Marlon Vera
15W · 11L
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Featherweight
73% finish rate86% as favorite25% as underdog
1474
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
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Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#72of 78 active
Age
33
Dec 2, 1992
Height
5'8" (172.72 cm)
Reach
177.8 cm
Win Rate
57.7%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
4.18
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
5.34
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
-1.16
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
50%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.47
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
71%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.80
Sub_Avg
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
14.9
Sig. Strikes
0.6
Takedowns
1.1
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO7 (47%)
Submission4 (27%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
86%
12W – 2L in 14 fights
As Underdog
25%
3W – 9L in 12 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to David Martinez
-15.01474
lost to Aiemann Zahabi
-11.41489
lost to Deiveson Figueiredo
-3.61500
lost to Sean O'Malley
-2.71504
def. Pedro Munhoz
+2.01506
lost to Cory Sandhagen
-1.41504
def. Dominick Cruz
+2.11506
def. Rob Font
+1.11504
def. Frankie Edgar
+1.01503
def. Davey Grant
+0.61502
lost to Jose Aldo
-0.41501
def. Sean O'Malley
+0.41501
lost to Song Yadong
-0.31501
def. Andre Ewell
+0.31501
def. Nohelin Hernandez
+0.31501
def. Frankie Saenz
+0.21501
def. Guido Cannetti
+0.11500
def. Wuliji Buren
+0.11500
lost to Douglas Silva de Andrade
-0.11500
lost to John Lineker
0.01500
def. Brian Kelleher
+0.11500
def. Brad Pickett
+0.11500
def. Ning Guangyou
0.01500
lost to Davey Grant
0.01500
def. Roman Salazar
0.01500
lost to Marco Beltran
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Bantamweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Farid Basharat
1558
Elijah Smith
1550
David Martinez
1546
Raul Rosas Jr.
1546
Aiemann Zahabi
1540
Mario Bautista
1539
Payton Talbott
1536
Jakub Wiklacz
1536
Fight History (26 fights)
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh · Feb 28, 2026
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen · Oct 18, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →vs Pedro Munhoz
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley · Aug 19, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen · Mar 25, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz · Aug 13, 2022
vs Rob Font
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera · Apr 30, 2022
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · Nov 6, 2021
vs Davey Grant
UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige · Jun 19, 2021
vs Jose Aldo
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal · Dec 19, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · Aug 15, 2020
vs Song Yadong
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris · May 16, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →vs Andre Ewell
UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson · Oct 12, 2019
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · Jul 6, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · Mar 23, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio · Nov 17, 2018
vs Wuliji Buren
UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders · Feb 3, 2018
Loss
View Analysis →vs John Lineker
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida · Oct 28, 2017
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum · Jul 22, 2017
vs Brad Pickett
UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson · Mar 18, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson · Nov 26, 2016
vs Davey Grant
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · Feb 27, 2016
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · Aug 8, 2015
UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt · Nov 15, 2014
Loss
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