Marlon Andres Vera Delgado (born December 2, 1992) is an

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professional

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. He currently competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC). Vera first appeared on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America''. As of October 24, 2022, he is #4 in the UFC bantamweight rankings.

Background

Vera was born into a middle-class family in Chone, Ecuador. He has an older sister and brother. Causing ruckus and getting into street fights throughout his youth, Vera started training in

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

in his newly-adopted hometown of

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at the age of 16.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Vera began training as an amateur in 2011 and made his professional debut in February 2012. He compiled a record of 6–1–1, competing for regional promotions in

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before trying out for

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in 2014.

''The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America''

In May 2014, it was revealed that Vera was a cast member of '' The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America'', competing for ''Team Werdum''. Over the course of the show, Vera first defeated

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in the quarterfinals via knockout. Subsequently, Vera was forced out of his semi-final bout with a skin infection and was replaced by

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

Vera made his official debut against fellow castmate

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on November 15, 2014 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. For his next bout, Vera faced

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on August 8, 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 73 ''UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 73'') was a mixed martial arts event held on August 8, 2015, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Background The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bo ...

. He won the fight via submission in the second round. He also earned a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Vera faced

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on February 27, 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 84 ''UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 84'') was a mixed martial arts event held on 27 February 2016 at The O2 Arena in London, England. Background The event was the eighth that the promotion hosted in London a ...

. Vera lost the fight via unanimous decision. Vera was expected to face

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on August 20, 2016 at

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. Subsequently, on August 9, 2016 it was revealed that Guangyou had tested positive for trace amounts of

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in relation to an out-of-competition drug test taken on May 19. Guangyou was cleared of wrongdoing after it was determined by

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that he had possibly ingested tainted meat from China. As a result, he was not punished. The bout was rescheduled and expected to take place the following week at

UFC on Fox 21 ''UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 21'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on August 27, 2016, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Background This was ...

. In turn, the bout was postponed again due to alleged

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issues for Guangyou, which restricted the timing of his travel. The pairing eventually took place at featherweight on November 27, 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 101 ''UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 101'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 27, 2016, at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Back ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Vera was briefly tabbed as a short notice replacement to face

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on January 15, 2017. However, Rivera declined the fight and the pairing was scrapped. Vera was an injury replacement for Henry Briones to face

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on March 18, 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 107 ''UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 107'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 18, 2017, at The O2 Arena in London, England. Background This event wa ...

. Due to the short notice and preparation for Vera, the bout was contested at a catchweight of 140 lbs. He won the fight via TKO in the third round for which he was awarded a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Vera faced

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on July 22, 2017 at

UFC on Fox 25 ''UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 25'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 22, 2017 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Background ...

. He won the fight via submission in the first round. Vera faced

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on October 28, 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 119 ''UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 119'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on October 28, 2017, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. Background ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Vera faced

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on February 3, 2018 at

UFC Fight Night 125 ''UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 125'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 3, 2018, at Arena Guilherme Paraense in Belém, Brazil. Background Wh ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Vera faced

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on August 8, 2018 at

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. He won the fight via TKO in the second round. Vera faced

on November 17, 2018 at

UFC Fight Night 140 ''UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 140'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on November 17, 2018 at Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss in Buenos Aires, A ...

. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round two. Vera was expected to face

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on March 2, 2019 at

UFC 235 ''UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 2, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. Background A UFC Light Heavyweigh ...

. However Almeida pulled out of the fight on January 31, citing an injury, and was replaced by

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. In turn, Vera pulled out of the fight on February 27 due to illness and the bout was scrapped from the event. The bout was rescheduled to

UFC Fight Night 148 ''UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 148'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 6'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 23, 2019 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville ...

. Vera won the fight via technical knockout in round one. Vera was scheduled to face Sean O'Malley on July 6, 2019 at

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. However, O'Malley announced his withdraw from the bout on June 21, 2019 due a failed test for

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. O'Malley was replaced by newcomer Nohelin Hernandez. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round two. Vera faced

Andre Ewell Andre Eugene Ewell (born January 21, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist. He competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He also competed for Classic Entertainment and Sports (CES MMA) and is a former ...

on October 12, 2019 at

UFC Fight Night 161 ''UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 161'' or '' UFC on ESPN+ 19'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 12, 2019 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, F ...

