Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Marlon Vera
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.19 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Cory Sandhagen
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.4 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +6.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Marlon Vera
Distance 85.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 6.4%)
Cory Sandhagen
Distance 87.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 9.7% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marlon Vera
Head 68.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.2% (norm 8.4%)
Cory Sandhagen
Head 81.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Vera L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Sandhagen L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1220 / 2775 | 44.0% | 39.2% | 1022 / 2378 | 43.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 167 / 214 | 78.0% | 69.0% | 50 / 77 | 64.9% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 165 / 249 | 66.3% | 70.2% | 161 / 263 | 61.2% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 839 / 2231 | 37.6% | 35.3% | 812 / 2201 | 36.9% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 341 / 548 | 62.2% | 66.9% | 187 / 256 | 73.0% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 372 / 459 | 81.0% | 79.2% | 234 / 261 | 89.7% | 79.2% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Vera L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Sandhagen L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1664 / 3473 | 47.9% | 39.4% | 793 / 1875 | 42.3% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 140 / 204 | 68.6% | 70.6% | 88 / 125 | 70.4% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 169 / 238 | 71.0% | 72.1% | 50 / 73 | 68.5% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1190 / 2904 | 41.0% | 34.9% | 567 / 1598 | 35.5% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 464 / 631 | 73.5% | 66.1% | 191 / 270 | 70.7% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 319 / 380 | 83.9% | 78.8% | 173 / 205 | 84.4% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Vera has more cage time on record.