Vera vs Bautista

When is Vera vs Bautista?

Marlon Vera is set to square off against Mario Bautista during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Vera vs Bautista stats

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

Mario Bautista will make his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This will be Marlon Vera's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Mario Bautista will mark his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Marlon Vera's UFC record currently stands at 15-9-0, while Mario Bautista's comes in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggest Vera has an advantage in power over Bautista, with a 35% knock out percentage over Bautista's 20%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Vera will have a slight advantage over Bautista, with a 43% submission rate over Bautista's 40%.

Marlon Vera is the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Bautista has a height advantage of 1 inch over Vera. Despite this, he has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Vera is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 11 months earlier than Bautista, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 53 more professional rounds, 87 to Bautista's 34.

Vera vs Bautista form

Vera has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Sean O’Malley at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, he had been defeated by 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.

He had beaten Dominick Cruz at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Mario Bautista has beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Jose Aldo at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Ricky Simon at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Da’Mon Blackshear at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, he had beaten Guido Cannetti at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Benito Lopez at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Mario Bautista has been fighting more than Marlon Vera.

Marlon Vera last fought 7 months and 9 days ago, while Mario Bautista's last outing was 5 months and 7 days ago.

Vera's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4 rounds on average.

Bautista's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Vera vs Bautista?

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