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Brandon Vera

Fighter profile

Brandon Vera

HW16-10-0P4P #263Div #26
Form
 
 
 
 
 
75
Overall
SoS 62
Skill ratings
Striking
75
Boxing
74
Kicking
81
Clinch
82
Striking def.
74
Wrestling off.
54
Wrestling def.
63
Ground game
61
Submissions
53
Grappling def.
68
Profile
Age48
Height6'3"
Reach78"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2002
UFC record8-7-0
Last fight2022-12-03
Octagon time164.1 min
Avg fight10.3 min
Career length24y 1m
Elo trajectory
Shadedsurgeryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the HW division (263 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:9 LHW · 7 HW (now)

Striking offense1514
79th
HW avg 1502
Striking defense1511
81st
HW avg 1500
Grappling offense1489
27th
HW avg 1496
Grappling defense1494
29th
HW avg 1505
Momentum15
45th
HW avg 25
Win / loss by method
Record: 16-10-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
11 wins, 7 losses
W
69% of wins
L
70% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
25% of wins
L
30% of losses
UFC
8win7loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(57%) 4
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(43%) 3
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(0%) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes503
Sig. accuracy56%
Sig. attempted901
Total strikes650
Total attempted1063
Knockdowns7
Head182
Body141
Leg180
Distance289
Clinch171
Ground43

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed480
Sig. defense52%
KDs absorbed4
Head abs.283
Body abs.95
Leg abs.102
Distance abs.193
Clinch abs.198
Ground abs.89

Grappling · offense

Takedowns8
TD accuracy53%
TD attempted15
Sub att.2
Reversals0
Control time26:40

Grappling · defense

TD defense60%
TDs absorbed19
TD att. faced48
Sub att. faced3
Controlled time62:08

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 16 UFC fights · 164:04 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Brandon has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
210W–63Lwin 76.9%div #99/167pct 41st
WinsAverage
86W–27Lwin 76.1%div #85/150pct 44th
LossesSoft
124W–36Lwin 77.5%div #107/162pct 35th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
1542 elodiv #71/167pct 58th
WinsAverage
1525 elodiv #81/151pct 47th
LossesStrong
1562 elodiv #60/162pct 64th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall85W–24L78.0%
Wins39W–10L79.6%
Losses46W–14L76.7%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Brandon, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−4.67u−33.4% ROI

over 14 close-line bets

Average odds
-165

62% implied

As favorite
7W–4L

ROI −15.2%

Avg -240

As underdog
0W–3L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +217

Based on 14 of 15 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.