Aldo vs Vera

Who won Aldo vs Vera?

Jose Aldo beat Marlon Vera by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Vegas 17, on Saturday 19th December 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jose Aldo.

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).

Aldo vs Vera stats

Jose Aldo stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Marlon Vera made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Jose Aldo's UFC record stood at 13-7-0, while Marlon Vera's came in at 15-8-0.

The stats suggested Aldo had a large advantage in power over Vera, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Vera's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a massive advantage over Aldo, boasting a 50% submission rate over Aldo's 4%.

Jose Aldo was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Vera had a height advantage of 1 inch over Aldo. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Aldo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Vera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 105 to Vera's 84.

Aldo vs Vera form

Jose Aldo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Pedro Munhoz at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had defeated Marlon Vera at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Petr Yan at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Vera had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated 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, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Dominick Cruz at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, he had beaten Frankie Edgar at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had defeated Davey Grant at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jose Aldo had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 29 days ago, while Marlon Vera's last outing had been 1 year and 24 days ago.

Aldo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Vera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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