Cejudo vs Vera

When is Cejudo vs Vera?

Henry Cejudo could potentially square off against Marlon Vera, in Autumn/Fall 2024.

The fight would be scheduled for 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Cejudo vs Vera stats

Henry Cejudo would step into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Marlon Vera would make his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

The stats suggest Cejudo would have an advantage in power over Vera, with a 50% knock out percentage over Vera's 35%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Vera would have a massive advantage over Cejudo, boasting a 43% submission rate over Cejudo's 0%.

Henry Cejudo is the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Vera has a height advantage of 4 inches over Cejudo. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Cejudo is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 12 years and 10 months earlier than Vera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 34 less professional rounds, 50 to Vera's 84.

Cejudo vs Vera form

Henry Cejudo has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had won against Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had beaten Marlon Moraes at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at United Center, Chicago.

He had defeated T.J. Dillashaw at UFC on ESPN+ 1 on 19th January 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Vera has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he was defeated by 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 was victorious 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 lost to 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 won 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.

He had beaten 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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Marlon Vera has been fighting more than Henry Cejudo.

Henry Cejudo last fought 2 months and 8 days ago, while Marlon Vera's last outing was 1 month and 16 days ago.

Cejudo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Vera's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Cejudo vs Vera?

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