Marlon Vera

Statistic	Marlon Vera
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.4
Strike Differential	-1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	39.3%
Takedown Defense	73.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	1:21
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	46.7%
Submission % of Wins	26.7%
Decision % of Wins	26.7%
Avg Fight Time	13:32
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.6
Reversals/15min	0.0

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.3
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	81.5%
Control Time/Fight	0:04

LOSS

vs. Aiemann Zahabi

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen • Oct 2025

Marlon Vera56/15237%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Aiemann Zahabi81/15253%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	11/40	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aiemann Zahabi	20/37	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marlon Vera	21/50	42%	0/0	0:03	1
	Aiemann Zahabi	24/44	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Marlon Vera	24/62	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aiemann Zahabi	37/71	52%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov • Aug 2024

Marlon Vera52/11744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

Deiveson Figueiredo45/9050%TD 2/14Ctrl 2:30KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	8/18	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	10/12	83%	2/3	2:20	—

R2	Marlon Vera	18/40	45%	0/0	0:05	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	14/28	50%	0/6	0:00	—

R3	Marlon Vera	26/59	44%	0/0	0:03	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	21/50	42%	0/5	0:10	1

LOSS

vs. Sean O'Malley

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 • Mar 2024

Marlon Vera89/24137%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Sean O'Malley230/35665%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	9/21	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean O'Malley	27/36	75%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marlon Vera	16/46	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean O'Malley	51/83	61%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Marlon Vera	17/54	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean O'Malley	35/58	60%	0/0	0:03	—

R4	Marlon Vera	26/73	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean O'Malley	56/84	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Marlon Vera	21/47	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean O'Malley	61/95	64%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Pedro Munhoz

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley • Aug 2023

Marlon Vera141/25156%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Pedro Munhoz113/24646%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	39/66	59%	0/1	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	38/71	54%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Marlon Vera	49/84	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	45/91	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Marlon Vera	53/101	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	30/84	36%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Cory Sandhagen

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen • Mar 2023

Marlon Vera58/15837%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:09

Cory Sandhagen128/28046%TD 3/12Ctrl 7:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	5/13	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cory Sandhagen	32/69	46%	1/2	2:30	—

R2	Marlon Vera	6/15	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Cory Sandhagen	18/29	62%	1/1	2:50	—

R3	Marlon Vera	20/56	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cory Sandhagen	32/67	48%	0/2	0:03	—

R4	Marlon Vera	13/38	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cory Sandhagen	24/67	36%	0/3	0:08	—

R5	Marlon Vera	14/36	39%	0/0	0:09	—
	Cory Sandhagen	22/48	46%	1/4	1:37	—

WIN

vs. Dominick Cruz

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 4, 2:17 • UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz • Aug 2022

Marlon Vera61/15639%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 3

Dominick Cruz92/24937%TD 2/7Ctrl 1:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	9/33	27%	0/0	0:03	1
	Dominick Cruz	21/61	34%	2/2	0:49	—

R2	Marlon Vera	19/52	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dominick Cruz	32/78	41%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Marlon Vera	21/49	43%	0/0	0:02	—
	Dominick Cruz	28/80	35%	0/3	0:16	—

R4	Marlon Vera	12/22	55%	0/0	0:05	2
	Dominick Cruz	11/30	37%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rob Font

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera • Apr 2022

Marlon Vera159/28356%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:05KD 3

Rob Font271/51653%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	26/46	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rob Font	57/100	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marlon Vera	27/52	52%	0/0	0:23	1
	Rob Font	51/97	53%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Marlon Vera	37/71	52%	0/0	0:33	1
	Rob Font	71/123	58%	1/1	0:18	—

R4	Marlon Vera	36/56	64%	0/0	1:09	1
	Rob Font	42/89	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Marlon Vera	33/58	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rob Font	50/107	47%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Frankie Edgar

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 3:50 • UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 • Nov 2021

Marlon Vera88/16454%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	18/35	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	35/45	78%	1/3	3:06	—

R2	Marlon Vera	32/65	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	27/47	57%	1/4	1:14	—

R3	Marlon Vera	38/64	59%	0/0	0:01	1
	Frankie Edgar	32/63	51%	1/2	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Davey Grant

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige • Jun 2021

Marlon Vera105/16265%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:15

Davey Grant83/16849%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	30/52	58%	1/1	0:27	—
	Davey Grant	41/84	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marlon Vera	43/67	64%	0/0	1:00	—
	Davey Grant	31/57	54%	1/1	1:54	—

R3	Marlon Vera	32/43	74%	1/1	3:48	—
	Davey Grant	11/27	41%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jose Aldo

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal • Dec 2020

Marlon Vera46/8256%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:51

Jose Aldo44/7063%TD 0/2Ctrl 4:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	16/29	55%	0/1	1:26	—
	Jose Aldo	19/29	66%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Marlon Vera	28/50	56%	0/2	1:25	—
	Jose Aldo	24/39	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Marlon Vera	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jose Aldo	1/2	50%	0/2	4:53	—

WIN

vs. Sean O'Malley

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 4:40 • UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 • Aug 2020

Marlon Vera18/3060%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

Sean O'Malley10/2148%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	18/30	60%	0/0	0:11	—
	Sean O'Malley	10/21	48%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Song Yadong

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris • May 2020

Marlon Vera92/16456%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:15

Song Yadong101/20150%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	21/32	66%	0/0	0:38	—
	Song Yadong	17/40	42%	0/0	0:39	—

