Aug 19 2023
Saturday

TD Garden, Boston, United States

Main Card
3 rounds contest @ Bantamweight
20-8-0
UD 3

Score cards

  • 30-27
  • 30-27
  • 29-28
UD 3
19-7-0

The tape

31
Age
38
5' 8" / 173 cm
Height
5' 6" / 168 cm
70.5" / 179 cm
Reach
65" / 165 cm

Tape record

SDKOUDKOUD
Form
NCUDUDUDSD
20
Wins
19
8
By KO
5
40
KO%
26
8
By SUB
8
40
SUB%
42
8
Loses
7
0
Stopped
0
0
Tapped
0
1
Draws
0
2011
Debut
2009
29
Bouts
28
73
Rounds
64
5 hours, 31 minutes
Fight Time
4 hours, 45 minutes

Tape rankings @ Bantamweight

6
UFC
10
-
Bellator
-
7
Tapology
12

Marlon Vera vs Pedro Munhoz report

Who won Vera vs Munhoz?

Marlon Vera beat Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 292, on Saturday 19th August 2023 at TD Garden in Boston.

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

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 Munhoz stats

Marlon Vera stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Pedro Munhoz made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 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 Pedro Munhoz's came in at 10-9-0.

The stats suggested Vera had an advantage in power over Munhoz, with a 40% knock out percentage over Munhoz's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Munhoz had a slight advantage over Vera, with a 42% submission rate over Vera's 40%.

Marlon Vera was the younger man by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Vera had a height advantage of 2 inches over Munhoz. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Vera was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 2 months later than Munhoz, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 87 to Munhoz's 73.

Vera vs Munhoz form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Guido Cannetti at UFC Fight Night 140 on 17th November 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night 107 on 18th March 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Pedro Munhoz had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Chris Gutierrez at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Sean O’Malley at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dominick Cruz at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jose Aldo at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had been defeated by Frankie Edgar at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Marlon Vera had last fought 4 years, 5 months and 18 days ago, while Pedro Munhoz's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 19 days ago.

Vera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Munhoz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Vera vs Munhoz?

Marlon Vera was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Pedro Munhoz made his way into the ring at 8/5 (+160) with oddsmakers.

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