Marlon Vera vs Petr Yan
Marlon Vera is 24-12-1; Petr Yan is 20-5-0. Marlon Vera has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Petr Yan. Marlon Vera is 1" · 3 cm taller than Petr Yan. Marlon Vera and Petr Yan have never fought each other.
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Style & credentials
Marlon Vera
BJJ
- —Black belt · BJJ
- 2013championPanama Fight League
- —145 lb (featherweight) championFMP (Mexico)
- 2014Semifinalist · Tuf Latin America
Petr Yan
BoxingMMA
- —Blue belt · BJJ
- 2017ACB Bantamweight ChampionAbsolute Championship Berkut (ACB)
- —Master of SportBoxing
- —Master of SportMMA
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
54%69%
Head
22%19%
Body
24%12%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Marlon Veralast 7 fights
84%9%
Petr Yanlast 5 fights
67%26%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Marlon Vera· from fights outside the UFC Petr Yan· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.245.16
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersPetr Yan · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.394.24
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fightersPetr Yan · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.571.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersPetr Yan · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
45%49%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersPetr Yan · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
72%86%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersPetr Yan · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.700.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersPetr Yan · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.24
Strikes landed / min5.16
5.39
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.24
0.57 / 1.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.70 / 3.5
45%
Takedown accuracy49%
72%
Takedown defence86%
1:13
Control time / fight2:39
0.70
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Marlon Vera27 UFC fights · 1552 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%621/1899
16%244/438
23%355/438
Clinch
5%73/105
5%84/97
1%10/12
Ground
9%145/227
1%13/13
0%7/9
Petr Yan16 UFC fights · 1456 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
50%726/1755
14%203/259
11%157/176
Clinch
8%115/160
4%52/55
1%9/10
Ground
11%167/209
1%21/22
0%6/6
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Marlon Vera20 of 38 ended early · 53%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Petr Yan9 of 25 ended early · 36%16 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Marlon Vera1-4
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Kavanagh · Feb 28, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs Hernandez · Oct 18, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
Full record · 38 fightsShow less
- WUFC 292: Sterling vs O'Malley · Aug 19, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Vera vs Sandhagen · Mar 25, 2023Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Ige · Jun 19, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal · Dec 19, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris · May 16, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WLijiburen WulijiburenUFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018TKO · R2 · 4:53 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders · Feb 4, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Machida · Oct 29, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson · Nov 26, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · Feb 27, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- L
- WD'Juan OwensInka FC 24: Peru vs. Brazil · Oct 23, 2013SUB · R1 · 1:54
- LBruno LobatoInka FC 23: Pequeno vs. Owens · Aug 24, 2013Unanimous Decision
- DFabio BispoInka FC 22: Reiter vs. De Lima · Jun 29, 2013DEC
- WRoberto HerreraFMP 16 · May 25, 2013SUB · R1 · 1:50
- WJoel Iglesias Hologuin300 Sparta 1 · Apr 24, 2013TKO
- WJavier UmañaUCC 13 · Jan 18, 2013SUB · R2 · 4:44
- WAlexis Patiño PinosEcuador Regional · May 26, 2012SUB
- WJack GuzmanSamurai Fight Combat · Feb 20, 2012SUB
- WCesar MorenoEMMA 2: Conflicto · Jul 18, 2011Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WRomel OroscoQuito Fight Club · Jul 24, 2010SUB
Petr Yan4-1
- WUFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder · Jul 26, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Macau: Yan vs Figueiredo · Nov 23, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Yan vs Dvalishvili · Mar 11, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Full record · 25 fightsShow less
- L
- LUFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie · Apr 9, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC 267: Blachowicz vs Teixeira · Oct 30, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Bantamweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos · Feb 23, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WJin Soo SonUFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik · Sep 15, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WArtur MirzakhanyanCSFR · Jul 5, 2015TKO · R1 · 2:40 · Bantamweight
- W
- WRenato VelameACA 14: ACB 14 - Grand Prix 2015 · Feb 28, 2015DEC · Bantamweight
- WMurad BakievBaikal Storm · Dec 20, 2014TKO · R3 · 0:45 · Bantamweight
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Marlon VeraPetr Yan
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 3, 2024WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Nov 23, 2024
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Mar 9, 2024LSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 22, 2022
- LSplit Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Mar 25, 2023WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Oct 30, 2021
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 19, 2020WTKO · ROUND 5 · 3:24Sun, Jul 12, 2020
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, May 16, 2020WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Mar 9, 2024
Frequently asked questions
Have Marlon Vera and Petr Yan ever fought?
No. Marlon Vera and Petr Yan have never fought each other.
What are the records of Marlon Vera and Petr Yan?
Marlon Vera is 24-12-1 and Petr Yan is 20-5-0.
Who has the longer reach, Marlon Vera or Petr Yan?
Marlon Vera has the longer reach: 70" · 178 cm against 67" · 170 cm for Petr Yan, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Marlon Vera or Petr Yan?
Marlon Vera is taller at 5'8" · 173 cm; Petr Yan stands 5'7" · 170 cm.
Who is older, Marlon Vera or Petr Yan?
They are the same age: 33.
Who has more finishes, Marlon Vera or Petr Yan?
Marlon Vera has 20 wins inside the distance (10 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission); Petr Yan has 8 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
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