Edgar vs Vera

Who won Edgar vs Vera?

Marlon Vera beat Frankie Edgar by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 268, on Saturday 6th November 2021 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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).

Edgar vs Vera stats

Frankie Edgar stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Marlon Vera made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Marlon Vera marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Frankie Edgar's UFC record stood at 18-11-1, while Marlon Vera's came in at 15-9-0.

The stats suggested Vera had a slight advantage in power over Edgar, with a 35% knock out percentage over Edgar's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a large advantage over Edgar, boasting a 47% submission rate over Edgar's 17%.

Frankie Edgar was the older man by 11 years, at 42 years old.

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

Edgar was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 5 years and 11 months earlier than Vera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 109 to Vera's 87.

Edgar vs Vera form

Frankie Edgar had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Cory Sandhagen at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Pedro Munhoz at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Before that, he had been defeated by Max Holloway at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

He had beaten Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Vera 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 defeated Davey Grant at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Sean O’Malley at UFC 252 on 15th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Guido Cannetti at UFC Fight Night 140 on 17th November 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Frankie Edgar had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 28 days ago, while Marlon Vera's last outing had been 3 years, 3 months and 15 days ago.

Edgar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Vera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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