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"Chito"

Marlon Vera

#15 Bantamweight Division • 16-6-1 (W-L-D)

Stats & Records

  • 6
    Wins by Knockout
  • 8
    Wins by Submission
  • 2
    Wins by Decision
Striking accuracy 48% 48%

Striking accuracy

Sig. Strikes Landed
565
Sig. Strikes Attempted
1169
Grappling accuracy 43% 43%

Grappling accuracy

Takedowns Landed
Takedowns Attempted
21
3.70
Sig. Str. Landed
Per Min
4.11
Sig. Str. Absorbed
Per Min
0.88
Takedown avg
Per 15 Min
1.28
Submission avg
Per 15 Min
53
%
Sig. Str. Defense
69
%
Takedown Defense
0.49
Knockdown Ratio
10:55
Average fight time

Sig. Str. By Position

Standing
397 (70%)
Clinch
85 (15%)
Ground
83 (15%)

Sig. Str. by target

51% 287 Head 25% 143 Body 24% 135 Leg

Win By Way

KO/TKO
6 (38%)
DEC
2 (13%)
SUB
8 (50%)

Event Results

  • Win

    Aldo vs Vera

    Round
    3
    Time
    05:00
    Method
    DEC
  • Win

    Yadong vs Vera

    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
    Method
    Decision - Unanimous

Biography

Status
Active
Hometown
Chone, Ecuador
Trains at
Team Oyama
Fighting style
Grappler
Age
28
Height
68.00
Weight
135.00
Octagon Debut
Nov. 15, 2014
Reach
70.50
Leg reach
40.50
Q & A

When and why did you start training for fighting? When I was 16 years old. I fight because I’ve loved fighting since I was a kid and I started with one goal: the UFC.

What ranks and titles have you held? I'm a black belt in jiu-jitsu, 145-pound belt for FMP in Mexico.

Do you have any heroes? My Dad and Georges St-Pierre 

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? For me, the UFC is everything in my life. I chose only one option in life and it is the UFC, so when I started to fight and people asked what would happen if the UFC doesn't call me, I just say I'll be in the UFC one say. I love this.

Favorite grappling technique: Triangle choke

Favorite Striking technique: Superman punch 

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Marlon Vera of Ecuador prepares to fight Sean O'Malley in their bantamweight bout during the UFC 252 event at UFC APEX on August 15, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
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Marlon Vera of Ecuador kicks Sean O'Malley in their bantamweight bout during the UFC 252 event at UFC APEX on August 15, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)