Brandon Vera “The Truth”
UFC record 8-7-0 (1 NC) · professional record 15-7-0 (1 NC)
- Age
- 49 (born Oct 10, 1977)
- Height
- 191 cm (6' 3")
- Reach
- 198 cm (78")
- Leg reach
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 230 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- United States
- Status
- Not fighting
- UFC debut
- Oct 3, 2005
- Last fight
- Aug 31, 2013
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 3.07
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 55%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 2.93
- Sig. strike defence
- 52%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.73
- Takedown accuracy
- 53%
- Takedown defence
- 60%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.18
- Knockdowns
- 7
- Sig. strikes landed
- 503
- Takedowns landed
- 8
- Total fight time
- 2h 44m 04s
- Control time
- 26m 40s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ben Rothwell | KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch | 3 | 1:54 | UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 | Aug 31, 2013 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Mauricio Rua | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 4 | 4:09 | UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera | Aug 4, 2012 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Eliot Marshall | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz | Oct 29, 2011 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| NC | Thiago Silva | Other | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 125: Resolution | Jan 1, 2011 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Jon Jones | KO/TKO · Elbow to Head From Guard | 1 | 3:19 | UFC Live: Vera vs Jones | Mar 21, 2010 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Randy Couture | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 105: Couture vs Vera | Nov 14, 2009 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Krzysztof Soszynski | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira | Aug 29, 2009 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Michael Patt | KO/TKO · Kicks to Leg At Distance | 2 | 1:27 | UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine | Mar 7, 2009 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Keith Jardine | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben | Oct 18, 2008 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Reese Andy | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC: Silva vs Irvin | Jul 19, 2008 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 0 |
| L | Fabricio Werdum | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount | 1 | 4:40 | UFC 85: Bedlam | Jun 7, 2008 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Tim Sylvia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 77: Hostile Territory | Oct 20, 2007 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Frank Mir | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Side Control | 1 | 1:09 | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | Nov 18, 2006 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Assuerio Silva | Submission · Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard | 1 | 2:39 | UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie | May 27, 2006 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Justin Eilers | KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:25 | UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 | Feb 4, 2006 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Fabiano Scherner | KO/TKO · Knee to Head In Clinch | 2 | 3:22 | UFC Fight Night 2 | Oct 3, 2005 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |