Marlon Vera

Marlon Vera

L4

“Chito”

23-12-1

58

IQ Score

Prospect

🇪🇨Ecuador/Bantamweight/Age 33/Switch/5' 8"/70″ reach/135 lbs

Win %

66%

SLpM

4.2

Str Acc

47%

Str Def

50%

TD Avg

0.5

TD Def

71%

Sub Avg

0.8

Finish

78%

At a Glance

4.2

SLpM

47%

Str Acc

0.5

TD Avg

78%

Finish %

50%

Str Def

Vera profiles as a high finisher.

Skill Profile

Fighter

UFC Avg

58

IQ Score

Prospect

STR59

DEF39

GRP47

FIN79

MOM39

DUR47

ACT94

Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg

Str Acc

Str Def

TD Acc

TD Def

Striking Output

Sig. Strikes Landed / Min

4.18+0.76 vs avg

0avg 3.49

Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min

5.34+2.16 vs avg

0avg 3.29

Grappling Output

Takedowns / 15 Min

0.47-1.05 vs avg

0avg 1.56

Submissions / 15 Min

0.80+0.40 vs avg

0avg 0.43

Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)

Absorbed (5.34)Landed (4.18)

0

-1.16

Win / Loss by Method

Wins (23)

8 KO

10 SUB

5 DEC

Losses (12)

11 DEC

1 OTH

Recent Form (Last 5)

L

Dec

L

Dec

L

Dec

L

Dec

W

Dec

Durability & Resilience

Fights to Decision

16 of 36

KO/TKO Losses

0

Avg Fight Duration

2.7 rounds

Post-Loss Record

6-4

Fight History26 UFC + 10 pre-UFC

36 fights23W11L

	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Rd	Time
L	David Martinez	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh	Feb 28, 2026	U-DEC	3	5:00
L	Aiemann Zahabi	UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen	Oct 18, 2025	S-DEC	3	5:00
L	Deiveson Figueiredo	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov	Aug 3, 2024	U-DEC	3	5:00
L	Sean O'Malley	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2	Mar 9, 2024	U-DEC	5	5:00
W	Pedro Munhoz	UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley	Aug 19, 2023	U-DEC	3	5:00
L	Cory Sandhagen	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen	Mar 25, 2023	S-DEC	5	5:00
W	Dominick Cruz	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz	Aug 13, 2022	KO/TKO Kick	4	2:17
W	Rob Font	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera	Apr 30, 2022	U-DEC	5	5:00
W	Frankie Edgar	UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2	Nov 6, 2021	KO/TKO Kick	3	3:50
W	Davey Grant	UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige	Jun 19, 2021	U-DEC	3	5:00
L	Jose Aldo	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal	Dec 19, 2020	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	Sean O'Malley	UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3	Aug 15, 2020	KO/TKO Elbows	1	4:40
L	Song Yadong	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris	May 16, 2020	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	Andre Ewell	UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson	Oct 12, 2019	KO/TKO Elbows	3	3:17
W	Nohelin Hernandez	UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos	Jul 6, 2019	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	3:25
W	Frankie Saenz	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis	Mar 23, 2019	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:25
W	Guido Cannetti	UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio	Nov 17, 2018	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	1:31
W	Wulijiburen	UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2	Aug 4, 2018	KO/TKO Punch	2	4:53
L	Douglas Silva de Andrade	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders	Feb 3, 2018	U-DEC	3	5:00
L	John Lineker	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida	Oct 28, 2017	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	Brian Kelleher	UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum	Jul 22, 2017	SUB Armbar	1	2:18
W	Brad Pickett	UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson	Mar 18, 2017	KO/TKO Kick	3	3:50
W	Guangyou Ning	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson	Nov 26, 2016	U-DEC	3	5:00
L	Davey Grant	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping	Feb 27, 2016	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	Roman Salazar	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux	Aug 8, 2015	SUB Triangle Armbar	2	2:15
L	Marco Beltran	UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt	Nov 15, 2014	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	D'Juan Owens	Inka FCInka FC 24: Peru vs. Brazil	Oct 23, 2013	SUB	1	1:54
?	Bruno Lobato	Inka FCInka FC 23: Pequeno vs. Owens	Aug 24, 2013	DEC		Unanimous
?	Fabio Bispo	Inka FCInka FC 22: Reiter vs. De Lima	Jun 29, 2013	DEC		Decision
W	Roberto Herrera	FMPFMP 16	May 25, 2013	SUB	1	1:50
W	Joel Iglesias Hologuin	300 Sparta 1	Apr 24, 2013	TKO
W	Javier Umaña	UCCUCC 13	Jan 18, 2013	SUB	2	4:44
W	Alexis Patiño Pinos		May 26, 2012	SUB
W	Jack Guzman		Feb 20, 2012	SUB
W	Cesar Moreno	EMMAEMMA 2: Conflicto	Jul 18, 2011	DEC		Unanimous
W	Romel Orosco		Jul 24, 2010	SUB