Vera vs Figueiredo

Who won Vera vs Figueiredo?

Deiveson Figueiredo beat Marlon Vera by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd August 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

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

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 Figueiredo stats

Marlon Vera stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Deiveson Figueiredo made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Marlon Vera's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Deiveson Figueiredo marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Marlon Vera's UFC record stood at 15-9-0, while Deiveson Figueiredo's came in at 13-5-1.

The stats suggested Figueiredo had a slight advantage in power over Vera, with a 39% knock out percentage over Vera's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a slight advantage over Figueiredo, with a 43% submission rate over Figueiredo's 39%.

Marlon Vera was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Vera had a height advantage of 3 inches over Figueiredo. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Vera was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 months earlier than Figueiredo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 87 to Figueiredo's 66.

Vera vs Figueiredo form

Vera had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Frankie Edgar at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Davey Grant at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jose Aldo at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Sean O’Malley at UFC 252 on 15th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten 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.

Figueiredo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Brandon Moreno at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by majority draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Alex Perez at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joseph Benavidez at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had beaten Joseph Benavidez at UFC on ESPN+ 27 on 29th February 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Chartway Arena, Norfolk, United States.

He had been defeated by Jussier Formiga at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Marlon Vera had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 21 days ago, while Deiveson Figueiredo's last outing had been 4 years, 6 months and 15 days ago.

Vera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Vera vs Figueiredo start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:40 PM UTC , which was 4:40 PM EST or 1:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Vera vs Figueiredo?

Marlon Vera was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Deiveson Figueiredo made his way into the ring at 33/50 (-150) with oddsmakers.