Font vs Vera

Who won Font vs Vera?

Marlon Vera beat Rob Font by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th April 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 in favor of the winner Marlon Vera.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Font vs Vera stats

Rob Font stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Marlon Vera made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Rob Font's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Marlon Vera marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Rob Font's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Marlon Vera's came in at 15-9-0.

The stats suggested Font had a slight advantage in power over Vera, with a 42% knock out percentage over Vera's 39%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a large advantage over Font, boasting a 44% submission rate over Font's 21%.

Rob Font was the older man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

Font had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Font was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 months later than Vera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 75 to Vera's 87.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Rob Font had been fighting more than Marlon Vera.

Going to this contest, Rob Font had last fought 7 years, 4 months and 3 days ago, while Marlon Vera's last outing had been 7 years, 3 months and 20 days ago.

Font's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Vera's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Font vs Vera?

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