Musasa vs Vera

Who won Musasa vs Vera?

Carlos Vera beat Josias Musasa by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Musasa vs Vera stats

Josias Musasa stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Carlos Vera made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Josias Musasa's 1st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Carlos Vera marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Josias Musasa's UFC record stood at 0-1-0, while Carlos Vera's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Musasa had a massive power advantage over Vera, boasting a 88% knock out percentage over Vera's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a massive advantage over Musasa, boasting a 45% submission rate over Musasa's 0%.

Josias Musasa was the younger man by 11 years, at 26 years old.

Musasa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Vera. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Musasa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 7 years and 11 months later than Vera, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 12 to Vera's 37.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Carlos Vera had been fighting more than Josias Musasa.

Going to this contest, Josias Musasa had last fought 7 months and 29 days ago, while Carlos Vera's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 22 days ago.

What time did Musasa vs Vera 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 8:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Musasa vs Vera?

Josias Musasa was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Carlos Vera made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.