Frankie Edgar vs Marlon Vera
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
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Grappling Stats
Tale of the Tape
Career Snapshot
Win Method Breakdown
Fan Ratings
Common Opponents (3)
Frankie Edgar vs Marlon Vera: Matchup Breakdown
Frankie Edgar is 18-11-1 in the Featherweight division with a 60% win rate. Marlon Vera is 15-11 at Bantamweight, winning 57.7% of the time. Frankie Edgar is listed as retired. Marlon Vera is listed as active.
They have met 1 time. Marlon Vera leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 on Nov 6, 2021, won by Marlon Vera by KO/TKO in round 3.
Marlon Vera holds the higher ELO rating, 1,063 to 1,047. Career peaks are 1,306 for Frankie Edgar and 1,167 for Marlon Vera. Frankie Edgar has 5 KO/TKO and 2 submission wins from 18 victories, a 38.9% finish rate. Marlon Vera has 7 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins, finishing 73.3% of the time.
Frankie Edgar stands 5' 6" with a reach of 68" and fights orthodox. Marlon Vera is 5' 8" with a reach of 70", switch. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Marlon Vera. Frankie Edgar is 44, Marlon Vera is 33.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Frankie Edgar has landed 1,801 significant strikes at 40.5% accuracy with 73 takedowns and 1h 45m of control time. Marlon Vera has landed 1,480 at 47.6% with 11 takedowns and 30:39 of control.
Frankie Edgar has 9 title fights (3 won) against 1 (0 won) for Marlon Vera. They share 3 common opponents: Cory Sandhagen, Pedro Munhoz, Jose Aldo.