Marlon Vera
Marlon Vera | |
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3] | |
Years active | 2011–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 33 |
Wins | 23 |
By knockout | 8 |
By submission | 10 |
By decision | 5 |
Losses | 9 |
By decision | 9 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Marlon Andrés Vera Delgado (born December 2, 1992), also known as Chito Vera, is an Ecuadorian professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of April 16, 2024 he is #4 in the UFC bantamweight rankings.[8]
Background
Vera was born into a middle-class family in Chone, Ecuador.[9] He has an older sister and brother.[9] Causing ruckus and getting into street fights throughout his youth, Vera started training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in his newly-adopted hometown of Guayaquil at the age of 16.[9]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Vera began training as an amateur in 2011 and made his professional debut in February 2012. He compiled a record of 8–1–1, competing for regional promotions in Latin America before trying out for The Ultimate Fighter in 2014.
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America
In May 2014, it was revealed that Vera was a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America, competing for Team Werdum.[10]
Over the course of the show, Vera first defeated Henry Briones in the quarterfinals via knockout.[11] Subsequently, Vera was forced out of his semi-final bout with a skin infection and was replaced by Guido Cannetti.[12]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Vera made his official debut against fellow castmate Marco Beltrán on November 15, 2014, at UFC 180.[13] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[14]
For his next bout, Vera faced
Vera faced
Vera was expected to face
Vera was briefly tabbed as a short notice replacement to face Jimmie Rivera on January 15, 2017.[24] However, Rivera declined the fight and the pairing was scrapped.[25][26]
Vera was an injury replacement for Henry Briones to face
Vera faced
Vera faced
Vera faced
Vera faced Wuliji Buren on August 8, 2018, at UFC 227.[36] He won the fight via TKO in the second round.[37]
Vera faced
Vera was expected to face
Vera was scheduled to face Sean O'Malley on July 6, 2019, at UFC 239.[46] However, O'Malley announced his withdraw from the bout on June 21, 2019, due a failed test for ostarine.[47] O'Malley was replaced by newcomer Nohelin Hernandez.[48] Vera won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round two.[49]
Vera faced
Vera was scheduled to face Jimmie Rivera on February 8, 2020, at UFC 247.[53] However, Rivera pulled out of the fight on January 23 citing an injury. In turn, promotion officials elected to remove Vera from the card.[54]
Vera was expected to face Eddie Wineland on March 28, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik.[55] However, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[56] Instead, Vera faced Song Yadong in a featherweight bout on May 16, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris.[57] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[58] Both participants earned the Fight of the Night award.[59]
Vera faced Sean O'Malley on August 15, 2020, at UFC 252.[60] Vera defeated O'Malley via first round TKO. Vera finished O'Malley with a flurry of strikes after dropping him with a calf kick.[61][62]
Vera faced José Aldo on December 19, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal.[63] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[64]
A rematch of Vera's 2016 bout with
Vera faced Frankie Edgar on November 6, 2021, at UFC 268.[68] Vera won the fight via front kick knockout in round three.[69] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[70]
Vera faced
Vera faced
Vera was scheduled to face
Vera was scheduled to face former
Vera faced
Personal life
Vera is married to María Paulina Escobar. They have two daughters, born in 2011 and 2018, and a son, born in 2015. His eldest daughter has a rare neurological condition
In 2017, Vera signed an advertisement deal with Pepsi through which his fans will see him on billboards all across his home country.[89]
Championships & accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (Five times) vs. Roman Salazar, Brad Pickett, Andre Ewell, Frankie Edgar, and Dominick Cruz[17][28][52][70][77]
- Fight of the Night (Three times) vs. Song Yadong, Davey Grant, and Rob Font[67][74]
- Most finishes in UFC Bantamweight division history (10)[91]
- Tied (Petr Yan, Montel Jackson & Cody Garbrandt) for most knockdowns in UFC Bantamweight division history (10)[90]
- Second most bouts in UFC Bantamweight division history (20)[90]
- Most total fight time in UFC Bantamweight division history (4:24:51)[90]
- Tied (T.J. Dillashaw) for second most wins in UFC Bantamweight division history (13)[90]
- Tied (Rob Font & Sean O'Malley) for second most knockouts in UFC Bantamweight division history (6)[90]
- Tied (Kyung Ho Kang & Aljamain Sterling) for third most submissions in UFC Bantamweight division history (4)[90]
- Most submission attempts in UFC Bantamweight division history (16)[90]
- Third most significant strikes landed in UFC Bantamweight division history (1135)[90]
- ESPN
- 2022 Most Improved Fighter of the Year[92]
Mixed martial arts record
33 matches | 23 wins | 9 losses |
By knockout | 8 | 0 |
By submission | 10 | 0 |
By decision | 5 | 9 |
Draws | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 23–9–1 | Sean O'Malley | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 299 | March 9, 2024 | 5 | 5:00 | Miami, Florida , United States
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For the UFC Bantamweight Championship .
