Fighter profile

Marlon Vera

“Chito”

Bantamweight · UFC record 16-11 · 27 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 19 Sep 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)77

Power90

Striking defense58

Takedown defense81

WrestlingProvisional measure73

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (27 detailed fights; as of Sat 19 Sep 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED91.1

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED95.1

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: 173 cm (5'8")
Reach: 178 cm (5'10")
Stance: Switch
Age: 33

Last 3: L L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

27 detailed UFC fights · 78 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 19 Sep 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed19.9significant, per round

Strikes absorbed25.3per round

Striking differential-5.4per round

Takedown attempts0.40per round

Takedown defense72.0%of attempts stopped

Finish rate75.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 19.9
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 25.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -5.4
Striking accuracy: 47.9%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 49.6%
Knockdowns per round: 0.21
Target: head / body / leg: 54.1% / 22.0% / 24.0%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 78.6% / 10.8% / 10.6%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.40
Takedowns landed per round: 0.18
Takedown accuracy: 45.2%
Takedown defense: 72.0%
Control time per round: 0:25
Submission attempts per round: 0.23
Reversals per round: 0.01

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 16-11-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 75.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 8 · 4 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 0 · 11
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 16 / 1
Average fight time: 13:42 (over 25 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

Marlon Vera — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 19 Sep 2026	Charles Jourdain	W	KO/TKO Punch	R3 2:02	UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Sat 28 Feb 2026	David Martinez	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh
Sat 18 Oct 2025	Aiemann Zahabi	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
Sat 3 Aug 2024	Deiveson Figueiredo	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Sat 9 Mar 2024	Sean O'Malley	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

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Marlon Vera — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 19 Aug 2023	Pedro Munhoz	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Sat 25 Mar 2023	Cory Sandhagen	L	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
Sat 13 Aug 2022	Dominick Cruz	W	KO/TKO Kick	R4 2:17	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
Sat 30 Apr 2022	Rob Font	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
Sat 6 Nov 2021	Frankie Edgar	W	KO/TKO Kick	R3 3:50	UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Sat 19 Jun 2021	Davey Grant	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige
Sat 19 Dec 2020	Jose Aldo	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
Sat 15 Aug 2020	Sean O'Malley	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 4:40	UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Sat 16 May 2020	Song Yadong	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
Sat 12 Oct 2019	Andre Ewell	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R3 3:17	UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
Sat 6 Jul 2019	Nohelin Hernandez	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 3:25	UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Sat 23 Mar 2019	Frankie Saenz	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:25	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis
Sat 17 Nov 2018	Guido Cannetti	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 1:31	UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
Sat 4 Aug 2018	Wulijiburen	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 4:53	UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
Sat 3 Feb 2018	Douglas Silva de Andrade	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
Sat 28 Oct 2017	John Lineker	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
Sat 22 Jul 2017	Brian Kelleher	W	SUB Armbar	R1 2:18	UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
Sat 18 Mar 2017	Brad Pickett	W	KO/TKO Kick	R3 3:50	UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
Sat 26 Nov 2016	Guangyou Ning	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
Sat 27 Feb 2016	Davey Grant	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping
Sat 8 Aug 2015	Roman Salazar	W	SUB Triangle Armbar	R2 2:15	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
Sat 15 Nov 2014	Marco Beltran	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt

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