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Brandon Vera "The Truth"

Inactive · age 48 · Orthodox · 6'3" 191 cm · 230 lb 104 kg · reach 78" 198 cm
At a glance
  • 63% of wins by KO or submission
  • 38% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2005
Elo rating
1495
Global Elo 1541 ±36
Rank
—
—
UFC record
8-7-0
KO 4 · Sub 1 · Dec 3
Streak
-2
Δ90d +5 · Δ1y +5
Last fight
Aug 31, 2013
Loss by KO · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 29m
Avg fight time
9:56
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.9
Since last fight
12y 10mo

Honest Elo history

15 fights · tap & drag
Oct 3, 2005 — W vs Fabiano Scherner Δ+33Feb 4, 2006 — W vs Justin Eilers Δ+27May 27, 2006 — W vs Assuerio Silva Δ+25Nov 18, 2006 — W vs Frank Mir Δ+35Oct 20, 2007 — L vs Tim Sylvia Δ-30Jun 7, 2008 — L vs Fabricio Werdum Δ-22Jul 19, 2008 — W vs Reese Andy Δ+13Oct 18, 2008 — L vs Keith Jardine Δ-17Mar 7, 2009 — W vs Michael Patt Δ+13Aug 29, 2009 — W vs Krzysztof Soszynski Δ+16Nov 14, 2009 — L vs Randy Couture Δ-14Mar 21, 2010 — L vs Jon Jones Δ-18Oct 29, 2011 — W vs Eliot Marshall Δ+14Aug 4, 2012 — L vs Mauricio Rua Δ-18Aug 31, 2013 — L vs Ben Rothwell Δ-22 1450147515001525155015751600 2007200920112013 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":322.1,"elo":1491,"date":"2005-10-03","opp":"Fabiano Scherner","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":120.9,"y":264.3,"elo":1518,"date":"2006-02-04","opp":"Justin Eilers","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":2,"x":148.8,"y":210.5,"elo":1544,"date":"2006-05-27","opp":"Assuerio Silva","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":3,"x":192.4,"y":136.1,"elo":1578,"date":"2006-11-18","opp":"Frank Mir","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":4,"x":276.2,"y":199.2,"elo":1549,"date":"2007-10-20","opp":"Tim Sylvia","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":5,"x":333.7,"y":246.2,"elo":1527,"date":"2008-06-07","opp":"Fabricio Werdum","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":6,"x":344.2,"y":218.6,"elo":1540,"date":"2008-07-19","opp":"Reese Andy","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":7,"x":366.9,"y":254.5,"elo":1523,"date":"2008-10-18","opp":"Keith Jardine","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":8,"x":401.8,"y":225.9,"elo":1536,"date":"2009-03-07","opp":"Michael Patt","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":9,"x":445.4,"y":190.9,"elo":1553,"date":"2009-08-29","opp":"Krzysztof Soszynski","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":10,"x":464.6,"y":221.2,"elo":1539,"date":"2009-11-14","opp":"Randy Couture","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":11,"x":496.2,"y":259.4,"elo":1521,"date":"2010-03-21","opp":"Jon Jones","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":12,"x":642.5,"y":229.7,"elo":1535,"date":"2011-10-29","opp":"Eliot Marshall","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":13,"x":712.3,"y":267.9,"elo":1517,"date":"2012-08-04","opp":"Mauricio Rua","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":14,"x":810,"y":314.6,"elo":1495,"date":"2013-08-31","opp":"Ben Rothwell","result":"L","delta":-22}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Aug 31, 2013 Ben Rothwell L -22
Aug 4, 2012 Mauricio Rua L -18
Oct 29, 2011 Eliot Marshall W +14
Mar 21, 2010 Jon Jones L -18
Nov 14, 2009 Randy Couture L -14

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
63%
5 / 8
Finish rate
KO
4
50% of wins
SUB
1
13% of wins
DEC
3
38% of wins
KO: 4 (50%) 4 Sub: 1 (13%) 1 Dec: 3 (38%) 3
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
3 60%
R2
2 40%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 484 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
37% Head
  • Head 37%
  • Body 28%
  • Leg 36%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
57% Distance
  • Distance 57%
  • Clinch 34%
  • Ground 9%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
57%
of losses by finish
4 of 7 · usually R1
4 KO/TKO 0 Sub 3 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1563
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Frank Mir
Elo 1604 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
8.1
−0.1 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 15 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1490
Notable wins
Frank Mir 1604

Top heavyweight

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Ciryl Gane IC
#1 · Elo 1691
Alexander Volkov
#2 · Elo 1656
Alex Pereira
#3 · Elo 1655
Tom Aspinall C
#4 · Elo 1654
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Brandon Vera on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.