. He won the fight via technical knockout. This win earned him the ''

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'' bonus award. Vera was scheduled to face

on February 8, 2020 at

UFC 247 ''UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 8, 2020 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. Background A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship ...

. However, Rivera pulled out of the fight on January 23 citing an injury. In turn, promotion officials elected to remove Vera from the card. Vera was expected to face

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on March 28, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik. However, the event was cancelled due to the

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. Instead, Vera faced

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in a featherweight bout on May 16, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Both participants earned the '' Fight of the Night ''award. Vera faced Sean O'Malley on August 15, 2020 at

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. Vera defeated O'Malley via first round TKO. Vera finished O'Malley with a flurry of strikes after dropping him with a calf kick. Vera faced

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on December 19, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. A rematch of Vera's 2016 bout with

took place on June 19, 2021 at

UFC on ESPN 25 ''UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 25'' and ''UFC Vegas 29'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 19, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enter ...

. Vera won the bout this time via unanimous decision. The bout earned both fighters the '' Fight of the Night ''award. Vera faced

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on November 6, 2021 at

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. Vera won the fight via front kick knockout in round three. This win earned him the ''

'' award. Vera faced

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on April 30, 2022 at

UFC on ESPN 35 ''UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 35'' and ''UFC Vegas 53'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 30, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Neva ...

. At the weigh-ins, Font weighed in at 138.5 pounds, two and half pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at a catchweight with Font forfeiting 20% of his purse to Vera. Vera won the bout via unanimous decision. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award and also Font's bonus due to his weight miss. Vera faced

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on August 13, 2022 at

UFC on ESPN 41 ''UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 41'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 13, 2022, at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, United States. Backgr ...

. Vera won the fight via knockout in the fourth round. This win earned him the ''

'' award. Vera is scheduled to face

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on February 18, 2023 at

UFC Fight Night 219 ''UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 219'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 77'', and ''UFC Vegas 69'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 18, 2023, at ...

Personal life

Vera is married to María Paulina Escobar. They have two daughters, Ana Paula (b. 2011), Eliana (b. 2018), and a son, José Ignacio (b. 2015). Ana Paula has a rare neurological condition

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, for which Vera created a

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account. In June 2018, Vera announced that they had raised sufficient donations for a surgery, which was planned to take place in

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during the summer of 2018. Vera signed an advertisement deal with

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through which his fans will see him on billboards all across his home country.

Championships & accomplishments

Mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

(Five times) ** Fight of the Night (Three times) ** Most finishes in UFC Bantamweight division history (10) **Tied (

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) for second most bouts in UFC Bantamweight division history (17) **Tied ( Raphael Assuncao) for third most wins in UFC Bantamweight division history (12) **Second most knockouts in UFC Bantamweight division history (6) *

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**2022 Most Improved Fighter of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

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Chihuahua City The city of Chihuahua ''(La Ciudad de Chihuahua)'' () is the state capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. , the city of Chihuahua had a population of 925,762 inhabitants. while the metropolitan area had a population of 988,065 inhabitants. A ...

, Mexico , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Joel Iglesias , KO (elbows) , 300 Sparta , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:04 ,

, Peru , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Javier Umana Munoz , Submission (triangle choke) , Panama Fight League - Ultimate Combat Challenge 13 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:44 ,

Panama City Panama City ( es, Ciudad de Panamá, links=no; ), also known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has an urban population of 880,691, with over 1.5 million in its metropolitan area. The city is locat ...

, Panama , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Jack Guzman , Submission (triangle choke) , Samurai FC 7 - Peace and War , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...

, Ecuador , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Cesar Moreno , Decision (unanimous) , EMMA 2 - Extreme FC: Conflicto , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Santa Elena, Ecuador , , -

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