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Brandon Vera

Brandon Vera

1040 ELO #519

"The Truth"

MMA 15-7-0 (1 NC) · UFC 8-7-0 · Heavyweight · Last fought 12 years and 285 days ago

Brandon Vera "The Truth" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Brandon Vera has 8 wins in the UFC. Brandon Vera lands an average of 3.03 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.7 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1040), and have not fought Brandon Vera before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Andrei Arlovski 23-18-0 47 1048 1.0 8
Stipe Miocic 14-5-0 43 1192 5.0 152
Derrick Lewis 20-11-0 41 1136 7.0 96
Marcin Tybura 14-10-0 40 1074 8.0 34
Chris Barnett 2-4-0 40 982 8.0 58

Fight Results Breakdown

15
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Frank Mir in 2006
Opponent ELO: 1082

Biggest Upset Loss

Ben Rothwell in 2013
Your ELO: 1059 · Opponent ELO: 999 · Favored by 60

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 3'
Weight
Heavyweight
Reach
78'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Oct 10 1977
Age
48
Peak ELO
1094
ELO Rank
519 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
304-129-6
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1052.5
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1000.4

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.03
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
56%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.81
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
52%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.7
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
53%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.2
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Brandon Vera Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2013-08-31 UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 Ben Rothwell KO/TKO Punches 3 1:54 Loss -
2012-08-04 UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera Mauricio Rua KO/TKO Punches 4 4:09 Loss -
2011-10-29 UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz Eliot Marshall U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2010-03-21 UFC Live: Vera vs Jones Jon Jones KO/TKO Elbow 1 3:19 Loss -
2009-11-14 UFC 105: Couture vs Vera Randy Couture U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2009-08-29 UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira Krzysztof Soszynski U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2009-03-07 UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine Michael Patt KO/TKO Kicks 2 1:27 Win -
2008-10-18 UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben Keith Jardine S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2008-07-19 UFC: Silva vs Irvin Reese Andy U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2008-06-07 UFC 85: Bedlam Fabricio Werdum KO/TKO Punches 1 4:40 Loss -
2007-10-20 UFC 77: Hostile Territory Tim Sylvia U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2006-11-18 UFC 65: Bad Intentions Frank Mir KO/TKO Punches 1 1:09 Win -
2006-05-27 UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie Assuerio Silva SUB Guillotine Choke 1 2:39 Win -
2006-02-04 UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 Justin Eilers KO/TKO Kick 1 1:25 Win -
2005-10-03 UFC Fight Night 2 Fabiano Scherner KO/TKO Knee 2 3:22 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Brandon Vera ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
15 2013-08-31 Ben Rothwell 999 Loss -19 1040
14 2012-08-04 Mauricio Rua 1047 Loss -17 1059
13 2011-10-29 Eliot Marshall 1018 Win +14 1076
12 2010-03-21 Jon Jones 1054 Loss -17 1062
11 2009-11-14 Randy Couture 1108 Loss -15 1079
10 2009-08-29 Krzysztof Soszynski 1059 Win +15 1094
9 2009-03-07 Michael Patt 984 Win +17 1079
8 2008-10-18 Keith Jardine 1020 Loss 0 1062
7 2008-07-19 Reese Andy 1000 Win +14 1062
6 2008-06-07 Fabricio Werdum 1012 Loss -18 1048
5 2007-10-20 Tim Sylvia 1102 Loss -15 1066
4 2006-11-18 Frank Mir 1082 Win +22 1081
3 2006-05-27 Assuerio Silva 986 Win +18 1059
2 2006-02-04 Justin Eilers 992 Win +20 1041
1 2005-10-03 Fabiano Scherner 1000 Win +21 1021

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