Rob Font vs. Marlon Vera
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rob Font
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rob Font
Distance 93.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.9% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 6.4%)
Marlon Vera
Distance 85.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rob Font
Head 85.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 8.4%)
Marlon Vera
Head 68.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Font L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Vera L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1266 / 2929 | 43.2% | 39.2% | 1220 / 2775 | 44.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 121 | 76.9% | 69.0% | 167 / 214 | 78.0% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 62 / 83 | 74.7% | 70.2% | 165 / 249 | 66.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1077 / 2690 | 40.0% | 35.3% | 839 / 2231 | 37.6% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 248 / 330 | 75.2% | 66.9% | 341 / 548 | 62.2% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 96 / 113 | 85.0% | 79.2% | 372 / 459 | 81.0% | 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 Font L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Vera L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 818 / 2079 | 39.3% | 39.4% | 1664 / 3473 | 47.9% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 51 / 80 | 63.8% | 70.6% | 140 / 204 | 68.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 112 / 159 | 70.4% | 72.1% | 169 / 238 | 71.0% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 628 / 1834 | 34.2% | 34.9% | 1190 / 2904 | 41.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 149 / 223 | 66.8% | 66.1% | 464 / 631 | 73.5% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 204 / 261 | 78.2% | 78.8% | 319 / 380 | 83.9% | 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.