Brandon Vera (16-10, 12) was born in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. on October 10, 1977. At the age of 24 years on July 6, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Adam Rivera, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 3, 2005, 27-year old Brandon Vera made his UFC debut on his 5th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night 2 against a 33-year old Fabiano Scherner, winning the fight in the 2nd round via TKO.
Vera's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Amir Aliakbari at ONE 164 at age 45 on December 3, 2022. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 16 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins, 7 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Brandon Vera's best fights have been against Mike Whitehead, Justin Eilers, Frank Mir, Assuério Silva, Fabiano Scherner, Michael Patt and Reese Andy.
Vera has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27  | Dec 3, 2022 45 years, 1 months 16-10 (12) | 34 years, 11 months 11-3 (8) | ONE | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches |
26  | Apr 28, 2021 43 years, 6 months 16-9 (12) | 34 years, 11 months 10-1 (3) | ONE | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches Lost ONE heavyweight title |
25  | Oct 13, 2019 42 years 16-8 (12) | 34 years, 4 months 25-10 (23) | ONE | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches For ONE light-heavyweight title |
24 | Nov 23, 2018 41 years, 1 months 16-7 (12) | Mauro Cerilli | ONE | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch Defended ONE heavyweight title |
23 | Dec 2, 2016 39 years, 1 months 15-7 (11) | Hideki Sekine | ONE | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Body kick and punches Defended ONE heavyweight title |
22 | Dec 11, 2015 38 years, 2 months 14-7 (10) | Paul Cheng | ONE | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch and head kick Won ONE heavyweight title |
21 | Dec 5, 2014 37 years, 1 months 13-7 (9) | Igor Subora | ONE | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punch and soccer kicks |
20  | Aug 31, 2013 35 years, 10 months 12-7 (8) | 31 years, 10 months 32-9 (29) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches and knees |
19  | Aug 4, 2012 34 years, 9 months 12-6 (8) | 30 years, 8 months 20-6 (18) | UFC | LHW | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
18  | Oct 29, 2011 34 years 12-5 (8) | 31 years, 3 months 10-3 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Jan 1, 2011 33 years, 2 months 11-5 (8) | 28 years, 1 months 14-2 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | NC | NC Overturned |
16  | Mar 21, 2010 32 years, 5 months 11-5 (8) | 22 years, 8 months 9-1 (7) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches |
15  | Nov 14, 2009 32 years, 1 months 11-4 (8) | 46 years, 4 months 16-10 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14  | Aug 29, 2009 31 years, 10 months 11-3 (8) | 32 years 23-9-1 (20) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
13 | Mar 7, 2009 31 years, 4 months 10-3 (8) | Michael Patt | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Leg kicks |
12  | Oct 18, 2008 31 years 9-3 (7) | 32 years, 11 months 14-4-1 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
11  | Jul 19, 2008 30 years, 9 months 9-2 (7) | 35 years, 3 months 7-1 (3) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Jun 7, 2008 30 years, 7 months 8-2 (7) | 30 years, 10 months 10-3-1 (9) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
9 | Oct 20, 2007 30 years 8-1 (7) | Tim Sylvia | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
8  | Nov 18, 2006 29 years, 1 months 8-0 (7) | 27 years, 5 months 9-2 (5) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
7  | May 27, 2006 28 years, 7 months 7-0 (6) | 31 years, 11 months 11-4 (10) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
6  | Feb 4, 2006 28 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | 27 years, 7 months 9-4-1 (9) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick and knee |
5  | Oct 3, 2005 27 years, 11 months 5-0 (4) | 33 years, 3 months 5-1 (5) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
4  | Jan 22, 2005 27 years, 3 months 4-0 (3) | 23 years, 6 months 6-3 (5) | WEC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
3 | Jan 22, 2005 27 years, 3 months 3-0 (2) | Andre Mussi | WEC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Knees and punches |
2 | Sep 13, 2003 25 years, 11 months 2-0 (1) | Don Richards | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Jul 6, 2002 24 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Adam Rivera | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
