Marlon Vera “Chito”

Bantamweight · ORCA rating 58/100 · peak 65 · Finisher · 16–11 in 27 graded UFC bouts

ORCA analysis

Marlon Vera holds an ORCA rating of 58 (peak 65), 46th of 102 active bantamweights on the ORCA board. The profile peaks in striking offence: 79, 25th of 102 active bantamweights (significant strike accuracy 86). Striking defence trails at 22, with significant strikes absorbed per minute grading 15. 12 of 16 UFC wins came inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).

Grades

Family	Grade	Bantamweight rank	Best reliable sub-grade
Striking offence	79	25 of 102	Significant strike accuracy 86
Striking defence	22	92 of 102	Significant strikes absorbed per minute 15
Grappling offence	51	54 of 102	Control time, seconds per minute 21
Grappling defence	39	86 of 102	Takedown defence 82

Strongest sub-grade: Significant strike accuracy 86. Weakest: Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 8.

Profile

Division: Bantamweight
ORCA rating: 58 (peak 65)
Bantamweight rank: 46 of 102 active
UFC record: 16–11
Pro record: 24–12–1
Graded UFC bouts: 27
Style: Finisher
Age: 33
Height: 5′8″ (173 cm)
Reach: 70″ (178 cm)
Stance: Switch
Gym: Team 5050 Guayaquil Ecuador

Career stats

Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.24
Significant strike accuracy: 48%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 5.39
Significant strike defence: 50%
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.57
Takedown accuracy: 47%
Takedown defence: 71%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.74

Fight history

2026-09-19 · W vs Charles Jourdain · KO/TKO · UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
2026-02-28 · L vs David Martinez · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh
2025-10-18 · L vs Aiemann Zahabi · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
2024-08-03 · L vs Deiveson Figueiredo · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
2024-03-09 · L vs Sean O'Malley · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
2023-08-19 · W vs Pedro Munhoz · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
2023-03-25 · L vs Cory Sandhagen · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
2022-08-13 · W vs Dominick Cruz · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
2022-04-30 · W vs Rob Font · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
2021-11-06 · W vs Frankie Edgar · KO/TKO · UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
2021-06-19 · W vs Davey Grant · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige
2020-12-19 · L vs Jose Aldo · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
2020-08-15 · W vs Sean O'Malley · KO/TKO · UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
2020-05-16 · L vs Song Yadong · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
2019-10-12 · W vs Andre Ewell · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
2019-07-06 · W vs Nohelin Hernandez · Submission · UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
2019-03-23 · W vs Frankie Saenz · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis
2018-11-17 · W vs Guido Cannetti · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
2018-08-04 · W vs Wulijiburen · KO/TKO · UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
2018-02-03 · L vs Douglas Silva de Andrade · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
2017-10-28 · L vs John Lineker · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
2017-07-22 · W vs Brian Kelleher · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
2017-03-18 · W vs Brad Pickett · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
2016-11-26 · W vs Guangyou Ning · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
2016-02-27 · L vs Davey Grant · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping
2015-08-08 · W vs Roman Salazar · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
2014-11-15 · L vs Marco Beltran · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt

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