Font vs Vera

Who won Font vs Vera?

Marlon Vera beat Rob Font by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th April 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 in favor of the winner Marlon Vera.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Font vs Vera stats

Rob Font stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 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 18 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Rob Font's UFC record stood at 10-7-0, while Marlon Vera's came in at 15-8-0.

The stats suggested Font had a slight advantage in power over Vera, with a 42% knock out percentage over Vera's 39%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a large advantage over Font, boasting a 44% submission rate over Font's 21%.

Rob Font was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Font had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Font was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 months later than Vera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 69 to Vera's 84.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Rob Font had last fought 7 years and 16 days ago, while Marlon Vera's last outing had been 7 years, 4 months and 6 days ago.

What were the odds on Font vs Vera?

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