Marlon Vera "Chito"

Bantamweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record16-11 · current 1-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record142-70-4 (67%) across 27 opponents
Last 5 opponents39-13-2 (75%) across 5 opponents
Age33
Height5' 8"
Reach70"
StanceSwitch

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.24
Significant strikes absorbed per minute5.39
Striking accuracy48%
Striking defense50%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.57
Takedowns landed / attempted45%
Takedown defense72%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.74
Average fight time13.5 min

UFC wins: 8 KO/TKO, 4 submission, 4 decision. UFC losses: 0 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 11 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-09-19Charles Jourdain9-7-1StrikerWKO/TKO R3 2:02UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
2026-02-28David Martinez2-0StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh
2025-10-18Aiemann Zahabi7-2StrikerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
2024-08-03Deiveson Figueiredo12-3-1Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
2024-03-09Sean O'Malley9-1 (1 NC)StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
2023-08-19Pedro Munhoz10-7 (2 NC)StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
2023-03-25Cory Sandhagen8-3StrikerLDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
2022-08-13Dominick Cruz7-2WrestlerWKO/TKO R4 2:17UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
2022-04-30Rob Font9-4StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
2021-11-06Frankie Edgar18-9-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R3 3:50UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
2021-06-19Davey Grant4-3WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige
2020-12-19Jose Aldo10-6BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
2020-08-15Sean O'Malley4-0Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R1 4:40UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
2020-05-16Song Yadong4-0-1BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
2019-10-12Andre Ewell2-1BalancedWKO/TKO R3 3:17UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
2019-07-06Nohelin HernandezUFC debut—WSubmission R2 3:25UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
2019-03-23Frankie Saenz5-3StrikerWKO/TKO R1 1:25UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis
2018-11-17Guido Cannetti2-2WrestlerWSubmission R2 1:31UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
2018-08-04Wulijiburen0-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 4:53UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
2018-02-03Douglas Silva de Andrade2-2BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
2017-10-28John Lineker10-3StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
2017-07-22Brian Kelleher1-0—WSubmission R1 2:18UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
2017-03-18Brad Pickett5-8WrestlerWKO/TKO R3 3:50UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
2016-11-26Guangyou Ning2-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
2016-02-27Davey Grant0-1—LDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping
2015-08-08Roman Salazar0-1 (1 NC)—WSubmission R2 2:15UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
2014-11-15Marco BeltranUFC debut—LDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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