Heavyweight Bout

Brandon Vera

“The Truth”

Record: 8-7-0 (1 NC)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 3"
Reach: 78"
Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: Oct 10, 1977

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 16
Minutes: 164.1
Knockdowns: 7
Sig. accuracy: 55.8%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 53.3%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 2
Control / 15: 2:26

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted503/901

Accuracy55.8%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head36.2%
Body28.0%
Leg35.8%

Position

Distance57.5%
Clinch34.0%
Ground8.5%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head59.0%
Body19.8%
Leg21.3%

Position absorbed

Distance40.2%
Clinch41.3%
Ground18.5%

Grappling

For

Takedowns8/15

TD accuracy53.3%

TD per 150.7

Sub attempts2

Subs per 150.2

Reversals0

Control26:40

Control per 152:26

Against

Takedowns absorbed19/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced3

Control conceded62:08

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.1	46.2%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/0.6	70.3%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/0.6	39.3%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0/1	0.0%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Ben Rothwell
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:54
UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2Aug 31, 2013
KD 0 · Sig 41/63 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Mauricio Rua
KO/TKO · Round 4 · 4:09
UFC on FOX: Shogun vs VeraAug 4, 2012
KD 0 · Sig 67/106 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 1:51
Win vs Eliot Marshall
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 137: Penn vs DiazOct 29, 2011
KD 0 · Sig 33/65 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 7:10
NC vs Thiago Silva
Overturned · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 125: ResolutionJan 1, 2011
KD 0 · Sig 19/44 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:24
Loss vs Jon Jones
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:19
UFC Live: Vera vs JonesMar 21, 2010
KD 0 · Sig 5/8 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Randy Couture
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 105: Couture vs VeraNov 14, 2009
KD 1 · Sig 27/51 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 2:24
Win vs Krzysztof Soszynski
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 102: Couture vs NogueiraAug 29, 2009
KD 0 · Sig 62/134 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 3:05
Win vs Michael Patt
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:27
UFC 96: Jackson vs JardineMar 7, 2009
KD 2 · Sig 32/75 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:10
Loss vs Keith Jardine
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 89: Bisping vs LebenOct 18, 2008
KD 1 · Sig 48/86 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:38
Win vs Reese Andy
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC: Silva vs IrvinJul 19, 2008
KD 0 · Sig 38/74 · TD 2/4 · Ctrl 3:08

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