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UFCUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Marlon Vera
Marlon Vera
“Chito”
23-12-1
RESULT

Marlon Vera def. Guangyou Ning (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Guangyou Ning
Guangyou Ning
“Smasher”
5-4-1
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia

Marlon Vera defeated Guangyou Ning by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson, held Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.

Fight stats

Marlon Vera
Guangyou Ning
1
Knockdowns
0
36 of 72
Significant strikes
46 of 107
50%
Sig. strike accuracy
43%
46 of 87
Total strikes
66 of 137
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 1
33%
Takedown accuracy
0%
2
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:44
Control time
2:48
Significant strikes by target
20 of 44
Head
23 of 67
8 of 16
Body
5 of 8
8 of 12
Leg
18 of 32
23 of 55
Distance
30 of 82
2 of 3
Clinch
1 of 3
11 of 14
Ground
15 of 22

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
3 of 10
Sig. str.
5 of 16
10 of 22
Total str.
7 of 21
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
2
Sub. att
0
1:42
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
6 of 14
Sig. str.
27 of 47
7 of 15
Total str.
43 of 70
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:13
Ctrl
2:22
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
27 of 48
Sig. str.
14 of 44
29 of 50
Total str.
16 of 46
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:49
Ctrl
0:26
Referee
Steve Perceval
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

23-12-1
Record
5-4-1
0
Win Streak
0
33
Age
44
5'8"
Height
5'4"
70"
Reach
64"
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Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.18
SLpM
2.66
47%
Str. Acc.
41%
5.34
SApM
1.91
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.47
TD Avg.
1.09
39%
TD Acc.
50%
71%
TD Def.
62%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Marlon Vera · 1-4
  • L
    David Martinez
    UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs KavanaghSat, Feb 28, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Aiemann Zahabi
    UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs HernandezSat, Oct 18, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Deiveson Figueiredo
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs NurmagomedovSat, Aug 3, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Sean O'Malley
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2Sat, Mar 9, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Pedro Munhoz
    UFC 292: Sterling vs O'MalleySat, Aug 19, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Guangyou Ning · 2-2
  • L
    Marlon Vera
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs BrunsonSat, Nov 26, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Marco Beltran
    UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs MasvidalSat, Nov 28, 2015
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Royston Wee
    UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs FaberSun, May 17, 2015
    TKO · R2 · 4:59 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Jianping Yang
    UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs LeSat, Aug 23, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · weightClass.Ultimate Fighter China Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 26 fights · 4 fights
56.9
Avg sig. strikes
36.5
0.42
Avg takedowns
1.00
1:11
Avg control time
2:59
159
Career high strikes
46
2
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Marlon Vera
Strike target
Guangyou Ning
54%
Head
53%
22%
Body
18%
24%
Leg
29%
Marlon Vera
Strike position
Guangyou Ning
80%
Distance
76%
10%
Clinch
7%
10%
Ground
17%