Bantamweight Bout

Marlon Vera

“Chito”

Record: 15-11-0
Stance: Switch
Height: 5' 8"
Reach: 70"
Weight: 135 lbs.
Born: Dec 02, 1992

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 26
Minutes: 353.7
Knockdowns: 13
Sig. accuracy: 47.6%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 39.3%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 18
Control / 15: 1:18

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted1480/3110

Accuracy47.6%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head54.1%
Body21.6%
Leg24.3%

Position

Distance79.9%
Clinch9.9%
Ground10.2%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head61.5%
Body22.5%
Leg15.9%

Position absorbed

Distance84.9%
Clinch6.1%
Ground8.9%

Grappling

For

Takedowns11/28

TD accuracy39.3%

TD per 150.5

Sub attempts18

Subs per 150.8

Reversals1

Control30:39

Control per 151:18

Against

Takedowns absorbed26/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced0

Control conceded65:26

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/0.4	45.2%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.5	25.0%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/0.3	61.5%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Recent fights

Loss vs David Martinez
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. KavanaghFeb 28, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 42/145 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:04
Loss vs Aiemann Zahabi
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. AllenOct 18, 2025
KD 1 · Sig 56/152 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:03
Loss vs Deiveson Figueiredo
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. NurmagomedovAug 3, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 52/117 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:08
Loss vs Sean O'Malley
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2Mar 9, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 89/241 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Pedro Munhoz
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'MalleyAug 19, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 141/251 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Cory Sandhagen
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. SandhagenMar 25, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 58/158 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:09
Win vs Dominick Cruz
KO/TKO · Round 4 · 2:17
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. CruzAug 13, 2022
KD 3 · Sig 61/156 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:10
Win vs Rob Font
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. VeraApr 30, 2022
KD 3 · Sig 159/283 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 2:05
Win vs Frankie Edgar
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 3:50
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2Nov 6, 2021
KD 1 · Sig 88/164 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:01
Win vs Davey Grant
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. IgeJun 19, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 105/162 · TD 2/2 · Ctrl 5:15

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