Marlon Vera “Chito”
UFC record 16-11-0 · professional record 23-12-1
- Age
- 33 (born Dec 2, 1992)
- Height
- 173 cm (5' 8")
- Reach
- 178 cm (70")
- Leg reach
- 103 cm (41")
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight
- 135 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Ecuador
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Grappler
- Gym
- Team 5050 Guayaquil Ecuador
- UFC debut
- Nov 15, 2014
- Last fight
- Sep 19, 2026
8 fight-night bonuses: 5 Performance of the Night, 3 Fight of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 4.24
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 47%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 5.39
- Sig. strike defence
- 49%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.57
- Takedown accuracy
- 45%
- Takedown defence
- 72%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.74
- Knockdowns
- 16
- Sig. strikes landed
- 1,552
- Takedowns landed
- 14
- Total fight time
- 6h 05m 43s
- Control time
- 32m 54s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Charles Jourdain | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 3 | 2:02 | UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 | Sep 19, 2026 | 3 | 72 | 3 | 0 |
| L | David Martinez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh | Feb 28, 2026 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Aiemann Zahabi | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen | Oct 18, 2025 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Deiveson Figueiredo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov | Aug 3, 2024 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Sean O'Malley | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | Mar 9, 2024 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Pedro Munhoz | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley | Aug 19, 2023 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Cory Sandhagen | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen | Mar 25, 2023 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Dominick Cruz | KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance | 4 | 2:17 | UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz | Aug 13, 2022 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Rob Font | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera | Apr 30, 2022 | 3 | 159 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Frankie Edgar | KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance | 3 | 3:50 | UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 | Nov 6, 2021 | 1 | 88 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Davey Grant | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige | Jun 19, 2021 | 0 | 105 | 2 | 3 |
| L | Jose Aldo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal | Dec 19, 2020 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Sean O'Malley | KO/TKO · Elbows to Head From Guard | 1 | 4:40 | UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 | Aug 15, 2020 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Song Yadong | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris | May 16, 2020 | 0 | 92 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Andre Ewell | KO/TKO · Elbows to Head From Half Guard | 3 | 3:17 | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson | Oct 12, 2019 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 2 |
| W | Nohelin Hernandez | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 3:25 | UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos | Jul 6, 2019 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Frankie Saenz | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:25 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis | Mar 23, 2019 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Guido Cannetti | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 1:31 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | Nov 17, 2018 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| W | Wulijiburen | KO/TKO · Punch to Body At Distance | 2 | 4:53 | UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 | Aug 4, 2018 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Douglas Silva de Andrade | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders | Feb 3, 2018 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| L | John Lineker | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida | Oct 28, 2017 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Brian Kelleher | Submission · Armbar On Ground | 1 | 2:18 | UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum | Jul 22, 2017 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| W | Brad Pickett | KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance | 3 | 3:50 | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | Mar 18, 2017 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Guangyou Ning | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | Nov 26, 2016 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 |
| L | Davey Grant | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping | Feb 27, 2016 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Roman Salazar | Submission · Triangle Armbar From Bottom Guard | 2 | 2:15 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux | Aug 8, 2015 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| L | Marco Beltran | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt | Nov 15, 2014 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 |