Vera vs Figueiredo

Who won Vera vs Figueiredo?

Deiveson Figueiredo beat Marlon Vera by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd August 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

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

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 Figueiredo stats

Marlon Vera stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Deiveson Figueiredo made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Marlon Vera's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Deiveson Figueiredo marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Marlon Vera's UFC record stood at 15-9-0, while Deiveson Figueiredo's came in at 13-5-1.

The stats suggested Figueiredo had a slight advantage in power over Vera, with a 39% knock out percentage over Vera's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a slight advantage over Figueiredo, with a 43% submission rate over Figueiredo's 39%.

Marlon Vera was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Vera had a height advantage of 3 inches over Figueiredo. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Vera was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 months earlier than Figueiredo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 87 to Figueiredo's 66.

Vera vs Figueiredo form

Figueiredo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Brandon Moreno at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by majority draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Alex Perez at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joseph Benavidez at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Joseph Benavidez at UFC on ESPN+ 27 on 29th February 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Chartway Arena, Norfolk, United States.

He had lost to Jussier Formiga at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Activity check

Vera's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Vera vs Figueiredo 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 9:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Vera vs Figueiredo?

Marlon Vera was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Deiveson Figueiredo made his way into the ring at 33/50 (-150) with oddsmakers.