Bantamweight Division • Active
Marlon Vera
23-10-1 (W-L-D) • Grappler
Chone, Ecuador
32
Years
Age
5'8"
Inches
Height
136
Lbs
Weight
70.5"
Inches
Reach
Team 5050 Guayaquil Ecuador
Gym
Trains at
🥊UFC Fight Record
Total Fights24
Wins15
Losses9
Avg Fight Time13:29
Last 2 Fights
2024-08-03LOSS
vs Deiveson Figueiredo
Decision - Unanimous • Round 3 • 5:00
2024-03-09LOSS
vs Sean O'Malley
Decision - Unanimous • Round 5 • 5:00
🏆Win Method Distribution
Total Wins by Method
8
KO/TKO Wins
(35%)
5
Decision Wins
(22%)
10
Submission Wins
(43%)
👊Striking Statistics
Strikes Landed/Min4.27
Striking Accuracy49.0%
Striking Defense50.0%
Strikes Absorbed/Min5.37
Knockdown Avg0.56
Sig. Strikes Landed1382
Sig. Strikes Attempted2813
📍Striking Position Distribution
Total Strikes by Position
1087
Standing Strikes
(79%)
144
Clinch Strikes
(10%)
151
Ground Strikes
(11%)
🎯Striking Target Distribution
Total Strikes by Target
745
Head Strikes
(54%)
294
Body Strikes
(21%)
343
Legs Strikes
(25%)
🤼Grappling Statistics
Takedowns/15min0.51
Takedown Accuracy39.0%
Takedown Defense73.0%
Submissions/15min0.83
Takedowns LandedN/A
Takedowns Attempted28
📊Fighter Skills Radar
📋UFC Fight History
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Data Notice
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| Event | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov | 2024-08-03 | Deiveson Figueiredo | LOSS | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | 2024-03-09 | Sean O'Malley | LOSS | Decision - Unanimous | 5 | 5:00 |
| UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley | 2023-08-19 | Pedro Munhoz | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen | 2023-03-25 | Cory Sandhagen | LOSS | Decision - Split | 5 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz | 2022-08-13 | Dominick Cruz | WIN | KO/TKO | 4 | 2:17 |
| UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera | 2022-04-30 | Rob Font | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 5 | 5:00 |
| UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 | 2021-11-06 | Frankie Edgar | WIN | KO/TKO | 3 | 3:50 |
| UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige | 2021-06-19 | Davey Grant | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal | 2020-12-19 | Jose Aldo | LOSS | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 | 2020-08-15 | Sean O'Malley | WIN | KO/TKO | 1 | 4:40 |
| UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris | 2020-05-16 | Song Yadong | LOSS | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson | 2019-10-12 | Andre Ewell | WIN | KO/TKO | 3 | 3:17 |
| UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos | 2019-07-06 | Nohelin Hernandez | WIN | Submission | 2 | 3:25 |
| UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis | 2019-03-23 | Frankie Saenz | WIN | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:25 |
| UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | 2018-11-17 | Guido Cannetti | WIN | Submission | 2 | 1:31 |
| UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 | 2018-08-04 | Wuliji Buren | WIN | KO/TKO | 2 | 4:53 |
| UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders | 2018-02-03 | Douglas Silva de Andrade | LOSS | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida | 2017-10-28 | John Lineker | LOSS | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum | 2017-07-22 | Brian Kelleher | WIN | Submission | 1 | 2:18 |
| UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | 2017-03-18 | Brad Pickett | WIN | KO/TKO | 3 | 3:50 |
| UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | 2016-11-26 | Guangyou Ning | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping | 2016-02-27 | Davey Grant | LOSS | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux | 2015-08-08 | Roman Salazar | WIN | Submission | 2 | 2:15 |
| UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt | 2014-11-15 | Marco Beltran | LOSS | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |