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 17th 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 13-3-1.

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 31 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 28 more professional rounds, 87 to Figueiredo's 59.

Vera vs Figueiredo form

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

In his last fight leading up to 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.

Deiveson Figueiredo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moody Center, Austin.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Brandon Moreno at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had beaten Brandon Moreno at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

He had lost to Brandon Moreno at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Marlon Vera had last fought 5 months and 27 days ago, while Deiveson Figueiredo's last outing had been 4 months and 23 days ago.

Vera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 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.