On the clock
11 of 15 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 0 of 11 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Career and every weight
Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.
Career
Every UFC fight, at every weight (145 lb, 135 lb, Catch Weight). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.
16–11UFC record
11 of 15Dominant wins
86Average win score
62ndOpposition, percentile
How the wins came7 KO/TKO 4 submission 4 decision
Finish rate73% of wins
Stopped in losses0 of 11
Knockdowns landed15
Average fight time13:32
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min4.2 / 5.5
Sig. strike accuracy48%
Takedowns per 15 min0.6
Control time9% of the fight
Best winDominick Cruz rated 1707 at 135 lb going in
Figures cover 26 of 27 fights: no contests and catch-weight bouts are not rated.
Against the division
How Marlon Vera’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 50 fighters on today’s bantamweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every bantamweight leaderboard.
Top 10 against the bantamweight board:No. 1dominant winsNo. 3finish rateNo. 3dominant-win rateNo. 9knockdowns
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
90
73%
Average win scoreOut of 100
67
86.3
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
76
62nd
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
94
73%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
2
−1.24
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
51
4.22
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
2
5.46
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
14
0.60
ControlShare of fight time in control
18
9%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Dominick Cruz, rated 1707 at 135 lb. Dominant in 11 of 15 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
135 lb
No. 9 of 80 active men ranked at bantamweight, with a published rating of 1699 across 24 fights at the weight. Lost to No. 10 David Martinez in Feb 2026; ranked on the full record at 135 lb.
14–10Record at 135 lb
11 of 14Dominant wins
87Average win score
1477Avg opponent rating
How the wins came7 KO/TKO 4 submission 3 decision
Finish rate79% of wins
Stopped in losses0 of 10
Knockdowns landed14
Average fight time13:24
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min4.2 / 5.5
Sig. strike accuracy47%
Takedowns per 15 min0.5
Control time8% of the fight
Best winDominick Cruz rated 1707 going in
Against the division
How Marlon Vera’s fights at 135 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 43 fighters on today’s bantamweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.
Top 10 against the bantamweight board:No. 1dominant winsNo. 2dominant-win rateNo. 4finish rateNo. 6average win scoreNo. 7knockdownsNo. 10win streak
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
92
79%
Average win scoreOut of 100
80
86.8
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
74
62nd
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
88
79%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
5
−1.30
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
48
4.22
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
2
5.51
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
12
0.51
ControlShare of fight time in control
17
8%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight at 135 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.
On the clock
11 of 14 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 0 of 10 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Dominick Cruz, rated 1707 at 135 lb. Dominant in 11 of 14 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
145 lb
Not on the featherweight board: last fight at 145 lb on 16 May 2020, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1511, after 2 fights there.
1–1Record at 145 lb
0 of 1Dominant wins
79Average win score
1466Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 0 submission 1 decision
Finish rate0% of wins
Stopped in losses0 of 1
Knockdowns landed1
Average fight time15:00
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min4.3 / 4.9
Sig. strike accuracy54%
Takedowns per 15 min1.5
Control time20% of the fight
Best winGuangyou Ning rated 1365 going in
Against the division needs 5 rated fights at 145 lb; Marlon Vera has 2 so far. The Career tab compares the whole UFC career.
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight at 145 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.
On the clock
All 1 wins went to the judges. Stopped in 0 of 1 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Guangyou Ning, rated 1365 at 145 lb. Dominant in 0 of 1 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
Every UFC fight
27 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.
| Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Method | Round | Weight | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2026 | Win | 90–10 | Charles Jourdain | KO/TKO | R3 2:02 | Bantamweight | UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 |
| 28 Feb 2026 | Loss | 19–81 | David Martinez | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Loss | 27–73 | Aiemann Zahabi | split decision | R3 5:00 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Loss | 19–81 | Deiveson Figueiredo | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov |
| 9 Mar 2024 | Loss | 18–82 | Sean O'Malley | unanimous decision | R5 5:00 | Bantamweight | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 |
| 19 Aug 2023 | Win | 80–20 | Pedro Munhoz | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Bantamweight | UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley |
| 25 Mar 2023 | Loss | 20–80 | Cory Sandhagen | split decision | R5 5:00 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen |
| 13 Aug 2022 | Win | 88–12 | Dominick Cruz | KO/TKO | R4 2:17 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz |
| 30 Apr 2022 | Win | 80–20 | Rob Font | unanimous decision | R5 5:00 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera |
| 6 Nov 2021 | Win | 88–12 | Frankie Edgar | KO/TKO | R3 3:50 | Bantamweight | UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Win | 81–19 | Davey Grant | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige |
| 19 Dec 2020 | Loss | 23–77 | Jose Aldo | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal |
| 15 Aug 2020 | Win | 88–12 | Sean O'Malley | KO/TKO | R1 4:40 | Bantamweight | UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 |
| 16 May 2020 | Loss | 23–77 | Song Yadong | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris |
| 12 Oct 2019 | Win | 90–10 | Andre Ewell | KO/TKO | R3 3:17 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson |
| 6 Jul 2019 | Win | 86–14 | Nohelin Hernandez | submission | R2 3:25 | Bantamweight | UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos |
| 23 Mar 2019 | Win | 91–9 | Frankie Saenz | KO/TKO | R1 1:25 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis |
| 17 Nov 2018 | Win | 89–11 | Guido Cannetti | submission | R2 1:31 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio |
| 4 Aug 2018 | Win | 91–9 | Wulijiburen | KO/TKO | R2 4:53 | Bantamweight | UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 |
| 3 Feb 2018 | Loss | 20–80 | Douglas Silva de Andrade | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders |
| 28 Oct 2017 | Loss | 19–81 | John Lineker | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Win | 86–14 | Brian Kelleher | submission | R1 2:18 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum |
| 18 Mar 2017 | Win | 91–9 | Brad Pickett | KO/TKO | R3 3:50 | Catch Weight | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson |
| 26 Nov 2016 | Win | 79–21 | Guangyou Ning | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson |
| 27 Feb 2016 | Loss | 14–86 | Davey Grant | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping |
| 8 Aug 2015 | Win | 88–12 | Roman Salazar | submission | R2 2:15 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux |
| 15 Nov 2014 | Loss | 23–77 | Marco Beltran | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Bantamweight | UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt |