Marlon Vera

🇪🇨

(1992-12-02)

Statistics

UFC Record: 15-10

By Method:

KO/TKO: 7-0
Submission: 4-0
Decision: 4-10

By Elo:

As Favorite: 8-4
As Underdog: 7-6

By Weight Class:

Bantamweight: 12-9
Featherweight: 1-1

By Round:

Round 1: 3-0
Round 2: 4-0
Round 3: 6-8
Round 4: 1-0
Round 5: 1-2

By Type:

Main Event: 2-2
Title Fight: 0-1
Ranked Opponent: 5-7

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: L W L L L

Elo: 3084

Peak Elo: 3277 (2022-08-13)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2841 (#273)

Bonuses: 8 (3 FOTN, 5 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 13m 33s

Total Fight Time: 5h 38m 41s

Avg Time Between Fights: 144 days

Avg Card Placement: 5.5

Current Rankings:

#8 Bantamweight

Peak Rankings:

#3 Bantamweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-10-18
UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen

Aiemann Zahabi (37) 🇨🇦
W W W W W • 7-2
Elo: 3163 • UFC rank: #9
29

BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇪🇨 Marlon Vera (32)
15-9 • L L W L W
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3101
28

Rogers Arena
Vancouver
Canada 🇨🇦

2024-08-03
UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov

Deiveson Figueiredo (36) 🇧🇷
L W L W W • 12-3-1
Elo: 3250 • UFC rank: #6

BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇪🇨 Marlon Vera (31)
15-8 • L W L W W
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3181

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2024-03-09
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

⭐ Sean O'Malley (29) 🇺🇸
W W N W W • 9-1 (1 NC)
Elo: 3291 • UFC rank: Champ

BANTAMWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇪🇨 Marlon Vera (31)
15-7 • W L W W W
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3277

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2023-08-19
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley

Marlon Vera (30) 🇪🇨
L W W W W • 14-7
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3220

BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 Pedro Munhoz (36)
10-7 (2 NC) • W L L N W
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3060

TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
United States 🇺🇸

2023-03-25
UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen

Cory Sandhagen (30) 🇺🇸
W W L L W • 8-3
Elo: 3195 • UFC rank: #5

BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇪🇨 Marlon Vera (30)
14-6 • W W W W L
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3277

AT&T Center
San Antonio, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2022-08-13
UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz

⭐ Marlon Vera (29) 🇪🇨
W W W L W • 13-6
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3183

BANTAMWEIGHT
KO
R4
2:17

🇺🇸 Dominick Cruz (37)
7-2 • W L L W W
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 3163

Pechanga Arena
San Diego, California
United States 🇺🇸

2022-04-30
UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera

Marlon Vera (29) 🇪🇨
W W L W L • 12-6
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 3069

CATCHWEIGHT (138.5 LB)

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇵🇷 🇺🇸 Rob Font (34)
9-4 • W W W W L
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3118

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-11-06
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2

⭐ Marlon Vera (28) 🇪🇨
W L W L W • 11-6
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2964

BANTAMWEIGHT
KO
R3
3:50

🇺🇸 Frankie Edgar (40)
18-9-1 • W L L W L
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2980

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States 🇺🇸

2021-06-19
UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige

Marlon Vera (28) 🇪🇨
L W L W W • 10-6
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2893

BANTAMWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Davey Grant (35)
4-3 • L L W W W
Elo: 2790

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-12-19
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal

Jose Aldo (34) 🇧🇷
W W L L L • 10-6
Elo: 3066 • UFC rank: #7

BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇪🇨 Marlon Vera (28)
10-5 • W L W W W
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2965

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-08-15
UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3

Marlon Vera (27) 🇪🇨
L W W W W • 9-5
Elo: 2820

BANTAMWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:40

🇺🇸 Sean O'Malley (25)
4-0 • W W W W
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 2989

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-05-16
UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris

Song Yadong (22) 🇨🇳
W W W W D • 4-0-1
Elo: 2886 • UFC rank: #14

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇪🇨 Marlon Vera (27)
9-4 • W W W W W
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2933

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2019-10-12
UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson

⭐ Marlon Vera (26) 🇪🇨
W W W W L • 8-4
Elo: 2874

BANTAMWEIGHT
TKO
R3
3:17

🇺🇸 Andre Ewell (31)
2-1 • W L W
Elo: 2721

Amalie Arena
Tampa, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2019-07-06
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos

Marlon Vera (26) 🇪🇨
W W W L L • 7-4
Elo: 2831

BANTAMWEIGHT
SUB
R2
3:25

🇺🇸 Nohelin Hernandez (25)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2608

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2019-03-23
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis

Marlon Vera (26) 🇪🇨
W W L L W • 6-4
Elo: 2754

BANTAMWEIGHT
TKO
R1
1:25

🇺🇸 Frankie Saenz (38)
5-3 • L L L W W
Elo: 2672

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
United States 🇺🇸

2018-11-17
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio

Marlon Vera (25) 🇪🇨
W L L W W • 5-4
Elo: 2688

BANTAMWEIGHT
SUB
R2
1:31

🇦🇷 Guido Cannetti (38)
2-2 • L W L W
Elo: 2565

Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss
Buenos Aires
Argentina 🇦🇷

2018-08-04
UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2

Marlon Vera (25) 🇪🇨
L L W W W • 4-4
Elo: 2616

BANTAMWEIGHT
KO
R2
4:53

🇨🇳 Lijiburen Wulijiburen (28)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2516

Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
United States 🇺🇸

2018-02-03
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders

Douglas Silva de Andrade (32) 🇧🇷
L W W L • 2-2
Elo: 2676

BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇪🇨 Marlon Vera (25)
4-3 • L W W W L
Elo: 2732

Arena Guilherme Paraense
Belém
Brazil 🇧🇷

2017-10-28
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida

John Lineker (27) 🇧🇷
W W W W L • 10-3
Elo: 2990 • UFC rank: #5

BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇪🇨 Marlon Vera (24)
4-2 • W W W L W
Elo: 2777

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil 🇧🇷

2017-07-22
UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum

Marlon Vera (24) 🇪🇨
W W L W L • 3-2
Elo: 2606

BANTAMWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:18

🇺🇸 Brian Kelleher (30)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2918

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Uniondale, New York
United States 🇺🇸

2017-03-18
UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson

⭐ Marlon Vera (24) 🇪🇨
W L W L • 2-2
Elo: 2505

CATCHWEIGHT (140 LB)
TKO
R3
3:50

🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Brad Pickett (38)
5-8 • L L W L L
Elo: 2507

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

2016-11-26
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson

Marlon Vera (23) 🇪🇨
L W L • 1-2
Elo: 2380

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇳 Guangyou Ning (34)
2-1 • W W L
Elo: 2470

Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne
Australia 🇦🇺

2016-02-27
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping

Davey Grant (30) 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
L • 0-1
Elo: 2595

BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇪🇨 Marlon Vera (23)
1-1 • W L
Elo: 2437

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

2015-08-08
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux

⭐ Marlon Vera (22) 🇪🇨
L • 0-1
Elo: 2276

BANTAMWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:15

🇺🇸 Roman Salazar (27)
0-1 (1 NC) • L N
Elo: 2523

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
United States 🇺🇸

2014-11-15
UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt

Marco Beltran (28) 🇲🇽
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2304

BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇪🇨 Marlon Vera (21)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2404

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico 🇲🇽