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Marlon Vera

Marlon Vera

1122 ELO #110

"Chito"

MMA 23-12-1 · UFC 15-11-0 · Bantamweight (#10) · Chone, Ecuador · Team 5050 Guayaquil Ecuador · Last fought 101 days ago

Marlon Vera "Chito" - UFC Fighter Profile

Marlon Vera is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Bantamweight division and is ranked #10. Born in Chone, Ecuador, Marlon Vera has compiled an MMA record of 23-12-1 with a UFC record of 15-11-0. Known for their Grappler fighting style, Marlon Vera trains at Team 5050 Guayaquil Ecuador in Chone, Ecuador. With an ELO rating of 1122, Marlon Vera ranks #110 out of 2693 UFC fighters.

Career Highlights: Marlon Vera has 15 wins in the UFC. Marlon Vera lands an average of 4.18 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.47 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Bantamweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1122), and have not fought Marlon Vera before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Ricky Simon 10-6-0 33 1071 0.0 51
Petr Yan 12-4-0 33 1195 0.0 73
Daniel Marcos 5-1-0 33 1046 0.0 76
Jafel Filho 3-3-0 33 1016 0.0 106
Gaston Bolanos 2-2-0 33 997 0.0 125
Luan Lacerda 1-3-0 33 974 0.0 148

Fight Results Breakdown

26
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Frankie Edgar in 2021
Opponent ELO: 1141

Biggest Upset Loss

David Martinez in 2026
Your ELO: 1143 · Opponent ELO: 1040 · Favored by 103

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 8'
Weight
Bantamweight
Reach
70'
Stance
Switch
Date of Birth
Dec 02 1992
Age
33
Peak ELO
1177
ELO Rank
110 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
490-191-4
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1051.3
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1020.7

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.18
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
47%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
5.34
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
50%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.47
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
39%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.8
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Marlon Vera Fight History

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Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-02-28 UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh David Martinez U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss +277
2025-10-18 UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen Aiemann Zahabi S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss +104
2024-08-03 UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Deiveson Figueiredo U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2024-03-09 UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Sean O'Malley U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2023-08-19 UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley Pedro Munhoz U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2023-03-25 UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen Cory Sandhagen S-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2022-08-13 UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz Dominick Cruz KO/TKO Kick 4 2:17 Win -
2022-04-30 UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera Rob Font U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2021-11-06 UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Frankie Edgar KO/TKO Kick 3 3:50 Win -
2021-06-19 UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige Davey Grant U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2020-12-19 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal Jose Aldo U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-08-15 UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 Sean O'Malley KO/TKO Elbows 1 4:40 Win -
2020-05-16 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris Song Yadong U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2019-10-12 UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson Andre Ewell KO/TKO Elbows 3 3:17 Win -
2019-07-06 UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos Nohelin Hernandez SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 3:25 Win -
2019-03-23 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis Frankie Saenz KO/TKO Punch 1 1:25 Win -
2018-11-17 UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio Guido Cannetti SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 1:31 Win -
2018-08-04 UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 Wulijiburen KO/TKO Punch 2 4:53 Win -
2018-02-03 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders Douglas Silva de Andrade U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2017-10-28 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida John Lineker U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2017-07-22 UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum Brian Kelleher SUB Armbar 1 2:18 Win -
2017-03-18 UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson Brad Pickett KO/TKO Kick 3 3:50 Win -
2016-11-26 UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson Guangyou Ning U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2016-02-27 UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping Davey Grant U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2015-08-08 UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux Roman Salazar SUB Triangle Armbar 2 2:15 Win -
2014-11-15 UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt Marco Beltran U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Marlon Vera ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
26 2026-02-28 David Martinez 1040 Loss -21 1122
25 2025-10-18 Aiemann Zahabi 1094 Loss 0 1143
24 2024-08-03 Deiveson Figueiredo 1164 Loss -16 1143
23 2024-03-09 Sean O'Malley 1137 Loss -18 1159
22 2023-08-19 Pedro Munhoz 1117 Win +14 1177
21 2023-03-25 Cory Sandhagen 1119 Loss 0 1163
20 2022-08-13 Dominick Cruz 1064 Win +17 1163
19 2022-04-30 Rob Font 1107 Win +15 1146
18 2021-11-06 Frankie Edgar 1141 Win +23 1131
17 2021-06-19 Davey Grant 1017 Win +12 1108
16 2020-12-19 Jose Aldo 1113 Loss -16 1096
15 2020-08-15 Sean O'Malley 1072 Win +20 1112
14 2020-05-16 Song Yadong 1078 Loss -17 1092
13 2019-10-12 Andre Ewell 1001 Win +17 1109
12 2019-07-06 Nohelin Hernandez 1000 Win +18 1092
11 2019-03-23 Frankie Saenz 1018 Win +19 1074
10 2018-11-17 Guido Cannetti 1003 Win +20 1055
9 2018-08-04 Wulijiburen 983 Win +19 1035
8 2018-02-03 Douglas Silva de Andrade 1006 Loss -17 1016
7 2017-10-28 John Lineker 1110 Loss -13 1033
6 2017-07-22 Brian Kelleher 1024 Win +21 1046
5 2017-03-18 Brad Pickett 968 Win +19 1025
4 2016-11-26 Guangyou Ning 1037 Win +18 1006
3 2016-02-27 Davey Grant 984 Loss -17 988
2 2015-08-08 Roman Salazar 986 Win +21 1005
1 2014-11-15 Marco Beltran 1000 Loss -16 984

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