Marlon Vera vs. Jose Aldo
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
Jose Aldo
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 42 documented bouts
In the UFC: 14-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.5 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%)
Jose Aldo
Distance 93.6% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 2.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.0% (norm 6.5%)
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%)
Jose Aldo
Head 79.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 13.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)
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 | Aldo L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1220 / 2775 | 44.0% | 39.2% | 1220 / 2802 | 43.5% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 167 / 214 | 78.0% | 69.0% | 56 / 69 | 81.2% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 165 / 249 | 66.3% | 70.2% | 78 / 121 | 64.5% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 839 / 2231 | 37.6% | 35.3% | 913 / 2389 | 38.2% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 341 / 548 | 62.2% | 66.9% | 280 / 416 | 67.3% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 372 / 459 | 81.0% | 79.2% | 161 / 187 | 86.1% | 80.3% |
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 · Featherweight: 127 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 Aldo L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1664 / 3473 | 47.9% | 39.4% | 1242 / 3376 | 36.8% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 140 / 204 | 68.6% | 70.6% | 153 / 189 | 81.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 169 / 238 | 71.0% | 72.1% | 205 / 277 | 74.0% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1190 / 2904 | 41.0% | 34.9% | 991 / 2993 | 33.1% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 464 / 631 | 73.5% | 66.1% | 289 / 433 | 66.7% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 319 / 380 | 83.9% | 78.8% | 320 / 416 | 76.9% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Vera has more cage time on record.