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Carlos Vera "Pequeno"

Active Provisional · age 38 · Orthodox · 5'6" 168 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 69" 175 cm
At a glance
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • 100% of wins by submission
  • 100% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1469
Global Elo 1520 ±39
Rank
UFC record
1-1-0
KO 0 · Sub 1 · Dec 0
Streak
+1
Δ90d +8 · Δ1y +8
Last fight
Mar 15, 2025
Win by Submission · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
18m
Avg fight time
9:08
Bonuses
1
Since last fight
1y 3mo

Honest Elo history

2 fights · tap & drag
Feb 17, 2024 — L vs Rinya Nakamura Δ-24Mar 15, 2025 — W vs Josias Musasa Δ+35 140014201440146014801500 2025 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":303.8,"elo":1433,"date":"2024-02-17","opp":"Rinya Nakamura","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":1,"x":810,"y":190.5,"elo":1469,"date":"2025-03-15","opp":"Josias Musasa","result":"W","delta":35}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 15, 2025 Josias Musasa W +35
Feb 17, 2024 Rinya Nakamura L -24

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.
100%
1 / 1
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
1
100% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 1 (100%) 1 Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
1 total
R1
1 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 28 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
50% Leg
  • Head 36%
  • Body 14%
  • Leg 50%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
79% Distance
  • Distance 79%
  • Clinch 4%
  • Ground 18%

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.
1531
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.
0
of 1 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Josias Musasa
Elo 1500 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.
0.9
+0.1 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 2 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1562
1500

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Carlos Vera on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.