (15), and Burns was 27 years old and with a record of 28-2 (7). Martínez lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and lost the title.