R2	Marlon Vera	37/74	50%	0/1	0:26	—
	Song Yadong	44/89	49%	0/1	0:03	—

R3	Marlon Vera	34/58	59%	2/2	2:11	—
	Song Yadong	40/72	56%	0/0	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Andre Ewell

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 3:17 • UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson • Oct 2019

Marlon Vera80/13360%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:12

Andre Ewell50/13138%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	9/21	43%	0/1	0:00	—
	Andre Ewell	14/37	38%	0/0	2:33	—

R2	Marlon Vera	28/56	50%	0/0	0:34	—
	Andre Ewell	19/48	40%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Marlon Vera	43/56	77%	0/0	0:38	—
	Andre Ewell	17/46	37%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nohelin Hernandez

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:25 • UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos • Jul 2019

Marlon Vera10/2737%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:22

Nohelin Hernandez22/4648%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	1/10	10%	1/1	2:15	—
	Nohelin Hernandez	9/23	39%	0/0	1:02	—

R2	Marlon Vera	9/17	53%	0/0	0:07	—
	Nohelin Hernandez	13/23	57%	1/2	1:53	—

WIN

vs. Frankie Saenz

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:25 • UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis • Mar 2019

Marlon Vera12/1675%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	12/16	75%	0/0	0:03	1
	Frankie Saenz	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Guido Cannetti

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:31 • UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio • Nov 2018

Marlon Vera24/3569%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:21KD 1

Guido Cannetti24/4257%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	8/13	62%	1/1	0:53	—
	Guido Cannetti	21/35	60%	2/4	2:32	—

R2	Marlon Vera	16/22	73%	1/1	0:28	1
	Guido Cannetti	3/7	43%	0/0	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Wulijiburen

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:53 • UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 • Aug 2018

Marlon Vera45/8652%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:01KD 1

Wulijiburen31/6151%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	15/32	47%	0/2	0:00	—
	Wulijiburen	18/37	49%	1/2	1:22	—

R2	Marlon Vera	30/54	56%	1/2	1:01	1
	Wulijiburen	13/24	54%	1/2	1:43	—

LOSS

vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders • Feb 2018

Marlon Vera72/19138%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Douglas Silva de Andrade97/23242%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	18/48	38%	0/0	0:01	—
	Douglas Silva de Andrade	27/56	48%	1/2	0:22	—

R2	Marlon Vera	23/68	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Douglas Silva de Andrade	30/78	38%	0/1	0:12	—

R3	Marlon Vera	31/75	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Douglas Silva de Andrade	40/98	41%	0/0	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. John Lineker

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida • Oct 2017

Marlon Vera49/11742%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

John Lineker77/17145%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	11/26	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Lineker	23/44	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marlon Vera	21/40	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Lineker	36/67	54%	0/0	0:55	—

R3	Marlon Vera	17/51	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Lineker	18/60	30%	0/0	0:40	—

WIN

vs. Brian Kelleher

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 2:18 • UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum • Jul 2017

Marlon Vera5/1533%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

Brian Kelleher8/1650%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	5/15	33%	0/0	0:07	—
	Brian Kelleher	8/16	50%	1/3	1:03	—

WIN

vs. Brad Pickett

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 3:50 • UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson • Mar 2017

Marlon Vera67/14347%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Brad Pickett51/11345%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	24/50	48%	0/0	0:01	—
	Brad Pickett	17/35	49%	1/3	0:52	—

R2	Marlon Vera	12/26	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brad Pickett	17/29	59%	1/1	2:40	—

R3	Marlon Vera	31/67	46%	0/0	0:03	1
	Brad Pickett	17/49	35%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Guangyou Ning

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson • Nov 2016

Marlon Vera36/7250%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:44KD 1

Guangyou Ning46/10743%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	3/10	30%	1/1	1:42	—
	Guangyou Ning	5/16	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marlon Vera	6/14	43%	0/2	0:13	—
	Guangyou Ning	27/47	57%	0/0	2:22	—

R3	Marlon Vera	27/48	56%	0/0	0:49	1
	Guangyou Ning	14/44	32%	0/1	0:26	—

LOSS

vs. Davey Grant

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping • Feb 2016

Marlon Vera23/6635%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:24

Davey Grant72/10966%TD 1/5Ctrl 8:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	6/17	35%	1/2	1:22	—
	Davey Grant	22/29	76%	0/1	2:04	—

R2	Marlon Vera	9/20	45%	0/2	0:02	—
	Davey Grant	32/50	64%	1/2	3:10	—

R3	Marlon Vera	8/29	28%	0/2	0:00	—
	Davey Grant	18/30	60%	0/2	3:23	—

WIN

vs. Roman Salazar

Submission (Triangle Armbar) • Rd 2, 2:15 • UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux • Aug 2015

Marlon Vera25/4852%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

Roman Salazar14/2948%TD 1/7Ctrl 5:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Vera	15/32	47%	0/0	0:06	—
	Roman Salazar	12/24	50%	0/5	3:04	—

R2	Marlon Vera	10/16	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roman Salazar	2/5	40%	1/2	2:02	—

LOSS

vs. Marco Beltran

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt • Nov 2014

Marlon Vera25/5645%TD 1/1Ctrl 6:02

Marco Beltran31/6250%TD 1/4Ctrl 5:46

▼ Rounds

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