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Marlon Vera
“Chito”
EcuadorBantamweightActiveage 33
24-12-1
67% win rate
W1 streak
Peak Vertex
2022-08-13 → 2022-08-1364held 2 bouts-58 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2022-08-13
Eased since the peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
- Win
- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
16 wins11 losseslast 5: W L L L Ldrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(27) | R2(24) | R3(20) | R4(4) | R5(3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 15.0 | 23.6 | 29.0 | 25.3 | 22.7 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 21.6 | 26.7 | 28.2 | 36.5 | 44.3 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.56 | 0.45 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
| Control time | 0:26 | 0:26 | 0:33 | 0:20 | 0:03 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 22026-09-19W·KO·R3 · 2:02
- UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh2026-02-28L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen2025-10-18L·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 22024-03-09L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley2023-08-19W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen2023-03-25L·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz2022-08-13W·KO·R4 · 2:17
- UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera2022-04-30vsRob FontW·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 22021-11-06W·KO·R3 · 3:50
- UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige2021-06-19W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal2020-12-19L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 32020-08-15W·KO·R1 · 4:40
- UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris2020-05-16L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson2019-10-12W·KO·R3 · 3:17
- UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos2019-07-06W·Sub·R2 · 3:25
- UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis2019-03-23W·KO·R1 · 1:25
- UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio2018-11-17W·Sub·R2 · 1:31
- UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 22018-08-04W·KO·R2 · 4:53
- UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders2018-02-03L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida2017-10-28L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum2017-07-22W·Sub·R1 · 2:18
- UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson2017-03-18W·KO·R3 · 3:50
- UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson2016-11-26W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping2016-02-27L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux2015-08-08W·Sub·R2 · 2:15
- UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt2014-11-15L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Jose Aldo made his long-awaited return to competition on Sunday, battling Marlon Vera to a draw in a 10-minute submission grappling match at Hype Fighting in Quito, Ecuador.
- MMA Fighting
Jose Aldo and Marlon Vera battled to a draw in a submission-only grappling match Sunday night in Quito, Ecuador, at Hype.
- MMA Fighting
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