Vera vs S. Nurmagomedov

When is Vera vs S. Nurmagomedov?

Marlon Vera could potentially square off against Said Nurmagomedov, in Late 2025.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Vera vs S. Nurmagomedov stats

Marlon Vera would step into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Said Nurmagomedov would make his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

The stats suggest Vera would have an advantage in power over Nurmagomedov, with a 35% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 22%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Vera would have a slight advantage over Nurmagomedov, with a 43% submission rate over Nurmagomedov's 33%.

Marlon Vera is the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Vera is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 9 months later than Nurmagomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 40 more professional rounds, 87 to Nurmagomedov's 47.

Vera vs S. Nurmagomedov form

Vera has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Sean O’Malley at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, he had been defeated by Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

He had beaten Dominick Cruz at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Said Nurmagomedov has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Vinicius Oliveira at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov on 1st February 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Muin Gafurov at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jonathan Martinez at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Saidyokub Kakhramonov at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had won against Douglas Andrade at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Marlon Vera has been fighting more than Said Nurmagomedov.

Marlon Vera last fought 10 months ago, while Said Nurmagomedov's last outing was 4 months and 2 days ago.

Vera's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4 rounds on average.

Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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