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Brandon Vera

15-7-0 (1 NC)
48y·6' 3"·78" reach·Orthodox
2:26
Control / 15m
time on top
+0.22
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
70%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
1.4
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 16 recorded bouts, 503 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 36%Body 28%Legs 36%
Position
Distance 57%Clinch 34%Ground 9%
And how often each lands
Head36%
Body79%
Legs85%
Distance47%
Clinch77%
Ground73%

How fights end

UFC bouts only, so these will not add up to the record above. Counts rather than rates: two knockouts in three wins is not a 67% finisher.

10Wins6 KO · 1 SUB · 3 DEC
7Losses4 KO · 3 DEC

Control, bout by bout

Seconds spent controlling the opponent in each fight, oldest on the left. UFCStats records this per bout and never adds it up; this is what that looks like added up.

40%
Scherner
13%
Eilers
0%
Silva
49%
Mir
21%
Sylvia
13%
Werdum
21%
Andy
4%
Jardine
3%
Patt
21%
Soszynski
16%
Couture
0%
Jones
3%
Silva
48%
Marshall
10%
Rua
0%
Rothwell

As the fight goes on

Which measure to show

Significant strikes landed, per minute fought. Every round is measured against round one, except rounds reached by fewer than 3 bouts, which are dimmed and left uncompared.

Landed / minvs R1Bouts
R13.20100%16
R23.1197%11
R32.6382%9
R44.761

Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min3.03
Strikes absorbed / min2.81
Striking accuracyof everything thrown56%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed52%
Takedowns / 15 min0.7
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land53%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed59%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.2
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together5.84
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 16 bouts10.3m

Earned Accuracy

How hard the opponents on this record were to hit at distance, and whether they beat it. Distance strikes only, so nobody gets credit for accuracy they picked up hammering someone already flat on the floor.

46.5%
Landed at range
621 thrown over 16 bouts
Expected
against these opponents
Gap
below the cutoffs
Coverage
from real records

Too much of this record was set against opponents who had no distance history of their own yet. The expected number would mostly be the division average wearing a disguise, so it's held back.

The fine print

Distance strikes only

Nothing thrown in the clinch or on the ground counts. Those land at about 72% and 71%, against 44% at distance, so a blended accuracy mostly measures where a fight happened. Rank the sport that way and its best strikers are all wrestlers.

One pass, not a rating

How much each opponent lets through is taken raw. It isn't adjusted for who they fought, so a fighter whose opponents all had soft schedules comes out looking better here than they are. Running it to convergence is a later job.

Coverage, and who gets ranked

Coverage is how much of the expected number came from the opponents' own records instead of the division average. Under 65% it's mostly the division talking, so the comparison gets hidden. Same for anyone under 5 qualifying bouts, or under 300 distance strikes of their own, which is where an accuracy still moves on a single exchange. Miss any of the three and you'll see what they landed, nothing else, and they stay out of any ranking.

Short records get pulled to the middle

An opponent who hasn't been shot at much gets dragged toward their division's average, and the drag fades as their record fills in. At 60 distance strikes faced, their own record and the division average count for the same.

Bout log

LBen RothwellAug 2013KO R30:00 ctrl41 str0 td
Significant strikes
41 of 63 · 65%
Total strikes
47 of 69 · 68%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 1:54
Punches to Head In Clinch
Target
Head 29%Body 44%Legs 27%
Position
Distance 71%Clinch 29%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LMauricio RuaAug 2012KO R41:51 ctrl67 str1 td
Significant strikes
67 of 106 · 63%
Total strikes
89 of 132 · 67%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
1:51
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R4 4:09
Punches to Head At Distance
Target
Head 42%Body 40%Legs 18%
Position
Distance 76%Clinch 21%Ground 3%
This fight on UFCStats
WEliot MarshallOct 2011U-DEC7:10 ctrl33 str1 td
Significant strikes
33 of 65 · 51%
Total strikes
55 of 88 · 63%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
7:10
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 24%Body 18%Legs 58%
Position
Distance 55%Clinch 27%Ground 18%
This fight on UFCStats
NCThiago SilvaJan 2011NC R30:24 ctrl19 str0 td
Significant strikes
19 of 44 · 43%
Total strikes
27 of 53 · 51%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:24
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Overturned, R3 5:00
Failed Drug Test by Silva Junichiro Kamijo 30 - 26. Glenn Trowbridge 30 - 27. Tony Weeks 30 - 27.
Target
Head 26%Body 37%Legs 37%
Position
Distance 63%Clinch 37%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LJon JonesMar 2010KO R10:00 ctrl5 str0 td
Significant strikes
5 of 8 · 63%
Total strikes
7 of 11 · 64%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 3:19
Elbow to Head From Guard
Target
Head 60%Body 20%Legs 20%
Position
Distance 20%Clinch 20%Ground 60%
This fight on UFCStats
LRandy CoutureNov 2009U-DEC2:24 ctrl27 str1 td
Significant strikes
27 of 51 · 53%
Total strikes
44 of 69 · 64%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
2:24
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 37%Body 37%Legs 26%
Position
Distance 56%Clinch 37%Ground 7%
This fight on UFCStats
WKrzysztof SoszynskiAug 2009U-DEC3:05 ctrl62 str1 td
Significant strikes
62 of 134 · 46%
Total strikes
73 of 146 · 50%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
3:05
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 26%Body 16%Legs 58%
Position
Distance 56%Clinch 42%Ground 2%
This fight on UFCStats
WMichael PattMar 2009KO R20:10 ctrl32 str0 td
Significant strikes
32 of 75 · 43%
Total strikes
32 of 75 · 43%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:10
Knockdowns
2
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 1:27
Kicks to Leg At Distance
Target
Head 34%Body 6%Legs 59%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LKeith JardineOct 2008S-DEC0:38 ctrl48 str1 td
Significant strikes
48 of 86 · 56%
Total strikes
57 of 95 · 60%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
0:38
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 56%Body 25%Legs 19%
Position
Distance 73%Clinch 8%Ground 19%
This fight on UFCStats
WReese AndyJul 2008U-DEC3:08 ctrl38 str2 td
Significant strikes
38 of 74 · 51%
Total strikes
51 of 89 · 57%
Takedowns
2 of 4 · 50%
Control
3:08
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 45%Body 32%Legs 24%
Position
Distance 32%Clinch 58%Ground 11%
This fight on UFCStats
LFabricio WerdumJun 2008KO R10:37 ctrl15 str0 td
Significant strikes
15 of 22 · 68%
Total strikes
20 of 27 · 74%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:37
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 4:40
Punches to Head From Mount
Target
Head 40%Body 33%Legs 27%
Position
Distance 20%Clinch 67%Ground 13%
This fight on UFCStats
LTim SylviaOct 2007U-DEC3:05 ctrl58 str1 td
Significant strikes
58 of 72 · 81%
Total strikes
77 of 94 · 82%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
3:05
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 28%Body 22%Legs 50%
Position
Distance 29%Clinch 64%Ground 7%
This fight on UFCStats
WFrank MirNov 2006KO R10:34 ctrl15 str0 td
Significant strikes
15 of 21 · 71%
Total strikes
17 of 24 · 71%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:34
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 1:09
Punches to Head From Side Control
Target
Head 87%Body 7%Legs 7%
Position
Distance 33%Clinch 13%Ground 53%
This fight on UFCStats
WAssuerio SilvaMay 2006SUB R10:00 ctrl8 str0 td
Significant strikes
8 of 29 · 28%
Total strikes
8 of 29 · 28%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 2:39
Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard
Target
Head 38%Body 25%Legs 38%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WJustin EilersFeb 2006KO R10:11 ctrl7 str0 td
Significant strikes
7 of 10 · 70%
Total strikes
7 of 10 · 70%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:11
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 1:25
Kick to Head At Distance
Target
Head 43%Body 29%Legs 29%
Position
Distance 57%Clinch 29%Ground 14%
This fight on UFCStats
WFabiano SchernerOct 2005KO R23:23 ctrl28 str0 td
Significant strikes
28 of 41 · 68%
Total strikes
39 of 52 · 75%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
3:23
Knockdowns
2
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 3:22
Knee to Head In Clinch
Target
Head 14%Body 46%Legs 39%
Position
Distance 43%Clinch 54%Ground 4%
This fight on UFCStats

Numbers from UFCStats. Control time and strike placement are summed from each bout, everything else is as published.