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UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
San Antonio, USA
25 Mar 2023
Bantamweight
VS
46%
Vera
54%
Sandhagen
Win Probability
Decision
Round 5 · 5:00
Marlon
Marlon Vera
"Chito"
23 – 12
5'8"70" reachSwitch33 yrsWell-Rounded
CFR 55
Cory
Cory Sandhagen
18 – 6
Well-Rounded2-fight slide34 yrsSwitch70" reach5'11"
CFR 63
★ Official Result
Cory SandhagenwinsDecisionR5 · 5:00
def. Marlon Vera · UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Sandhagen
→
Actual result
Sandhagen wins
Decision · R5
Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Vera at 46% vs Sandhagen at 54% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 9 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout
VeraSandhagen
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
—
Strike Accuracy
—
Vera
Sandhagen
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
5'8"
Height
+5'11"
70"
Reach
70"
33+
Age
34
Switch
Stance
Switch
Vera
Sandhagen
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
54.6
63.1
51.2
Performance Avg
52.1
46
Quality of Victory
44
52
Momentum Score
100
Vera
Sandhagen
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
6.2
/ 10
5.8
/ 10
7.0
Style: Pressure
5.8
3.2
Style: Volume
4.2
8 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
5 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
6
Head
14
5
Body
4
3
Leg
4
RangeRange
10Distance21
4Clinch1
0Ground0
Vera
Sandhagen
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
2.6
/ 10
1.6
/ 10
1.8
Wrestling Style (/10)
1.1
2.5
Submission Style (/10)
0.9
4
Submission wins
1
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Vera
Sandhagen
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
78
78
Never stopped
Verdict
Never stopped
0
KO/TKO Losses
0
0
Sub Losses
1
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
27/35 fights
Chin rating based on
17/24 fights
Vera
Sandhagen
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
52
100
Current form
2-fight 📉 slide
W · KO · R3
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R5
Last 5
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R5
W · KO · R2
L · Dec · R5
W · Dec · R5
Vera
Sandhagen
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
75%
55%
8
KO / TKO Wins
5
4
Submission Wins
1
4
Decision Wins
5

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Vera
Sandhagen
Striking6.2 / 5.8Volume3.2 / 4.2Grappling2.6 / 1.6Wrestling1.8 / 1.1Submission2.5 / 0.9Pressure7.0 / 5.8
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
6.2
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
5.8
2.6
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
1.6
1.8
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
1.1
2.5
Submission
Submission attack frequency
0.9
7.0
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
5.8
3.2
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
4.2
Vera
Strike Zones
Sandhagen
Vera
Attacking
6HEAD5BODY3LEGS14 landed
Absorbing
14HEAD4BODY4LEGS22 absorbed
Sandhagen
Attacking
14HEAD4BODY4LEGS22 landed
Absorbing
6HEAD5BODY3LEGS14 absorbed
Targeting Overlap
🎯Vera targets the head (43% of attacks) — Sandhagen absorbs 43% of strikes there
🎯Sandhagen targets the head (64% of attacks) — Vera absorbs 64% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Vera
RND
Sandhagen
0/0R00/0

Vera · Last 5

W · KO · R3
Charles Jourdain
KO/TKO
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 · 2026-09
L · Dec · R3
David Martinez
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh · 2026-02
L · Dec · R3
Aiemann Zahabi
Decision
UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen · 2025-10
L · Dec · R3
Deiveson Figueiredo
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · 2024-08
L · Dec · R5
Sean O'Malley
Decision
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · 2024-03

Sandhagen · Last 5

L · Dec · R3
Mario Bautista
Decision
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · 2026-07
L · Dec · R5
Merab Dvalishvili
Decision
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · 2025-10
W · KO · R2
Deiveson Figueiredo
KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · 2025-05
L · Dec · R5
Umar Nurmagomedov
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · 2024-08
W · Dec · R5
Rob Font
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · 2023-08

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