Vera vs Pickett

Who won Vera vs Pickett?

Marlon Vera beat Brad Pickett by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 107, on Saturday 18th March 2017 at 02 Arena in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Vera vs Pickett division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Vera vs Pickett stats

Marlon Vera stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Brad Pickett made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Marlon Vera's UFC record stood at 15-8-0, while Brad Pickett's came in at 5-9-0.

The stats suggested Pickett had an advantage in power over Vera, with a 28% knock out percentage over Vera's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a large advantage over Pickett, boasting a 63% submission rate over Pickett's 40%.

Marlon Vera was the younger man by 14 years, at 31 years old.

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

Vera was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 6 months later than Pickett, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 84 to Pickett's 87.

Vera vs Pickett form

Vera had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Frankie Edgar at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Davey Grant at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jose Aldo at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Sean O’Malley at UFC 252 on 15th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by 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.

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Vera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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