Vera vs Cannetti

Who won Vera vs Cannetti?

Marlon Vera beat Guido Cannetti by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 140, on Saturday 17th November 2018 at Luna Park in Buenos Aires.

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 Cannetti stats

Marlon Vera stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Guido Cannetti made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Marlon Vera's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Marlon Vera's UFC record stood at 15-9-0, while Guido Cannetti's came in at 4-6-0.

The stats suggested Cannetti had an advantage in power over Vera, with a 38% knock out percentage over Vera's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had an advantage over Cannetti, with a 55% submission rate over Cannetti's 38%.

Marlon Vera was the younger man by 13 years, at 32 years old.

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

Vera was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 5 months later than Cannetti, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, 87 to Cannetti's 25.

Vera vs Cannetti form

Vera had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten 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.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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Vera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

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