Marlon Vera (23-12-1, 18) was born in Chone, ManabĂ, Ecuador on December 2, 1992. At the age of 17 years on July 24, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Romel Orosco, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On November 15, 2014, 21-year old Marlon Vera made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 180 against a 28-year old Marco Beltrán but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Vera's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to David MartĂnez at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh at age 33 on February 28, 2026. He is on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 26 times in the UFC, and has a record of 15 wins and 11 losses in the promotion.
Some of Marlon Vera's best fights have been against Brian Kelleher, Sean O'Malley, Frankie Saenz, Wuliji Buren, Frankie Edgar, Davey Grant and Andre Ewell. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Marlon Vera".
Vera has 12 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Marlon Vera Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36  | Feb 28, 2026 33 years, 2 months 23-12-1 (18) | 27 years, 6 months 13-1 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
35  | Oct 18, 2025 32 years, 10 months 23-11-1 (18) | 37 years, 10 months 13-2 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | Loss |
34  | Aug 3, 2024 31 years, 8 months 23-10-1 (18) | 36 years, 7 months 23-3-1 (17) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
33  | Mar 9, 2024 31 years, 3 months 23-9-1 (18) | 29 years, 4 months 17-1 (13) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | Loss For UFC bantamweight title |
32  | Aug 19, 2023 30 years, 8 months 23-8-1 (18) | 36 years, 11 months 20-7 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
31  | Mar 25, 2023 30 years, 3 months 22-8-1 (18) | 30 years, 11 months 15-4 (10) | UFC | FT | 5 | SD | Loss |
30  | Aug 13, 2022 29 years, 8 months 22-7-1 (18) | 37 years, 5 months 24-3 (8) | UFC | FT | 4 | KO | Win Head kick |
29  | Apr 30, 2022 29 years, 4 months 21-7-1 (17) | 34 years, 10 months 19-5 (12) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | Win |
28  | Nov 6, 2021 28 years, 11 months 20-7-1 (17) | 40 years 24-9-1 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | KO | Win Front kick |
27  | Jun 19, 2021 28 years, 6 months 19-7-1 (16) | 35 years, 6 months 13-4 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
26  | Dec 19, 2020 28 years 18-7-1 (16) | 34 years, 3 months 28-7 (18) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Loss |
25 | Aug 15, 2020 27 years, 8 months 18-6-1 (16) | 25 years, 9 months 12-0 (9) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Elbows and punches |
24  | May 16, 2020 27 years, 5 months 17-6-1 (15) | 22 years, 5 months 15-5-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Loss |
23  | Oct 12, 2019 26 years, 10 months 17-5-1 (15) | 31 years, 8 months 15-5 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | TKO | Win Elbows and punches |
22 | Jul 6, 2019 26 years, 7 months 16-5-1 (14) | Nohelin Hernandez | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
21  | Mar 23, 2019 26 years, 3 months 15-5-1 (13) | 38 years, 7 months 12-5 (5) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
20  | Nov 17, 2018 25 years, 11 months 14-5-1 (12) | 38 years, 10 months 8-3 (6) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
19  | Aug 4, 2018 25 years, 8 months 13-5-1 (11) | 28 years, 5 months 11-5 (7) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | Win Body punch |
18  | Feb 3, 2018 25 years, 2 months 12-5-1 (10) | 32 years, 7 months 24-2 (20) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Loss |
17  | Oct 28, 2017 24 years, 10 months 12-4-1 (10) | 27 years, 4 months 29-8 (17) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Loss |
16  | Jul 22, 2017 24 years, 7 months 12-3-1 (10) | 30 years, 11 months 17-7 (14) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar |
15  | Mar 18, 2017 24 years, 3 months 11-3-1 (9) | 38 years, 5 months 25-13 (17) | UFC | FT | 3 | TKO | Win Head kick and punches |
14  | Nov 27, 2016 23 years, 11 months 10-3-1 (8) | 34 years, 11 months 5-3-1 (4) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
13 | Feb 27, 2016 23 years, 2 months 9-3-1 (8) | 30 years, 2 months 9-2 (9) | UFC | 3 | UD | Loss | |
12  | Aug 8, 2015 22 years, 8 months 9-2-1 (8) | 27 years, 5 months 9-3 (6) | UFC | 2 | SUB | Win Triangle armbar | |
11  | Nov 15, 2014 21 years, 11 months 8-2-1 (7) | 28 years, 5 months 11-3 (11) | UFC | 3 | UD | Loss | |
10 | Oct 23, 2013 20 years, 10 months 8-1-1 (7) | D'Juan Owens | 1 | SUB | Win Heel hook | ||
9 | Aug 24, 2013 20 years, 8 months 7-1-1 (6) | Bruno Leandro Lobato | 3 | UD | Loss | ||
8 | Jun 29, 2013 20 years, 6 months 7-0-1 (6) | Fábio Bispo | 3 | UD | Draw Unanimous | ||
7 | May 25, 2013 20 years, 5 months 7-0 (6) | Luis Roberto Herrera | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
6 | Apr 24, 2013 20 years, 4 months 6-0 (5) | Joel Iglesias | 1 | KO | Win Elbows | ||
5 | Jan 18, 2013 20 years, 1 months 5-0 (4) | Javier Umana Munoz | 2 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | ||
4 | May 26, 2012 19 years, 5 months 4-0 (3) | Alexis Patino Pinos | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
3 | Feb 20, 2012 19 years, 2 months 3-0 (2) | Jack Guzman | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | ||
2 | Jun 18, 2011 18 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | Cesar Moreno | 3 | UD | Win | ||
1 | Jul 24, 2010 17 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Romel Orosco | 2 | SUB | Win Armbar |
