#11Marlon VeraAll-Around

Bantamweight · 23-12-1 · switch

Last 5
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Height
5'8"
172.72 cm
Reach
5'10"
177.8 cm
Age
33
Elo Rating
1596.9

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 124 Bantamweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Attempts 0.80 submissions per 15 minutes — better than 77% of Bantamweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Absorbs 5.34 significant strikes per minute — worse than 96% of Bantamweight fighters
  • Averages just 0.47 takedowns per 15 minutes — worse than 84% of Bantamweight fighters
  • Avoids only 50% of opponents' significant strikes — worse than 83% of Bantamweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    4.18
    Top 34%
  • Striking accuracy
    47%
    Top 31%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    5.34
    Bottom 4%
  • Striking defense
    50%
    Bottom 17%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.47
    Bottom 16%
  • Takedown accuracy
    39%
    Top 43%
  • Takedown defense
    71%
    Top 30%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.80
    Top 23%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1620, higher than 88% of Bantamweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1597).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202525:00O'Malley15:00Figueiredo15:00Zahabi15:00Martinez12:02Jourdain
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

WCharles Jourdain
Crypto.com UFC 331
2026-09-20 · KO/TKO, R3 2:02
LDavid Martinez
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh
2026-02-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LAiemann Zahabi
UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
2025-10-18 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LDeiveson Figueiredo
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
2024-08-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LSean O'MalleyTitle
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
2024-03-09 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WPedro Munhoz
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
2023-08-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LCory Sandhagen
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
2023-03-25 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
WDominick Cruz
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
2022-08-13 · KO/TKO, R4 2:17
WRob Font
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
2022-04-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WFrankie Edgar
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
2021-11-06 · KO/TKO, R3 3:50
WDavey Grant
UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige
2021-06-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJose Aldo
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
2020-12-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WSean O'Malley
UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
2020-08-15 · KO/TKO, R1 4:40
LSong Yadong
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
2020-05-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WAndre Ewell
UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
2019-10-12 · KO/TKO, R3 3:17
WNohelin Hernandez
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
2019-07-06 · Submission, R2 3:25
WFrankie Saenz
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis
2019-03-23 · KO/TKO, R1 1:25
WGuido Cannetti
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
2018-11-17 · Submission, R2 1:31
WWulijiburen
UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
2018-08-04 · KO/TKO, R2 4:53
LDouglas Silva de Andrade
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
2018-02-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJohn Lineker
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
2017-10-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WBrian Kelleher
UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
2017-07-22 · Submission, R1 2:18
WBrad Pickett
UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
2017-03-18 · KO/TKO, R3 3:50
WGuangyou Ning
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
2016-11-26 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LDavey Grant
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping
2016-02-27 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WRoman Salazar
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
2015-08-08 · Submission, R2 2:15
LMarco Beltran
UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt
2014-11-15 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00