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Marlon Vera
“Chito”
Ecuador
Ranked #11 · BantamweightOfficial UFC rankings
24-12-1W-L-D
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 5'8"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 70"
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight class
- BantamweightBantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Team Oyama
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1774
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- L
- L
- L
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Vera is a finisher with an 80% finish rate: 10 wins by KO/TKO, 10 by submission, and 5 by decision. He puts people to sleep and taps them out in equal measure.
- Recent Form
- Beat Charles Jourdain (18-9-1) by KO/TKO in round 3. Lost to David Martinez by unanimous decision. Lost to Aiemann Zahabi (14-3-0) by split decision.
- Style
- Switch-stance fighter who lands 4.24 significant strikes a minute at 48% accuracy, but absorbs 5.39 a minute and defends 50%. Averages 0.57 takedowns per 15 minutes, defends 72% of takedowns, and attempts 0.7 submissions per 15.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 10 KO/TKO (40%)
- 10 Submission (40%)
- 5 Decision (20%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 80%
- Last fought
- 8 weeks ago
25 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 77-23-2 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1807
- Winvs Charles Jourdain18-9-1 · Power Index 1762KO/TKO · R3 · 2:02Sep 19, 2026 · Crypto.com UFC 331
- Lossvs David MartinezDecision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Feb 28, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Kavanagh
- Lossvs Aiemann Zahabi14-3-0 · Power Index 1760Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Oct 18, 2025 · UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs Hernandez
- Lossvs Deiveson Figueiredo25-8-1 · Power Index 1833Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Aug 3, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov
- Lossvs Sean O'Malley20-3-0 · Power Index 1874Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Mar 10, 2024 · UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2
Career Stats
Based on 27 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.24
- Striking accuracy
- 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 5.39
- Striking defense
- 50%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.57
- Takedown accuracy
- 45%
- Takedown defense
- 72%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.70