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MARLON
VERA
Overview
Marlon Vera is a ranked UFC Bantamweight fighter. (Data from ESPN; combat ratings are editorial estimates.)
Attributes (editorial ratings)
Tale of the Tape
Recent Form
Fight History
Vera defeated Charles Jourdain via TKO (submission to punch) in round 3 (2:02) at UFC 331 on Sept. 19, 2026, taking his record to 24–12–1.
Vera lost to David Martínez via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh on Feb. 28, 2026, taking his record to 23–12–1.
Vera lost to Aiemann Zahabi via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen on Oct. 18, 2025, taking his record to 23–11–1.
Vera lost to Deiveson Figueiredo via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on Aug. 3, 2024, taking his record to 23–10–1.
Vera lost to Sean O'Malley via Decision (unanimous) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC 299 on March 9, 2024, taking his record to 23–9–1.
Vera defeated Pedro Munhoz via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 292 on Aug. 19, 2023, taking his record to 23–8–1.
Vera lost to Cory Sandhagen via Decision (split) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen on March 25, 2023, taking his record to 22–8–1.
Vera defeated Dominick Cruz via KO (head kick) in round 4 (2:17) at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz on Aug. 13, 2022, taking his record to 22–7–1.
Vera defeated Rob Font via Decision (unanimous) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera on April 30, 2022, taking his record to 21–7–1.
Vera defeated Frankie Edgar via KO (front kick) in round 3 (3:50) at UFC 268 on Nov. 6, 2021, taking his record to 20–7–1.
Vera defeated Davey Grant via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige on June 19, 2021, taking his record to 19–7–1.
Vera lost to José Aldo via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal on Dec. 19, 2020, taking his record to 18–7–1.
Vera defeated Sean O'Malley via TKO (elbows and punches) in round 1 (4:40) at UFC 252 on Aug. 15, 2020, taking his record to 18–6–1.
Vera lost to Song Yadong via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris on May 16, 2020, taking his record to 17–6–1.
Vera defeated Andre Ewell via TKO (elbows and punches) in round 3 (3:17) at UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson on Oct. 12, 2019, taking his record to 17–5–1.
Vera defeated Nohelin Hernandez via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2 (3:25) at UFC 239 on July 6, 2019, taking his record to 16–5–1.
Vera defeated Frankie Saenz via TKO (punches) in round 1 (1:25) at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis on March 23, 2019, taking his record to 15–5–1.
Vera defeated Guido Cannetti via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2 (1:31) at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio on Nov. 17, 2018, taking his record to 14–5–1.
Vera defeated Wuliji Buren via TKO (body punch) in round 2 (4:53) at UFC 227 on Aug. 4, 2018, taking his record to 13–5–1.
Vera lost to Douglas Silva de Andrade via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders on Feb. 3, 2018, taking his record to 12–5–1.
Vera lost to John Lineker via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida on Oct. 28, 2017, taking his record to 12–4–1.
Vera defeated Brian Kelleher via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (2:18) at UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum on July 22, 2017, taking his record to 12–3–1.
Vera defeated Brad Pickett via TKO (head kick and punches) in round 3 (3:50) at UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson on March 18, 2017, taking his record to 11–3–1.
Vera defeated Ning Guangyou via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson on Nov. 27, 2016, taking his record to 10–3–1.
Vera lost to Davey Grant via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping on Feb. 27, 2016, taking his record to 9–3–1.
Vera defeated Roman Salazar via Submission (triangle armbar) in round 2 (2:15) at UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux on Aug. 8, 2015, taking his record to 9–2–1.
Vera lost to Marco Beltrán via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 180 on Nov. 15, 2014, taking his record to 8–2–1.
Vera defeated D'Juan Owens via Submission (heel hook) in round 1 (1:54) at Inka 24 on Oct. 23, 2013, taking his record to 8–1–1.
Vera lost to Bruno Leandro Lobato via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Inka 23 on Aug. 24, 2013, taking his record to 7–1–1.
Vera fought Fábio Bispo to a draw in round 3 (5:00) at Inka 22 on June 29, 2013, taking his record to 7–0–1.
Vera defeated Luis Roberto Herrera via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (1:50) at Mexican Fighters Promotions 16 on May 25, 2013, taking his record to 7–0.
Vera defeated Joel Iglesias via KO (elbows) in round 1 (4:04) at 300 Sparta 1 on April 24, 2013, taking his record to 6–0.
Vera defeated Javier Umana Munoz via Submission (triangle choke) in round 2 (4:44) at Ultimate Combat Challenge 13 on Jan. 18, 2013, taking his record to 5–0.
Vera defeated Alexis Patino Pinos via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (4:00) at Punisher Machala 4 on May 26, 2012, taking his record to 4–0.
Vera defeated Jack Guzman via Submission (triangle choke) in round 1 (N/A) at Samurai FC 7 on Feb. 20, 2012, taking his record to 3–0.
Vera defeated Cesar Moreno via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Extreme FC 2 on June 18, 2011, taking his record to 2–0.
Vera defeated Romel Orosco via Submission (armbar) in round 2 (1:12) at Quito Fight Club 3 on July 24, 2010, taking his record to 1–0.
Career record from the fighter's Wikipedia record table; fight footage plays via the official YouTube embed from its original channel.
Analytics
- KO/TKO9 · 38%
- Submission10 · 42%
- Decision5 · 21%
- DQ/Other0 · 0%
Rates a fighter on the standard of opposition he has actually beaten: a win over someone we also rate counts far more than a win over an unrated opponent, recent bouts count more than old ones, and recent losses or a long layoff pull the score down. Proprietary FighterStatus metric — not an official ranking.
Our own rating of the division — not an official UFC, boxing or MMA ranking.
Bantamweight
Bantamweight