Marlon Vera

“Chito”

#11 Bantamweight

OctagonStats Rating 1577

16-11-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 8" (173 cm)

Weight135 lbs. (61 kg)

Reach70" (178 cm)

StanceSwitch

BornDec 02, 1992

Age33

DivisionBantamweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.24

Str. Acc47%

SApM5.39

Str. Def49%

TD Avg0.57

TD Acc45%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.7

Recent form

W L L L L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

27 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

8 KO/TKO wins · 4 sub wins · 4 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 11 decision losses

Finish rate75%

Times finished0%

StreakW1

Best streak5

Avg fight13:33

Octagon time6h 5m

Opp win%69%

ActiveNov. 15, 2014 – Sep. 19, 2026 (13y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced7

Ranked wins1

Best ranked winSean O'Malley (#2 Bantamweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night3

Fight of the Night1

Total bonuses4

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Marlon Vera "Chito" is a 24-12-1 knockout artist. 75% finish rate.

Marlon debuted Nov. 15, 2014 vs Marco Beltran (loss). Longest win streak: 5. 13 years active (Nov. 15, 2014–Sep. 19, 2026).

Best wins: Dominick Cruz (KO/TKO Kick R4, Aug. 13, 2022); Sean O'Malley (KO/TKO Elbows R1, Aug. 15, 2020); Frankie Edgar (KO/TKO Kick R3, Nov. 06, 2021).

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Decision grinder

Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Sep. 19, 2026	UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2	W Charles Jourdain	KO/TKO Punch	3	2:02	3 0	72 83	3 0	0 0
Feb. 28, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh	L David Martinez	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	42 71	0 2	0 0
Oct. 18, 2025	UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen	L Aiemann Zahabi	S-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	56 81	0 0	0 0
Aug. 03, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov	L Deiveson Figueiredo	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	52 45	0 2	0 0
Mar. 09, 2024	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2	L Sean O'Malley	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	89 230	0 0	0 0
Aug. 19, 2023	UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley	W Pedro Munhoz	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	141 113	0 0	0 0
Mar. 25, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen	L Cory Sandhagen	S-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	58 128	0 3	1 0
Aug. 13, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz	W Dominick Cruz	KO/TKO Kick	4	2:17	3 0	61 92	0 2	0 0
Apr. 30, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera	W Rob Font	U-DEC	5	5:00	3 0	159 271	0 1	0 0
Nov. 06, 2021	UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2	W Frankie Edgar	KO/TKO Kick	3	3:50	1 0	88 94	0 3	1 0
Jun. 19, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige	W Davey Grant	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	105 83	2 1	3 0
Dec. 19, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal	L Jose Aldo	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	46 44	0 0	0 0
Aug. 15, 2020	UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3	W Sean O'Malley	KO/TKO Elbows	1	4:40	0 0	18 10	0 0	0 0
May. 16, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris	L Song Yadong	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	92 101	2 0	0 0
Oct. 12, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson	W Andre Ewell	KO/TKO Elbows	3	3:17	0 0	80 50	0 0	2 0
Jul. 06, 2019	UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos	W Nohelin Hernandez	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	3:25	0 0	10 22	1 1	1 0
Mar. 23, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis	W Frankie Saenz	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:25	1 0	12 4	0 0	0 0
Nov. 17, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio	W Guido Cannetti	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	1:31	1 0	24 24	2 2	2 0
Aug. 04, 2018	UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2	W Wulijiburen	KO/TKO Punch	2	4:53	1 0	45 31	1 2	0 0
Feb. 03, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders	L Douglas Silva de Andrade	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	72 97	0 1	0 0
Oct. 28, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida	L John Lineker	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	49 77	0 0	0 0
Jul. 22, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum	W Brian Kelleher	SUB Armbar	1	2:18	0 0	5 8	0 1	2 0
Mar. 18, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson	W Brad Pickett	KO/TKO Kick	3	3:50	1 0	67 51	0 2	0 0
Nov. 26, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson	W Guangyou Ning	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	36 46	1 0	2 0
Feb. 27, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping	L Davey Grant	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	23 72	1 1	0 0
Aug. 08, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux	W Roman Salazar	SUB Triangle Armbar	2	2:15	0 0	25 14	0 1	2 0
Nov. 15, 2014	UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt	L Marco Beltran	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	25 31	1 1	2 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.