Who won Andrade vs Vera?
Douglas Andrade beat Marlon Vera by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 125, on Saturday 3rd February 2018 at Mangueirinho Gymnasium in Belem.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Douglas Andrade.
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).
Andrade vs Vera stats
Douglas Andrade stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.
Marlon Vera made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.
This was Douglas Andrade's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Marlon Vera marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.
Douglas Andrade's UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Marlon Vera's came in at 15-9-0.
The stats suggested Andrade had a massive power advantage over Vera, boasting a 79% knock out percentage over Vera's 20%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a massive advantage over Andrade, boasting a 60% submission rate over Andrade's 4%.
Douglas Andrade was the older man by 7 years, at 39 years old.
Vera had a height advantage of 1 inch over Andrade. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Andrade was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Vera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 78 to Vera's 87.
Andrade vs Vera form
Andrade had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Said Nurmagomedov 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, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Sergey Morozov at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Gaetano Pirrello at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had been beaten by Lerone Murphy at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
He had defeated Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.
Vera had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Sean O’Malley at UFC 252 on 15th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had been defeated by Yadong Song at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.
Going into that contest, he had won against Guido Cannetti at UFC Fight Night 140 on 17th November 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Before that, he had lost to Douglas Andrade at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.
He had been beaten by John Lineker at UFC Fight Night 119 on 28th October 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Douglas Andrade had been fighting more than Marlon Vera.
Going to this contest, Douglas Andrade had last fought 2 years, 9 months and 28 days ago, while Marlon Vera's last outing had been 4 years, 8 months and 22 days ago.
Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.
Vera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.
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