BantamweightContender
Marlon Vera
“Chito” · Ecuador
#120
P4P rank
77
Overall
23-12-1
Record
32
Age
5'8"
Height
135 lbs
Weight
70"
Reach
Striking77
Wrestling75
Grappling90
Cardio + IQ75
#14 of 16 in Bantamweight by overall.
Striking breakdown347 sig. strikes · 26 fights
Head38%
Body24%
Leg38%≈ kicks
Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.
Lvs David MartinezDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Sig 5–19 · TD 0–1Feb 28, 2026Sig 5–19 · TD 0–1
Wvs Pedro MunhozDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Sig 39–38Aug 19, 2023Sig 39–38
Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.
Opponent-adjusted26 UFC fights · Soft competition
Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.
Adj. striking20
Adj. wrestling13
Adj. takedown defense11
Strength of schedule22
UFCStats career averages
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 4.2 |
| Striking accuracy | 47% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 5.3 |
| Striking defense | 50% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 0.5 |
| Takedown accuracy | 39% |
| Takedown defense | 71% |
| Submissions / 15 min | 0.8 |
How the wins come
KO / TKO7
Submission4
Decision4
Finish rate 48% of wins.
Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.