Heavyweight · Men

Brandon Vera

“The Truth”
United States Alliance MMA debut 2001
Elo 1,439 peak 1,732 · 29 Aug 2009 293 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 3452548
16-10 (1)pro record
3L current streak
1,607best win, Elo
1,510average opponent
-- born 10 Oct 1977
75.0" / 76.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,355 Sub1,133 Dec1,099

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Krzysztof Soszynski Decision R3 · 29 Aug 2009 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,607
  2. Mauro Cerilli KO/TKO R1 · 23 Nov 2018 · ONE Championship 1,589
  3. Frank Mir KO/TKO R1 · 18 Nov 2006 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,526
  4. Assuério Silva Submission R1 · 27 May 2006 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,492
  5. Reese Andy Decision R3 · 19 Jul 2008 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,491

Losses

The latest 5 of 10
  1. Amir Aliakbari KO/TKO R1 · 3 Dec 2022 · ONE Championship 1,638
  2. Arjan Bhullar KO/TKO R2 · 15 May 2021 · ONE Championship 1,550
  3. Aung La N Sang KO/TKO R2 · 13 Oct 2019 · ONE Championship 1,824
  4. Ben Rothwell KO/TKO R3 · 31 Aug 2013 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,600
  5. Maurício Rua KO/TKO R4 · 4 Aug 2012 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,987

Fight history

28 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
28 3 Dec 202245.1 yrs L16-10 (1) Amir Aliakbari 11-3 · 35.0 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R13:37 0.00 1,492→1,439 -53 1,638 +300→+375 ONE Championship 164: Pacio vs. Brooks ONE Championship
27 15 May 202143.6 yrs L16-9 (1) Arjan Bhullar 10-1 · 35.0 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOGround & Pound R29:27 0.00 1,607→1,506 -102 1,550 – ONE Championship: Dangal ONE Championship
26 13 Oct 201942.0 yrs L16-8 (1) Aung La N Sang 25-10 (1) · 34.4 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R28:23 0.00 1,679→1,626 -53 1,824 -200→-200 ONE Championship: Century - Part 2 ONE Championship
25 23 Nov 201841.1 yrs W16-7 (1) Mauro Cerilli 12-2 · 35.7 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R11:04 1.00 1,592→1,679 +87 1,589 – ONE Championship: Conquest of Champions ONE Championship
24 2 Dec 201639.1 yrs W15-7 (1) Hideki Sekine 7-0 · 43.3 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R13:11 1.00 1,580→1,622 +42 1,379 -1011→-1011 ONE Championship: Age of Domination ONE Championship
23 11 Dec 201538.2 yrs W14-7 (1) Paul Cheng 5-1 · 37.4 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOHead Kick R10:26 1.00 1,521→1,580 +59 1,405 – ONE Championship 36: Spirit of Champions ONE Championship
22 5 Dec 201437.2 yrs W13-7 (1) Igor Subora 5-1 · 34.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunch & Soccer Kicks R13:54 1.00 1,463→1,521 +58 1,340 -714→-714 ONE FC 23: Warrior's Way ONE Championship
21 31 Aug 201335.9 yrs L12-7 (1) Ben Rothwell 31-9 · 31.9 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R311:54 0.00 1,543→1,470 -73 1,600 -129→-129 UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 4 Aug 201234.8 yrs L12-6 (1) Maurício Rua 20-6 · 30.7 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R419:09 0.00 1,559→1,545 -14 1,987 +233→+233 UFC on Fox 4: Shogun vs. Vera Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 29 Oct 201134.1 yrs W12-5 (1) Eliot Marshall 12-5 · 31.3 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.62* 1,563→1,559 -4 1,458 – UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 1 Jan 201133.2 yrs NC★11-5 (1) Thiago Silva 14-2 · 28.1 yrs Light Heavyweight Decision R315:00 0.00 1,610→1,563 -47 1,784 – UFC 125: Resolution Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 21 Mar 201032.4 yrs L11-5 Jon Jones 9-1 · 22.7 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOElbows & Punches R13:19 0.00 1,718→1,610 -108 1,636 – UFC Live 1: Vera vs. Jones Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 14 Nov 200932.1 yrs L11-4 Randy Couture 16-10 · 46.4 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.53* 1,732→1,718 -14 1,654 – UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 29 Aug 200931.9 yrs W11-3 Krzysztof Soszynski 25-10-1 · 32.1 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.95* 1,668→1,732 +64 1,607 – UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 7 Mar 200931.4 yrs W10-3 Mike Patt 12-3 Light Heavyweight KO/TKOLeg Kicks R26:27 1.00 1,637→1,668 +31 1,373 – UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 18 Oct 200831.0 yrs L9-3 Keith Jardine 14-5-1 · 33.0 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.38* 1,690→1,637 -53 1,558 – UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 19 Jul 200830.8 yrs W9-2 Reese Andy 7-1-1 · 35.3 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.96* 1,646→1,690 +44 1,491 – UFC Fight Night 14: Silva vs. Irvin Ultimate Fighting Championship
11 7 Jun 200830.7 yrs L8-2 Fabrício Werdum 10-3-1 · 30.8 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R14:40 0.00 1,701→1,646 -55 1,838 – UFC 85: Bedlam Ultimate Fighting Championship
10 20 Oct 200730.0 yrs L8-1 Tim Sylvia 22-3 · 33.6 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.40* 1,720→1,701 -18 1,716 – UFC 77: Hostile Territory Ultimate Fighting Championship
9 18 Nov 200629.1 yrs W8-0 Frank Mir 9-2 · 27.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R11:09 1.00 1,665→1,720 +54 1,526 – UFC 65: Bad Intentions Ultimate Fighting Championship
8 27 May 200628.6 yrs W7-0 Assuério Silva 11-4 (1) · 31.9 yrs Heavyweight SubGuillotine Choke R12:39 1.00 1,606→1,665 +60 1,492 – UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie Ultimate Fighting Championship
7 4 Feb 200628.3 yrs W6-0 Justin Eilers 9-4-1 · 27.6 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOHead Kick & Knee R11:25 1.00 1,536→1,606 +70 1,465 – UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship
6 3 Oct 200528.0 yrs W5-0 Fabiano Scherner 5-1 (1) · 33.3 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOKnees R28:22 1.00 1,434→1,536 +101 1,489 – UFC Fight Night 2: Loiseau vs. Tanner Ultimate Fighting Championship
5 22 Jan 200527.3 yrs W4-0 André Mussi 2-1 Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOKnees & Punches R10:51 1.00 1,406→1,434 +28 1,120 – WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion WEC
4 22 Jan 200527.3 yrs W3-0 Mike Whitehead 5-2 · 23.6 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOInjury R26:12 1.00 1,283→1,406 +124 1,435 – WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion WEC
3 13 Sep 200325.9 yrs W2-0 Don Richards 3-1-1 · 29.0 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,209→1,288 +79 1,209 – Next Level Fighting 1 Ohio Regional
2 6 Jul 200224.7 yrs W1-0 Adam Rivera 0-1 · 28.4 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R13:20 1.00 1,152→1,211 +59 1,035 – EEFC 11: Excalibur Fighting 11 Virginia Regional
1 3 Nov 200124.1 yrs W1-0 Lamonte Tyler debut – DecisionUnanimous R110:00 0.97 1,090→1,152 +62 1,090 – Kickfest - Fall Kickfest Iowa Challenge am