Fighter profile

Marvin Vettori

“The Italian Dream”

Middleweight · UFC record 9-9-1 · 19 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 3 Oct 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)82

Power61

Striking defense71

Takedown defense77

WrestlingProvisional measure75

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (19 detailed fights; as of Sat 3 Oct 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED91.8

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED68.7

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Reach: 188 cm (6'2")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 33

Last 3: L L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

19 detailed UFC fights · 65 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 3 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed23.7significant, per round

Strikes absorbed22.8per round

Striking differential+0.9per round

Takedown attempts1.05per round

Takedown defense67.2%of attempts stopped

Finish rate22.2%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 23.7
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 22.8
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +0.9
Striking accuracy: 45.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 56.4%
Knockdowns per round: 0.02
Target: head / body / leg: 78.3% / 9.9% / 11.8%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 87.9% / 5.5% / 6.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.05
Takedowns landed per round: 0.45
Takedown accuracy: 42.6%
Takedown defense: 67.2%
Control time per round: 0:53
Submission attempts per round: 0.12
Reversals per round: 0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 9-9-1
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 22.2%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 2 · 7
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 0 · 9
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 0
Average fight time: 17:44 (over 18 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Marvin Vettori — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 3 Oct 2026	Ismail Naurdiev	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang
Sat 6 Dec 2025	Brunno Ferreira	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Sat 19 Jul 2025	Brendan Allen	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Sat 15 Mar 2025	Roman Dolidze	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
Sat 17 Jun 2023	Jared Cannonier	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier

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Marvin Vettori — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 18 Mar 2023	Roman Dolidze	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
Sat 3 Sep 2022	Robert Whittaker	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
Sat 23 Oct 2021	Paulo Costa	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
Sat 12 Jun 2021	Israel Adesanya	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Sat 10 Apr 2021	Kevin Holland	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland
Sat 5 Dec 2020	Jack Hermansson	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori
Sat 13 Jun 2020	Karl Roberson	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 4:17	UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo
Sat 12 Oct 2019	Andrew Sanchez	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
Sat 13 Jul 2019	Cezar Ferreira	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd
Sat 14 Apr 2018	Israel Adesanya	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Sat 30 Dec 2017	Omari Akhmedov	D	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm
Sun 25 Jun 2017	Vitor Miranda	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee
Fri 30 Dec 2016	Antonio Carlos Junior	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey
Sat 20 Aug 2016	Alberto Uda	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 4:30	UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2

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