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Marlon Vera
“Chito”
Rank 7 - UFC Bantamweight
Age: 31 | Dec 2, 1992
Nationality: Ecuador
Weight Class: Bantamweight
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 135 lbs
Professional Record
| 34 fights | 23 wins | 10 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 8 | 0 |
| Submissions | 10 | 0 |
| Decisions | 5 | 10 |
| Draws | 1 | |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 23 - 10 - 1 | Deiveson Figueiredo | UFC on ABC 7 - Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov | August 03, 2024 | Decision (Unanimous) | Keith Peterson | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 23 - 9 - 1 | Sean O'Malley | UFC 299 - O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | March 09, 2024 | Decision (Unanimous) | Keith Peterson | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 23 - 8 - 1 | Pedro Munhoz | UFC 292 - Sterling vs. O'Malley | August 19, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 22 - 8 - 1 | Cory Sandhagen | UFC on ESPN 43 - Vera vs. Sandhagen | March 25, 2023 | Decision (Split) | Dan Miragliotta | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 22 - 7 - 1 | Dominick Cruz | UFC on ESPN 41 - Vera vs. Cruz | August 13, 2022 | KO (Head Kick) | Herb Dean | 4 | 2:17 |
| WIN | 21 - 7 - 1 | Rob Font | UFC on ESPN 35 - Font vs. Vera | April 30, 2022 | Decision (Unanimous) | Jason Herzog | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 20 - 7 - 1 | Frankie Edgar | UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2 | November 06, 2021 | KO (Front Kick) | Todd Anderson | 3 | 3:50 |
| WIN | 19 - 7 - 1 | Davey Grant | UFC on ESPN 25 - Korean Zombie vs. Ige | June 19, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mike Beltran | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 18 - 7 - 1 | Jose Aldo | UFC Fight Night 183 - Thompson vs. Neal | December 19, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 18 - 6 - 1 | Sean O'Malley | UFC 252 - Miocic vs. Cormier 3 | August 15, 2020 | TKO (Elbows and Punches) | Herb Dean | 1 | 4:40 |
| LOSS | 17 - 6 - 1 | Yadong Song | UFC on ESPN 8 - Overeem vs. Harris | May 16, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 17 - 5 - 1 | Andre Ewell | UFC Fight Night 161 - Jedrzejczyk vs. Waterson | October 12, 2019 | TKO (Elbow and Punches) | Andrew Glenn | 3 | 3:17 |
| WIN | 16 - 5 - 1 | Nohelin Hernandez | UFC 239 - Jones vs. Santos | July 06, 2019 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Chris Tognoni | 2 | 3:25 |
| WIN | 15 - 5 - 1 | Frankie Saenz | UFC Fight Night 148 - Thompson vs. Pettis | March 23, 2019 | TKO (Punches) | Jimmy Neely | 1 | 1:25 |
| WIN | 14 - 5 - 1 | Guido Cannetti | UFC Fight Night 140 - Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | November 17, 2018 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Eduardo Herdy | 2 | 1:31 |
| WIN | 13 - 5 - 1 | Lijiburen Wu | UFC 227 - Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 | August 04, 2018 | KO (Punch to the Body) | Frank Trigg | 2 | 4:53 |
| LOSS | 12 - 5 - 1 | Douglas Silva de Andrade | UFC Fight Night 125 - Machida vs. Anders | February 03, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Camila Albuquerque | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 12 - 4 - 1 | John Lineker | UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida | October 28, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mario Yamasaki | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 12 - 3 - 1 | Brian Kelleher | UFC on Fox 25 - Weidman vs. Gastelum | July 22, 2017 | Submission (Armbar) | Keith Peterson | 1 | 2:18 |
| WIN | 11 - 3 - 1 | Brad Pickett | UFC Fight Night 107 - Manuwa vs. Anderson | March 18, 2017 | TKO (Head Kick and Punches) | Grant Waterman | 3 | 3:50 |
| WIN | 10 - 3 - 1 | Guangyou Ning | UFC Fight Night 101 - Whittaker vs. Brunson | November 26, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | Steve Perceval | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 9 - 3 - 1 | Davey Grant | UFC Fight Night 84 - Silva vs. Bisping | February 27, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marc Goddard | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 9 - 2 - 1 | Roman Salazar | UFC Fight Night 73 - Teixeira vs. St. Preux | August 08, 2015 | Submission (Triangle Armbar) | Josh Ward | 2 | 2:15 |
| LOSS | 8 - 2 - 1 | Marco Beltran | UFC 180 - Werdum vs. Hunt | November 15, 2014 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 8 - 1 - 1 | D'Juan Owens | Inka FC 24 - Inka Fighting Championship 24 | October 23, 2013 | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 1:54 | |
| LOSS | 7 - 1 - 1 | Bruno Leandro Soares Lobato | Inka FC 23 - Pequeno vs. Owens | August 24, 2013 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| DRAW | 7 - 0 - 1 | Fabio Bispo | Inka FC 22 - Reiter vs. De Lima | June 29, 2013 | Draw | Ivan Iberico | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 7 - 0 | Luis Roberto Herrera | FMP 16 - We Don't Stop | May 25, 2013 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Javier Ovalle | 1 | 1:50 |
| WIN | 6 - 0 | Joel Iglesias | 300 Sparta - MMA | April 24, 2013 | KO (Elbows) | 1 | 4:04 | |
| WIN | 5 - 0 | Javier Umana Munoz | Panama Fight League - Ultimate Combat Challenge 13: UCC 13 | January 18, 2013 | Submission (Triangle Choke) | Milton Rosales | 2 | 4:44 |
| WIN | 4 - 0 | Alexis Patino Pinos | Punisher 4 - Punisher Machala 4 | May 26, 2012 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 | Jack Guzman | Samurai FC 7 - Peace and War | February 20, 2012 | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 | Cesar Moreno | EMMA 2 - Extreme FC: Conflicto | June 18, 2011 | Decision (Unanimous) | Galo Iturralde | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 1 - 0 | Romel Orosco | QFC 3 - Quito Fight Club 3 | July 24, 2010 | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 1:12 |
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