Marlon Vera vs Rob Font
Marlon Vera is 24-12-1; Rob Font is 22-10-0. Rob Font is 6 years older than Marlon Vera. Rob Font has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Marlon Vera. They have met once: Marlon Vera 1, Rob Font 0.
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Style & credentials
Marlon Vera
BJJ
- —Black belt · BJJ
- 2013championPanama Fight League
- —145 lb (featherweight) championFMP (Mexico)
- 2014Semifinalist · Tuf Latin America
Rob Font
Muay ThaiBJJ
- —Brown belt · BJJ
- 2013CES MMA Featherweight ChampionshipCES MMA
- —amateur titleAFO (Arena Fighting Organization)
- —amateur titleCage Titans
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
54%76%
Head
22%17%
Body
24%7%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Marlon Veralast 7 fights
84%9%
Rob Fontlast 7 fights
51%15%34%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Marlon Vera· from fights outside the UFC Rob Font· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.245.11
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersRob Font · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.393.53
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fightersRob Font · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.570.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersRob Font · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
45%30%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersRob Font · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
72%37%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersRob Font · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.700.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersRob Font · Average · better than 40% 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 / min5.11
5.39
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.53
0.57 / 1.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.70 / 2.3
45%
Takedown accuracy30%
72%
Takedown defence37%
1:13
Control time / fight1:01
0.70
Submission attempts / 15 min0.30
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
Rob Font21 UFC fights · 1421 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
68%966/2533
14%206/285
7%94/111
Clinch
4%58/84
2%34/36
0%1/1
Ground
4%53/73
1%8/9
0%1/1
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
Rob Font14 of 32 ended early · 44%18 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
Rob Font2-3
- LUFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2 · Mar 7, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Pereira · Oct 19, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Dariush vs Tsarukyan · Dec 2, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Full record · 32 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Font · Aug 5, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catch Weight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Font vs Vera · Apr 30, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Font vs Garbrandt · May 22, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Rozenstruik · Dec 7, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2 · Dec 15, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC 226: Miocic vs Cormier · Jul 7, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- WJoey GomezUFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz · Jan 17, 2016TKO · R2 · 4:13 · Bantamweight
- W
- WTristan JohnsonCES 23 · Apr 25, 2014TKO · R1 · 2:48 · Featherweight
- WAhsan AbdullahCES 21 · Jan 24, 2014SUB · R1 · 3:33 · Featherweight
- WMatthew DiMarcantonioCES 20 · Dec 6, 2013Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WChris FosterCES 18: Gold Rush · Aug 9, 2013TKO · R1 · 4:01 · Featherweight
- WLucas CruzCES 16: Path To Destruction · Apr 12, 2013Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
- W
- WBrandon FlemingCage Titans 11 · Oct 20, 2012Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WLionel YoungCFX 21: Brockton Beatdown · Aug 11, 2012SUB · R3 · 0:58 · Featherweight
- WThane StimsonReality Fighting · Jun 2, 2012TKO · R2 · 0:43 · Featherweight
- L
- WMatt TuthillPremier FC 7 · Dec 3, 2011SUB · R1 · 2:32 · Lightweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Marlon VeraRob Font
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Feb 28, 2026LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Sep 13, 2025
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 3, 2024LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 2, 2023
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 19, 2023LSubmission · ROUND 1 · 4:03Sun, Oct 29, 2017
- LSplit Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Mar 25, 2023LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Aug 5, 2023
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 19, 2020LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Dec 4, 2021
Frequently asked questions
Have Marlon Vera and Rob Font ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Font vs Vera (Sat, Apr 30, 2022), where Marlon Vera won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Marlon Vera and Rob Font?
Marlon Vera is 24-12-1 and Rob Font is 22-10-0.
Who has the longer reach, Marlon Vera or Rob Font?
Rob Font has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Marlon Vera, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Marlon Vera or Rob Font?
Neither. Both stand 5'8" · 173 cm.
Who is older, Marlon Vera or Rob Font?
Rob Font is 39 and Marlon Vera is 33.
Who has more finishes, Marlon Vera or Rob Font?
Marlon Vera has 20 wins inside the distance (10 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission); Rob Font has 13 wins (9 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).
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