Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo
“Junior”
32-10-0
RESULT

Jose Aldo def. Marlon Vera (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Marlon Vera
Marlon Vera
“Chito”
23-12-1
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Jose Aldo defeated Marlon Vera by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal, held Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Jose Aldo
Marlon Vera
0
Knockdowns
0
44 of 70
Significant strikes
46 of 82
63%
Sig. strike accuracy
56%
60 of 86
Total strikes
92 of 133
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 3
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
4:57
Control time
2:51
Significant strikes by target
17 of 38
Head
8 of 33
21 of 26
Body
11 of 15
6 of 6
Leg
27 of 34
36 of 62
Distance
34 of 69
8 of 8
Clinch
12 of 13
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
19 of 29
Sig. str.
16 of 29
28 of 38
Total str.
29 of 42
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:04
Ctrl
1:26
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
24 of 39
Sig. str.
28 of 50
25 of 40
Total str.
39 of 63
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:25
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
1 of 2
Sig. str.
2 of 3
7 of 8
Total str.
24 of 28
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:53
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#AldoVera
1109
2910
3109
Total2928
Eric Colón
#AldoVera
1109
2910
3109
Total2928
Ron McCarthy
#AldoVera
1109
2910
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

21
Aldo
–
0
Vera
●29–28 Aldo×15●30–27 Aldo×6
All 21 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

91%
Aldo
1%
Draw
9%
Vera
232 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Aldo45.3%●29–28 Aldo36.2%●29–28 Vera7.3%●29–27 Aldo4.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
92%
Aldo
R2
50%
Aldo
R3
86%
Aldo

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

32-10-0
Record
23-12-1
0
Win Streak
0
39
Age
33
5'7"
170 cm
Height
5'8"
173 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
—
Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.65
SLpM
4.18
46%
Str. Acc.
47%
3.81
SApM
5.34
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.47
TD Avg.
0.47
51%
TD Acc.
39%
92%
TD Def.
71%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jose Aldo · 2-3
  • L
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  • L
    Mario Bautista
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Oct 5, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Jonathan Martinez
    UFC 301: Pantoja vs ErcegSat, May 4, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Merab Dvalishvili
    UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2Sat, Aug 20, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Rob Font
    UFC Fight Night: Font vs AldoSun, Dec 5, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
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

Career Averages

Based on 23 fights · 26 fights
58.9
Avg sig. strikes
56.9
0.57
Avg takedowns
0.42
1:55
Avg control time
1:11
114
Career high strikes
159
5
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Jose Aldo
Strike target
Marlon Vera
67%
Head
54%
21%
Body
22%
12%
Leg
24%
Jose Aldo
Strike position
Marlon Vera
90%
Distance
80%
4%
Clinch
10%
6%
Ground
10%