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Marlon Vera: record, fights and statistics

Marlon Vera (“Chito”) is a bantamweight fighter from Ecuador with a published career record of 24-12-1. StatsNext stores 27 UFC bouts for Marlon Vera (16-11). In the 3 fights stored since Oct 18, 2025, Marlon Vera is 1-2.

Fights through September 19, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM ET · StatsNext fight records

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Height5'8"
Reach70"
StanceSwitch
Weight classBantamweight
Born1992
Current UFC rankingBantamweight #11 (as of Oct 16, 2026)

What are Marlon Vera's fighting stats?

Across 26 stored UFC bouts with statistics (331 minutes) through September 19, 2026, Marlon Vera lands 4.62 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 5.87, with 48.0% striking accuracy and 49.6% striking defense. Grappling: 0.59 takedowns per 15 minutes at 43.3% accuracy, 71.9% takedown defense, 0.73 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 16-11 in 27 stored UFC bouts, 12 of 16 wins inside the distance.

Marlon Vera: striking, grappling and finishes

Marlon Vera: rates from stored bouts
StatisticUFC bouts
Significant strikes landed per minute4.62
Significant strikes absorbed per minute5.87
Significant striking accuracy48.0%
Significant striking defense49.6%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.73
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.59
Takedown accuracy43.3%
Takedown defense71.9%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.73
Control minutes per 15 minutes1.32
Share of fight time in control8.8%
Bouts with statistics (minutes)26 (330.7)

Significant strikes landed: 53.6% head, 22% body, 24.4% legs; 79.4% at distance, 10.8% in the clinch, 9.8% on the ground.

Marlon Vera: ufc bouts by method
MethodWinsLosses
KO/TKO80
Submission40
Decision411

16-11 in the 27 stored UFC bouts since November 15, 2014, averaging 12.8 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders

2026 season: Marlon Vera among fighters

Marlon Vera: 2026 season figures and place among fighters
FigureMarlon VeraPlace
Wins by KO, TKO or submission100.01st of 360
Significant strikes landed per minute4.22107th of 243
Significant strikes absorbed per minute5.70204th of 243
Significant strike accuracy41.8190th of 243
Significant strike defense45.4147th of 177
Knockdowns per 15 minutes1.6731st of 243
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes1.6784th of 243
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.0082nd of 243
Share of fight time in control8.6144th of 243

The same figures and places as the StatsNext Stats Explorer for the 2026 season, among the fighters with enough fights that season. 1st is the best (the lowest for figures where lower is better).

Wins and losses by method since Oct 18, 2025

  • 1 win: 1 by ko/tko
  • 2 losses: 2 by decision

Striking and grappling totals since Oct 18, 2025

Marlon Vera — MMA — Striking and grappling totals since Oct 18, 2025
MeasureTotal
Significant strikes landed170 of 425 (40.0%)
Significant strikes absorbed235 of 434 attempted by opponents
Knockdowns4
Takedowns landed3 of 3
Opponent takedowns2 of 5 (60.0% defended)
Submission attempts0
Control time2:22

Totals over 3 of 3 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.

Fight history

Marlon Vera: the 15 most recent stored bouts
DateOpponent (UFC record entering)ResultMethodRound, timeMinutesWeight classSig. strikes (absorbed)TakedownsControl
Sep 19, 2026Charles Jourdain (9-7-1)WinKO/TKOR3 2:0212Bantamweight72 of 128 (83)3 of 32:15
Feb 28, 2026David Martinez (2-0)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight42 of 145 (71)0 of 00:04
Oct 18, 2025Aiemann Zahabi (7-2)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight56 of 152 (81)0 of 00:03
Aug 3, 2024Deiveson Figueiredo (12-3-1)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight52 of 117 (45)0 of 00:08
Mar 9, 2024Sean O'Malley (8-1)LossDecisionR5 5:0025Bantamweight (title)89 of 241 (230)0 of 00:00
Aug 19, 2023Pedro Munhoz (8-7)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight141 of 251 (113)0 of 10:00
Mar 25, 2023Cory Sandhagen (8-3)LossDecisionR5 5:0015Bantamweight58 of 158 (128)0 of 10:09
Aug 13, 2022Dominick Cruz (7-2)WinKO/TKOR4 2:1717.3Bantamweight61 of 156 (92)0 of 00:10
Apr 30, 2022Rob Font (8-4)WinDecisionR5 5:0015Bantamweight159 of 283 (271)0 of 02:05
Nov 6, 2021Frankie Edgar (15-9-1)WinKO/TKOR3 3:5013.8Bantamweight88 of 164 (94)0 of 00:01
Jun 19, 2021Davey Grant (4-2)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight105 of 162 (83)2 of 25:15
Dec 19, 2020José Aldo (10-6)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight46 of 82 (44)0 of 32:51
Aug 15, 2020Sean O'Malley (3-0)WinKO/TKOR1 4:404.7Bantamweight18 of 30 (10)0 of 00:11
May 16, 2020Song Yadong (4-0-1)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Featherweight92 of 164 (101)2 of 33:15
Oct 12, 2019Andre Ewell (2-1)WinKO/TKOR3 3:1713.3Bantamweight80 of 133 (50)0 of 11:24

Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.

How to read these numbers

  • The career record is the provider’s current record for the fighter. StatsNext stores UFC bouts from 1993 and other promotions’ cards from 2025, so stored bouts can be fewer than the career.
  • Many regional fights have results but no statistics; figures state the bouts they cover.

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