Marlon Vera
"Chito"
| Age | 33 |
| Nationality | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| Weight class | Bantamweight |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Reach | 178 cm |
| Stance | Switch |
MMA Record
34
fights
23
✅ wins
10
❌ losses
1
⬜ draw
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
8
bonuses
3
Fights of the night
5
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
November 15, 2014
UFC debuts
September 19, 2026
UFC last fight
6h05:43
time in the cage
13:33
avg time by combat
59.3%
win rate
75.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1576
as of September 19, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1627
on August 13, 2022
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
81
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 97 | 8 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 95 | 194 |
| 3. | Submission | 93 | 4 |
| 4. | Leg strikes landed | 88 | 5.09 / round |
| 5. | Knockdowns | 82 | 0.22 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes differential | 21 | -5.76 / round |
| 2. | Control time | 25 | 27s / round |
| 3. | Takedowns landed | 27 | 0.19 / round |
| 4. | Total strikes accuracy | 36 | 51% |
| 5. | Ground strikes accuracy | 40 | 66% |
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Boxing Score
74
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-5.76
/ round
💫 Strike differential
16.7 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
22.7 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
44.0%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
52.1%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
37
Wrestling Score
87
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.4 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
45.2%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
72.0%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
27s / round
⏱ Control Time
54s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
2.3 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
66.3%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
4
✅ Submission wins
0.2 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
22.2%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Marlon Vera's UFC Fight History
September 19, 2026 - UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 3 (2:02).
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February 28, 2026 - UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh
Bantamweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 18, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
Bantamweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 03, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Bantamweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 09, 2024 - UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Bantamweight title fight
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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August 19, 2023 - UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 25, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
Bantamweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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August 13, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 4 (2:17).
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April 30, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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November 06, 2021 - UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 3 (3:50).
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June 19, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 19, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
Bantamweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 15, 2020 - UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Elbows) at round 1 (4:40).
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May 16, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 12, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Elbows) at round 3 (3:17).
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July 06, 2019 - UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Bantamweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (3:25).
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March 23, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:25).
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November 17, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
Bantamweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (1:31).
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August 04, 2018 - UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (4:53).
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February 03, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
Bantamweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 28, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
Bantamweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 22, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
Bantamweight bout
Win by submission (Armbar) at round 1 (2:18).
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March 18, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
Catch Weight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 3 (3:50).
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November 26, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 27, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping
Bantamweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 08, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
Bantamweight bout
Win by submission (Triangle Armbar) at round 2 (2:15).
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November 15, 2014 - UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt
Bantamweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights