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Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 2Card to be announced
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Anthony HernandezHernandez
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
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Ketlen VieiraVieira
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PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira
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VS
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Road to UFC Season 5: Semifinals
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Song YadongYadong
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Umar NurmagomedovNurmagomedov
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
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Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 4Card to be announced
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Salahdine ParnasseParnasse
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Dan HookerHooker
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
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Jean SilvaSilva
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Yair RodriguezRodriguez
Noche UFC: Rodriguez vs. Silva
SEP15
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 6Card to be announced
SEP19
Alexandre PantojaPantoja
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Joshua VanVan
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
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BantamweightActive

Marlon Vera

“Chito”
Country
Ecuador
Record
23-12-1
Weight class
Bantamweight
Height
5'8"
Reach
70"
Age
33
Stance
Switch
Career stats
Finish rate73%
11 of 15 wins inside the distance · 69th percentile
DurabilityNever stopped
Never stopped in 26 recorded bouts · 81st percentile
Activity2
Bouts in the last 24 months · 68th percentile
13:36
Avg bout length
4L
Streak
1
Title fights
4
Main events
Percentiles vs 446 bantamweights
Counted from the 26 bouts on record, not the full 36-fight career
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min4.18
1480 landed from 3110 attempts — 48% accuracy · 30th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min0.47
11 landed from 28 attempts — 39% accuracy · 15th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.55
13 in 26 statted bouts · 80th percentile
Control time7%
23m of 5h 54m fought · 10th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 54%
Body 22%
Leg 24%
Of 1480 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 20 bantamweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 26 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 5h 54m of fight time
Next fightVera vs Charles JourdainUFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 · Sep 19, 2026
DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Sep 19, 2026Charles JourdainUpcoming——UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Feb 28, 2026David MartinezLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh
Oct 18, 2025Aiemann ZahabiLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen
Aug 3, 2024Deiveson FigueiredoLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Mar 9, 2024Sean O'MalleyTitleLOSSDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Aug 19, 2023Pedro MunhozWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Mar 25, 2023Cory SandhagenLOSSDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
Aug 13, 2022Dominick CruzWINKOKickR4 · 2:17UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
Apr 30, 2022Rob FontWINDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
Nov 6, 2021Frankie EdgarWINKOKickR3 · 3:50UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Jun 19, 2021Davey GrantWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige
Dec 19, 2020José AldoLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
Aug 15, 2020Sean O'MalleyWINKOElbowsR1 · 4:40UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
May 16, 2020Song YadongLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
Oct 12, 2019Andre EwellWINKOElbowsR3 · 3:17UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
Jul 6, 2019Nohelin HernandezWINSUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 3:25UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Mar 23, 2019Frankie SaenzWINKOPunchR1 · 1:25UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis
Nov 18, 2018Guido CannettiWINSUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 1:31UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
Aug 4, 2018WulijiburenWINKOPunchR2 · 4:53UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
Feb 4, 2018Douglas Silva de AndradeLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
Oct 29, 2017John LinekerLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
Jul 23, 2017Brian KelleherWINSUBArmbarR1 · 2:18UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
Mar 18, 2017Brad PickettWINKOKickR3 · 3:50UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
Nov 27, 2016Guangyou NingWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
Feb 27, 2016Davey GrantLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping
Aug 8, 2015Roman SalazarWINSUBArmbarR2 · 2:15UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux
Nov 15, 2014Marco BeltranLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt
Jun 29, 2013Fabio BispoNCDrawR3Inka FC 22: Reiter vs. De Lima
Charles Jourdain
Sep 19, 2026 · UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Upcoming
David Martinez
Feb 28, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Aiemann Zahabi
Oct 18, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Deiveson Figueiredo
Aug 3, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Sean O'Malley
Mar 9, 2024 · UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
LOSS
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
Pedro Munhoz
Aug 19, 2023 · UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Cory Sandhagen
Mar 25, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
LOSS
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Dominick Cruz
Aug 13, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
WIN
KOKickR4 · 2:17
Rob Font
Apr 30, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Frankie Edgar
Nov 6, 2021 · UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
WIN
KOKickR3 · 3:50
Davey Grant
Jun 19, 2021 · UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
José Aldo
Dec 19, 2020 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Sean O'Malley
Aug 15, 2020 · UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
WIN
KOElbowsR1 · 4:40
Song Yadong
May 16, 2020 · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Andre Ewell
Oct 12, 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
WIN
KOElbowsR3 · 3:17
Nohelin Hernandez
Jul 6, 2019 · UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
WIN
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 3:25
Frankie Saenz
Mar 23, 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis
WIN
KOPunchR1 · 1:25
Guido Cannetti
Nov 18, 2018 · UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
WIN
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 1:31
Wulijiburen
Aug 4, 2018 · UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
WIN
KOPunchR2 · 4:53
Douglas Silva de Andrade
Feb 4, 2018 · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
John Lineker
Oct 29, 2017 · UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Brian Kelleher
Jul 23, 2017 · UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
WIN
SUBArmbarR1 · 2:18
Brad Pickett
Mar 18, 2017 · UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
WIN
KOKickR3 · 3:50
Guangyou Ning
Nov 27, 2016 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Davey Grant
Feb 27, 2016 · UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Roman Salazar
Aug 8, 2015 · UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux
WIN
SUBArmbarR2 · 2:15
Marco Beltran
Nov 15, 2014 · UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Fabio Bispo
Jun 29, 2013 · Inka FC 22: Reiter vs. De Lima
NC
DrawR3