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Win | 23–8–1 | Pedro Munhoz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 292 | August 19, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Boston, Massachusetts , United States
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Loss | 22–8–1 | Cory Sandhagen | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen | March 25, 2023 | 5 | 5:00 | San Antonio, Texas , United States
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Win | 22–7–1 | Dominick Cruz | KO (head kick) | UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz | August 13, 2022 | 4 | 2:17 | San Diego, California , United States
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Performance of the Night. |
Win | 21–7–1 | Rob Font | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera | April 30, 2022 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Catchweight (138.5 lb) bout; Font missed weight. Fight of the Night. |
Win | 20–7–1 | Frankie Edgar | KO (front kick) | UFC 268 | November 6, 2021 | 3 | 3:50 | New York City, New York , United States
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Performance of the Night. |
Win | 19–7–1 | Davey Grant | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige | June 19, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Fight of the Night. |
Loss | 18–7–1 | José Aldo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal | December 19, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Win | 18–6–1 | Sean O'Malley | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 252 | August 15, 2020 | 1 | 4:40 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Loss | 17–6–1 | Song Yadong | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris | May 16, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Featherweight bout. Fight of the Night. |
Win | 17–5–1 | Andre Ewell | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson | October 12, 2019 | 3 | 3:17 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 16–5–1 | Nohelin Hernandez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 239 | July 6, 2019 | 2 | 3:25 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Win | 15–5–1 | Frankie Saenz | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis | March 23, 2019 | 1 | 1:25 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
Win | 14–5–1 | Guido Cannetti | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | November 17, 2018 | 2 | 1:31 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
Win | 13–5–1 | Wuliji Buren | TKO (body punch) | UFC 227 | August 4, 2018 | 2 | 4:53 | Los Angeles, California , United States
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Loss | 12–5–1 | Douglas Silva de Andrade | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders | February 3, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Belém, Brazil | |
Loss | 12–4–1 | John Lineker | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida | October 28, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
Win | 12–3–1 | Brian Kelleher | Submission (armbar) | UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum | July 22, 2017 | 1 | 2:18 | Uniondale, New York, United States | |
Win | 11–3–1 | Brad Pickett | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | March 18, 2017 | 3 | 3:50 | London, England | Catchweight (140 lb) bout. Performance of the Night. |
Win | 10–3–1 | Ning Guangyou | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | November 27, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Melbourne, Australia | Featherweight bout. |
Loss | 9–3–1 | Davey Grant | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping | February 27, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | Vera was deducted a point in round 3 due to grabbing the inside of Grant's glove. |
Win | 9–2–1 | Roman Salazar | Submission (triangle armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux | August 8, 2015 | 2 | 2:15 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Performance of the Night. |
Loss | 8–2–1 | Marco Beltrán | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 180 | November 15, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
Win | 8–1–1 | D'Juan Owens | Submission (heel hook) | Inka FC 24 | October 23, 2013 | 1 | 1:54 | Lima, Peru | |
Loss | 7–1–1 | Bruno Leandro Lobato | Decision (unanimous) | Inka FC 23 | August 24, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Lima, Peru | |
Draw | 7–0–1 | Fábio Bispo | Draw (unanimous) | Inka FC 22 | June 29, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Lima, Peru | |
Win | 7–0 | Luis Roberto Herrera | Submission (rear-naked choke) | FMP 16 | May 25, 2013 | 1 | 1:50 | Chihuahua City, Mexico | |
Win | 6–0 | Joel Iglesias | KO (elbows) | 300 Sparta 1 | April 24, 2013 | 1 | 4:04 | Lima, Peru | |
Win | 5–0 | Javier Umana Munoz | Submission (triangle choke) | UCC 13 | January 18, 2013 | 2 | 4:44 | Panama City, Panama | |
Win | 4–0 | Alexis Patino Pinos | Submission (armbar) | Punisher Machala 4 | May 26, 2012 | 1 | 4:00 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
Win | 3–0 | Jack Guzman | Submission (triangle choke) | Samurai FC 7: Peace and War | February 20, 2012 | 1 | N/A | Quito, Ecuador | |
Win | 2–0 | Cesar Moreno | Decision (unanimous) | Extreme FC 2: Conflicto | June 18, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Santa Elena, Ecuador | |
Win | 1–0 | Romel Orosco | Submission (armbar) | Quito Fight Club 3 | July 24, 2010 | 2 | 1:12 | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Mixed martial arts exhibition record
Exhibition record breakdown | ||
1 match | 1 win | 0 losses |
By knockout | 1 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 1–0 | Henry Briones | KO (upkick) | The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America | Sep 17, 2014 (airdate) | 2 | N/A | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America Elimination round. Later withdrew from tournament. |
Pay-per-view bouts
No | Event | Fight | Date | Venue | City | PPV buys |
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1. | UFC 299 | O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | March 9, 2024 | Kaseya Center | Miami, Florida , United States
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Not Disclosed[94] |
See also
References
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