Vera vs Munhoz

Who won Vera vs Munhoz?

Marlon Vera beat Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 292, on Saturday 19th August 2023 at TD Garden in Boston.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Marlon Vera.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Vera vs Munhoz stats

Marlon Vera stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Pedro Munhoz made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Marlon Vera's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Pedro Munhoz marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Marlon Vera's UFC record stood at 15-9-0, while Pedro Munhoz's came in at 10-10-0.

The stats suggested Vera had an advantage in power over Munhoz, with a 40% knock out percentage over Munhoz's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Munhoz had a slight advantage over Vera, with a 42% submission rate over Vera's 40%.

Marlon Vera was the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Vera had a height advantage of 2 inches over Munhoz. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Vera was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 2 months later than Munhoz, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 87 to Munhoz's 76.

Vera vs Munhoz form

Vera had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Dominick Cruz at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Frankie Edgar at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He was victorious against Davey Grant at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Pedro Munhoz had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Chris Gutierrez at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Sean O’Malley at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Dominick Cruz at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Jose Aldo at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had lost to Frankie Edgar at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marlon Vera had been fighting more than Pedro Munhoz.

Going to this contest, Marlon Vera had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 4 days ago, while Pedro Munhoz's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 14 days ago.

Vera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Munhoz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Vera vs Munhoz?

Marlon Vera was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Pedro Munhoz made his way into the ring at 8/5 (+160) with oddsmakers.