Brandon Vera
16 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (63%)
Brandon Vera UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Brandon Vera is 8-7 in the UFC across 16 fights (1 no contest), with 4 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 16-10 (1 NC), 8-3 of it outside the UFC. Vera competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 6'3" with a 78" reach at 48 years old. The last bout was a loss to Amir Aliakbari by knockout in Dec 2022.
Best attribute: striking accuracy (share of significant strikes that land) — 85th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (56%).
Brandon Vera's UFC win rate is 50% (8 of 16 fights), and 63% of those wins came by finish. Vera averages 0.5 takedowns per fight at 53% accuracy and stops 64% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 16-10 (1 NC)
- UFC Record
- 8-7 (1 NC)
- Height
- 6'3"
- Reach
- 78"
- Age
- 48
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Amir Aliakbari · TKO (Elbows and Punches) · Dec 2022
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Brandon Vera's Last 5 Fights
Vera is 1-3, with one no contest, in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Ben Rothwell · KO/TKO · R3 1:54 · UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 · Aug 2013
- Loss vs Mauricio Rua · KO/TKO · R4 4:09 · UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera · Aug 2012
- Win vs Eliot Marshall · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz · Oct 2011
- No contest vs Thiago Silva · Other · R3 5:00 · UFC 125: Resolution · Jan 2011
- Loss vs Jon Jones · KO/TKO · R1 3:19 · UFC Live: Vera vs Jones · Mar 2010
Striking
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Brandon Vera vs Average
Brandon Vera lands 13.9 strikes in R1 but 14.1 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Brandon Vera's UFC Fight History
16 UFC fights on record (8-7 (1 NC)), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ben Rothwell | KO/TKO | R3 · 1:54 | UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 | 2013-08-31 |
| L | Mauricio Rua | KO/TKO | R4 · 4:09 | UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera | 2012-08-04 |
| W | Eliot Marshall | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz | 2011-10-29 |
| D/NC | Thiago Silva | Other | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 125: Resolution | 2011-01-01 |
| L | Jon Jones | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:19 | UFC Live: Vera vs Jones | 2010-03-21 |
| L | Randy Couture | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 105: Couture vs Vera | 2009-11-14 |
| W | Krzysztof Soszynski | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira | 2009-08-29 |
| W | Michael Patt | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:27 | UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine | 2009-03-07 |
| L | Keith Jardine | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben | 2008-10-18 |
| W | Reese Andy | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC: Silva vs Irvin | 2008-07-19 |
| L | Fabricio Werdum | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:40 | UFC 85: Bedlam | 2008-06-07 |
| L | Tim Sylvia | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 77: Hostile Territory | 2007-10-20 |
| W | Frank Mir | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:09 | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | 2006-11-18 |
| W | Assuerio Silva | Submission | R1 · 2:39 | UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie | 2006-05-27 |
| W | Justin Eilers | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:25 | UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 | 2006-02-04 |
| W | Fabiano Scherner | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:22 | UFC Fight Night 2 | 2005-10-03 |
How Vera Ranks at Light Heavyweight
Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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