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Marlon Vera
Marlon Vera
22-8-1 · ECU
VS
Pedro Munhoz
Pedro Munhoz
20-7 · BRA
August 19, 2023 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Marlon Vera def. Pedro Munhoz by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Vera39/660/100:00
Munhoz38/710/100:00
R2
Vera49/840/000:00
Munhoz45/910/000:00
R3
Vera53/1010/000:00
Munhoz30/840/000:00
Total
Vera141/2510/100:00
Munhoz113/2460/100:00

Scorecards

Vera vs Munhoz

RdBen CartlidgeMarcel VarelaNick MahmoodCommunity
R110-910-910-99.4-9.6
R29-1010-910-99.2-9.8
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2830-2730-2728.6-28.4

Media (17 cards) · avg 2928 · 17 Vera · 0 Munhoz

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Vera-Munhoz.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
VeraWin probabilityMunhoz
52.7%47.3%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
6%
Decision
67%
Expected fight time: 12.4 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Vera, blue toward Munhoz. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Vera53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%33%
Submission4%7%
Decision32%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes91 (38123)act 141
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Munhoz47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%21%
Submission3%5%
Decision34%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes73 (3199)act 113
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~164 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R218%
R36%
Distance67%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Vera
56.6%-132
Munhoz
+13242.8%
Most takedownstie 44.7%
Vera
13.6%+306
Munhoz
-30641.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vera
Expected: 90.6
90.5
Over 90.5
39.8%
+151
Under 90.5
60.2%
-151
0114227
Munhoz
Expected: 73.0
73
Over 73
39.4%
+152
Exactly 73
0.7%
push
Under 73
59.9%
-152
092183
Takedowns — over/under
Vera
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.6%
Exactly 0
79.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Munhoz
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
47.5%
+111
Under 0.5
52.5%
-111
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 12.4 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Vera52.7%60.0%−7.3-166
Munhoz47.3%40.0%+7.3+140

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
60.5Striking61.0
Munhoz +0.5
53.6Grappling41.6
Vera +12.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VeraMunhoz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1627
Pound-for-pound
1592
1615
Divisional
1579
1535
Striking offense
1528
1505
Striking defense
1487
1489
Grappling offense
1496
1520
Grappling defense
1584
Physical
30 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
65"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.09
Strikes landed / min
5.30
50%
Strike accuracy
43%
5.02
Strikes absorbed / min
5.90
52%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.61
Takedowns / 15 min
0.51
41%
Takedown accuracy
20%
70%
Takedown defense
82%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
53%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
79%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Marlon Vera
  • LCory SandhagenS-DEC R5
    Close +1245mo before
  • WDominick CruzKO/TKO R4
    Close -2241y before
  • WRob FontU-DEC R5
    opp missedClose -1051y 4mo before
  • WFrankie EdgarKO/TKO R3
    Close -1611y 9mo before
  • WDavey GrantU-DEC R3
    Close -2282y 2mo before
Pedro Munhoz
  • WChris GutierrezU-DEC R3
    Close +1754mo before
  • LDominick CruzU-DEC R3
    Close -1121y 8mo before
  • LJose AldoU-DEC R3
    Close -1052y before
  • WJimmie RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close +1192y 6mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarS-DEC R5
    Close -2783y before
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 22-8-1

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 8 losses
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
14win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (21%)Decision(100%) 7
Non-UFC
8win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(100%) 1
Munhoz — win / loss by method
Record: 20-7-0, 2 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 7 losses
W
35% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
10win7loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (40%)Decision(100%) 7
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (50%)Submission() 0
3 (30%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Vera
Munhoz
21
UFC fights
19
268.7 min · 12.8 avg
Octagon time
207.2 min · 10.9 avg
16y 0m
Career length
17y 4m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Vera
Munhoz
340W–98L · 77.6%
Overall
295W–67L · 81.5%
209W–67L · 75.7%
Wins
146W–32L · 82.0%
131W–31L · 80.9%
Losses
149W–35L · 81.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vera
Munhoz
50W–46L · 52.1%
Overall
84W–25L · 77.1%
27W–31L · 46.6%
Wins
84W–25L · 77.1%
23W–15L · 60.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Vera
Munhoz
4.95
Landed / min
5.41
45.1%
Accuracy
42.3%
55.1%
Defense
57.7%
0.67
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.51
61.4%
Time at distance
89.1%
Grappling & control
Vera
Munhoz
0.61
Takedowns / 15 min
0.51
40.7%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
69.9%
Takedown defense
81.8%
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.58
33.2%
Control share
71.1%
Strike target map
Vera
  • Head53%(580)div 62%
  • Body23%(256)div 21%
  • Legs24%(264)div 17%
Munhoz
  • Head51%(565)div 62%
  • Body16%(180)div 21%
  • Legs32%(353)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Marlon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Pedro Munhoz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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