Fighter Profile›Bantamweight

“Chito”

Marlon Vera

23-12-126 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

· 4L

Declining

4× Title

4× 5R

High Variance

Output Builds Late

Moderate Wear

5'8"ht·70"reach·Switchstance·33age

Last fightLDavid Martinez·U-DEC·R3·2mo ago

Fighter Context

15–11UFC·

7KO

4Sub

4Dec

13.6min/fight

354UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

10–8(18 fights)

60%finish rate

-0.5str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

3–5(8 fights)

33%finish rate

-1.6str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-1.16

Deficit

21%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.061

Average

27%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

100

Ironclad

96%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

35%

Passive

16%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Vera

Distance Striker

Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.18

Str. Accuracy47%

1,480UFC landed/3,110attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.6 vs avg5.34

Str. Defense50%

KD Rate / fight0.50

13UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.04

CQ KO Power

Above Avg70%ile0.88

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

54%

Body

22%

Leg

24%

By Position

Distance80%

Clinch10%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 126 rounds	Round 223 rounds	Round 319 rounds	Round 44 rounds	Round 53 rounds
Avg. Landed	13	21	27	22	23
Avg. Absorbed	21	25	27	33	44
Avg. Net	-7	-5	0	-11	-22

Grappling

Vera·71s ctrlAverage Control

Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.47

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.19

TD Accuracy39%

11UFC landed/28attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.80

4UFC wins/18attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense71%

66UFC defended/92opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

73%

Strong Finisher

div avg 46%

How They Lose

11UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO7 / 15

Submission4 / 15

Decision4 / 15

KD → Finish

5/9Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 11

Submission0 / 11

Decision11 / 11

Loss Pattern

Outscored

11 of 11 losses by decision

Versatile finisher. 7 KOs and 4 subs across multiple rounds

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

39%

9 of 23 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.0pts

W4 dec

2.0pts

L11 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

13UD

2SD

0MD

13%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 41 more in second half of career

26 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=26

R2n=23

R3n=19

Outputsig strikes / min

2.8

4.4

5.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.3

5.5

Diff

-1.5

-1.0

+0.0

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-49%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Vera — 26 UFC Fights

Result

Method

26 fights

David Martinez

U-DEC R3Feb '26

-29

·42 SS (29%)·71 abs·2 td taken

Aiemann Zahabi

S-DEC R3Oct '25

-25

·56 SS (37%)·81 abs·1 kd landed

Deiveson FigueiredoVeteran

U-DEC R3Aug '24

·52 SS (44%)·45 abs·2 td taken·8s ctrl·1 kd taken

Sean O'MalleyVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Mar '24

-141

·89 SS (37%)·230 abs

Pedro MunhozVeteran

U-DEC R3Aug '23

+28

·141 SS (56%)·113 abs·0/1 td

Cory SandhagenVeteran

TITLE

S-DEC R5Mar '23

-70

·58 SS (37%)·128 abs·0/1 td·3 td taken·9s ctrl·1 sub att

Dominick Cruz

TITLE

KO/TKO R4 · 2:17Aug '22

-31

·61 SS (39%)·92 abs·2 td taken·10s ctrl·3 kd landed

Rob FontVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Apr '22

-112

·159 SS (56%)·271 abs·1 td taken·125s ctrl·3 kd landed

Frankie EdgarElite

KO/TKO R3 · 3:50Nov '21

-6

·88 SS (54%)·94 abs·3 td taken·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Davey Grant

U-DEC R3Jun '21

+22

·105 SS (65%)·83 abs·2/2 td·1 td taken·315s ctrl·3 sub att

All Fighters

Bantamweight

“Chito”

Marlon Vera

23-12-126 UFC

Form

5'8"ht·70"reach·Switchstance·33age

Last fightLDavid Martinez·U-DEC·2mo ago

Fighter Context

15–11UFC·

7KO

4Sub

4Dec

13.6min/fight

354UFC min

vs. Winning Record10–8

vs. Veterans (8+ W)3–5

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-1.16

21%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.061

27%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

100

96%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

35%

16%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Vera

Bantamweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.18

Str. Accuracy47%

1,480UFC landed/3,110attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.6 vs avg5.34

Str. Defense50%

KD Rate / Fight0.50

13UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.04

CQ KO Power

Above Avg70%ile0.88

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

54%

Body

22%

Leg

24%

By Position

Dist80%

Clinch10%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=26	R2 n=23	R3 n=19	R4 n=4	R5 n=3
Landed	13	21	27	22	23
Absorbed	21	25	27	33	44
Net	-7	-5	0	-11	-22

Grappling

Vera

Bantamweight avg

71s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.47

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.19

TD Accuracy39%

11UFC landed/28attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.80

4UFC wins/18attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense71%

66UFC defended/92opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

73%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

7KO/TKO

4Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

11Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

39%9 of 23 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.0pts

W4 dec

2.0pts

L11 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

13UD

2SD

0MD

13%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=26

R2n=23

R3n=19

Outputsig strikes / min

2.8

4.4

5.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.3

5.5

Diff

-1.5

-1.0

+0.0

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Vera — UFC Fight Log

David Martinez

U-DEC·R3·Feb '26

42 SS (29%)·71 abs·2 td taken

Aiemann Zahabi

S-DEC·R3·Oct '25

56 SS (37%)·81 abs·1 kd

Deiveson FigueiredoVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Aug '24

52 SS (44%)·45 abs·2 td taken·8s ctrl·1 kd taken

Sean O'MalleyVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Mar '24

89 SS (37%)·230 abs

Pedro MunhozVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Aug '23

141 SS (56%)·113 abs·0/1 td

Cory SandhagenVeteranTITLE

S-DEC·R5·Mar '23

58 SS (37%)·128 abs·0/1 td·3 td taken·9s ctrl·1 sub

Dominick CruzTITLE

KO/TKO·R4·Aug '22

61 SS (39%)·92 abs·2 td taken·10s ctrl·3 kd

Rob FontVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Apr '22

159 SS (56%)·271 abs·1 td taken·125s ctrl·3 kd

Round 126 rounds

Round 223 rounds

Round 319 rounds

Round 44 rounds

Round 53 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-7

-5

-11

-22

n=26

n=23

n=19

n=4

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-7

-5

-11

-22