Aldo vs Vera

Who won Aldo vs Vera?

Jose Aldo beat Marlon Vera by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Vegas 17, on Saturday 19th December 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jose Aldo.

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).

Aldo vs Vera stats

Jose Aldo stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 17 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 16 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Jose Aldo's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Marlon Vera marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Jose Aldo's UFC record stood at 14-8-0, while Marlon Vera's came in at 15-9-0.

The stats suggested Aldo had a large advantage in power over Vera, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Vera's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a massive advantage over Aldo, boasting a 50% submission rate over Aldo's 4%.

Jose Aldo was the older man by 6 years, at 38 years old.

Vera had a height advantage of 1 inch over Aldo. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Aldo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Vera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 111 to Vera's 87.

Aldo vs Vera form

Jose Aldo had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Marlon Vera at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Petr Yan at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had been beaten by Marlon Moraes at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Vera had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated 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 lost to 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 was victorious 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 been beaten by 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 defeated 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, Jose Aldo had been fighting more than Marlon Vera.

Going to this contest, Jose Aldo had last fought 3 years, 3 months and 27 days ago, while Marlon Vera's last outing had been 4 years, 3 months and 19 days ago.

Aldo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Vera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 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 were the odds on Aldo vs Vera?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Aldo vs Vera.