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Marlon Vera

“Chito”

Bantamweight · Active

Dream fight with Marlon Vera
Record23-12-1 (W-L-D)
Age33
Height5'8"
Reach70.5"
Weight136 lbs
StanceSwitch
Country–
Fighting StyleGrappler

UFC Fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
Loss David Martinez U-DEC (R3) UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh Feb 28, 2026
Loss Aiemann Zahabi S-DEC (R3) UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen Oct 18, 2025
Loss Deiveson Figueiredo U-DEC (R3) UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Aug 2, 2024
Loss Sean O'Malley U-DEC (R5) UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Mar 8, 2024
Win Pedro Munhoz U-DEC (R3) UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley Aug 18, 2023
Loss Cory Sandhagen S-DEC (R5) UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen Mar 24, 2023
Win Dominick Cruz KO/TKO (R4) UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz Aug 12, 2022
Win Rob Font U-DEC (R5) UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera Apr 29, 2022
Win Frankie Edgar KO/TKO (R3) UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Nov 5, 2021
Win Davey Grant U-DEC (R3) UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige Jun 18, 2021
Loss José Aldo U-DEC (R3) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal Dec 18, 2020
Win Sean O'Malley KO/TKO (R1) UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 Aug 14, 2020
Loss Song Yadong U-DEC (R3) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris May 15, 2020
Win Andre Ewell KO/TKO (R3) UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson Oct 11, 2019
Win Nohelin Hernandez SUB (R2) UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos Jul 5, 2019
Win Frankie Saenz KO/TKO (R1) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis Mar 22, 2019
Win Guido Cannetti SUB (R2) UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio Nov 16, 2018
Win Wulijiburen KO/TKO (R2) UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 Aug 3, 2018
Loss Douglas Silva de Andrade U-DEC (R3) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders Feb 2, 2018
Loss John Lineker U-DEC (R3) UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida Oct 27, 2017
Win Brian Kelleher SUB (R1) UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum Jul 21, 2017
Win Brad Pickett KO/TKO (R3) UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson Mar 17, 2017
Win Guangyou Ning U-DEC (R3) UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson Nov 25, 2016
Loss Davey Grant U-DEC (R3) UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping Feb 26, 2016
Win Roman Salazar SUB (R2) UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux Aug 7, 2015
Loss Marco Beltran U-DEC (R3) UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt Nov 14, 2014
Win Method
  • KO/TKO: 8
  • Submission: 10
  • Decision: 5

Stats & Records

8 Wins by Knockout
10 Wins by Submission
8 First Round Finishes
48%
Striking Accuracy
  • Sig. Strikes Landed: 1480
  • Sig. Strikes Attempted: 3110
0%
Takedown Accuracy
  • Takedowns Landed: 0
  • Takedowns Attempted: 28
Offensive Stats
4.18Sig Str Landed/Min
0.47Takedown Avg
0.76Submission Avg
0.55Knockdown Avg
Defensive Stats
5.34Sig Str Absorbed/Min
50%Sig Str Defense
72%Takedown Defense
13:36Avg Fight Time
Strikes by Position
Standing
80%
Clinch
10%
Ground
10%
Strikes by Target
Head
54%
Body
22%
Leg
24%